Understanding and representing place in health research a relational approach
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It is argued that research in place and health should avoid the false dualism of context and composition by recognising that there is a mutually reinforcing and reciprocal relationship between people and place.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 2007-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1205 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Empirical research & Relational theory.read more
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Come take a walk with me: the "go-along" interview as a novel method for studying the implications of place for health and well-being.
TL;DR: This paper aims to serve as a four-part introductory primer on the "go-along" qualitative interview methodology for studying the health issues of neighborhood or local-area contexts by considering the method's strengths and limitations for population health research on neighborhoods and local areas.
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Compositional and contextual factors associated with drug overdose deaths in the United States.
TL;DR: Analysis of compositional and contextual factors associated with drug overdose deaths rates in the US reveals a consistently strong association between compositional mental health factors and census tract-level death rates from drug overdose.
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Neighborhood Characteristics and Availability of Healthy Foods in Baltimore
TL;DR: Predominantly black and lower-income neighborhoods have a lower availability of healthy foods than white and higher-income Neighborhood healthy food availability due to the differential placement of types of stores as well as differential offerings of healthy food within similar stores.
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Is Segregation Bad for Your Health
Michael R. Kramer,Carol R. Hogue +1 more
TL;DR: Future work should extend recent developments in measuring and conceptualizing segregation in a multilevel framework, build upon the findings and challenges in the neighborhood-effects literature, and utilize longitudinal data sources to illuminate opportunities for public health action to reduce racial disparities in disease.
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Activity space environment and dietary and physical activity behaviors: A pilot study
Shannon N. Zenk,Amy J. Schulz,Stephen A. Matthews,Angela Odoms-Young,JoEllen Wilbur,Lani R. Wegrzyn,Kevin Gibbs,Carol L. Braunschweig,Carmen Stokes +8 more
TL;DR: Activity spaces may provide new insights into environmental influences on obesity-related behaviors and environmental features of residential neighborhoods and activity spaces were weakly associated.
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