The ecology of unhealthy places: Violence, birthweight, and the importance of territoriality in structurally disadvantaged communities
RJ Kane - Social Science & Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
The present study tested the relationships between macro-level violence and birthweight in
structurally disadvantaged communities in the District of Columbia. The study hypothesized …
structurally disadvantaged communities in the District of Columbia. The study hypothesized …
Exposure to violence, neighborhood context, and health-related outcomes in low-income urban mothers
Exposure to violence in youths has been associated with negative health outcomes, yet
evidence of such in adults is limited. Additionally, it is unknown whether these negative …
evidence of such in adults is limited. Additionally, it is unknown whether these negative …
Collateral consequences of violence in disadvantaged neighborhoods
DJ Harding - Social forces, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Using data from Add Health, this study investigates the role of neighborhood
violence in mediating the effects of neighborhood disadvantage on high school graduation …
violence in mediating the effects of neighborhood disadvantage on high school graduation …
Neighborhoods and violent crime
RJ Sampson, SW Raudenbush… - Community health equity: a …, 2019 - degruyter.com
For most of this century, social scientists have observed marked vari-ations in rates of
criminal violence across neighborhoods of US cities. Violence has been associated with the …
criminal violence across neighborhoods of US cities. Violence has been associated with the …
Ecological change, changes in violence, and risk prediction
RB Taylor, J Covington - Journal of interpersonal Violence, 1990 - journals.sagepub.com
The article summarizes recent research linking changes in a neighborhood's position in the
overall urban mosaic with changes in violence. Baltimore neighborhoods in the 1970s …
overall urban mosaic with changes in violence. Baltimore neighborhoods in the 1970s …
Urban violence and African-American pregnancy outcome: an ecologic study
JW Collins, RJ David - Ethnicity & disease, 1997 - JSTOR
Objectives: To ascertain the extent to which residence in violent communities is an
independent risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes among impoverished (census tract …
independent risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes among impoverished (census tract …
Economic distress, community context and intimate violence: An application and extension of social disorganization theory, final report
ML Benson, GL Fox - Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National …, 2002 - ojp.gov
Completed in 1988, the first wave of the NSFH included interviews with a probability sample
of 13,007 adult respondents representing 9,637 households. In wave 2, completed in 1994 …
of 13,007 adult respondents representing 9,637 households. In wave 2, completed in 1994 …
Neighborhood violence and its association with mothers' health: assessing the relative importance of perceived safety and exposure to violence
SL Johnson, BS Solomon, WC Shields… - Journal of urban …, 2009 - Springer
This paper presents a cross-sectional study examining the influence of neighborhood
violence on multiple aspects of mothers' health. While the influence of neighborhood …
violence on multiple aspects of mothers' health. While the influence of neighborhood …
Neighborhood mechanisms and the spatial dynamics of birth weight
JD Morenoff - American journal of sociology, 2003 - journals.uchicago.edu
This study addresses two questions about why neighborhood contexts matter for individuals
via a multilevel, spatial analysis of birth weight for 101,662 live births within 342 Chicago …
via a multilevel, spatial analysis of birth weight for 101,662 live births within 342 Chicago …
A model of underlying socioeconomic vulnerability in human populations: evidence from variability in population health and implications for public health
Drawing from insights into the variability of complex biologic systems we propose that the
health of human populations reflects the interrelationship between underlying vulnerabilities …
health of human populations reflects the interrelationship between underlying vulnerabilities …