MEPS Study: Why Does Place Matter

为什么地点很重要？-居住隔离和健康方面的种族差异之间的联系是有充分证据的。我们先前在HCHDS的研究扩展了研究文献，发现了居住隔离和医疗保健利用之间的关联。使用2006年医疗支出小组调查的数据，我们发现，与生活在白人占多数的社区的人相比，生活在少数族裔社区的人获得医生护理的机会更少，使用的医生、非医生、心理健康、心脏和糖尿病服务也更少。然而，除了社区的种族和民族组成之外，人们对管理这些协会的机制知之甚少。这个项目试图描述

Why Does Place Matter? - The association between residential segregation and racial disparities in health is well documented. Our prior research at the HCHDS extended the research literature by finding an association between residential segregation and healthcare utilization. Using data from the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we found that persons living in minority communities had less access to physician care, and used fewer physician, non-physician, mental health, cardiac and diabetes services compared to persons living in majority white communities. However, beyond the racial and ethnic composition of communities little is known about the mechanisms that govern these associations. This project seeks to describe the relationship between