Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-13-2018
Abstract
We investigate how distinct residential environments uniquely influence chronic child disease. Aggregating over 200,000 pediatric geocoded medical records to the census tract of residence and linking them to neighborhood-level measures, we use multiple data analysis techniques to assess how heterogeneous exposures of social and environmental neighborhood conditions influence an index of child chronic disease (CCD) prevalence for the neighborhood. We find there is a graded relationship between degree of overall neighborhood disadvantage and children’s chronic disease such that the highest neighborhood CCD scores reside in communities with the highest concentrated disadvantage. Finally, results show that higher levels of neighborhood concentrated disadvantage and air pollution exposure associate with higher risks of having at least one chronic condition for children after also considering their individual- and family-level characteristics. Overall, our analysis serves as a comprehensive start for future researchers interested in assessing which neighborhood factors matter most for child chronic health conditions.
Recommended Citation
Kranjac, A. W., Denney, J. T., Kimbro, R. T., Moffett, B. S., & Lopez, K. N. (2018). Neighborhood and social environmental influences on child chronic disease prevalence. Population and Environment. doi: 10.1007/s11111-018-0303-9
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
Springer
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Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Population and Environment in 2018 following peer review. The final publication is available at Springer via DOI:10.1007/s11111-018-0303-9.