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Neighbourhood Structure and Health Promotion (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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Neighbourhood Structure and Health Promotion (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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It has long been theorized that people living in poor areas have
more health problems than their more advantaged peers. More
recently, science has been testing this hypothesis, concentrating
on the impact of the built environment on well-being and its
contribution to health inequities. Neighbourhood Structure and
Health Promotion offers sociology-based theory and evidence-based
findings so readers may better understand the effects of place on
health choices, behaviour, and outcomes. This international volume
analyzes the complex relationships among neighbourhood conditions
and characteristics, people's perceptions of where they live, and
their everyday health lives, from eating habits and activity levels
to smoking, drinking, and drug use. Chapters introduce innovative
methods for measuring and monitoring links between place and health
in terms of risks and resources, and employing objective and
subjective data. Prospects for engaging neighbourhoods in
prevention efforts, particularly involving young people, and policy
implications for the future of health promotion and inequity
reduction are discussed as well. Included in the coverage: The
spatiality of injustice: area effects on behaviour. Qualitative and
quantitative methods for assessing neighbourhood health resources.
The potential of GIS and GPS in the health sciences. Green spaces
and health: possibilities for research and policy. School
neighbourhoods and obesity prevention in youth. Connecting gender,
social environment, and health. Neighbourhood Structure and Health
Promotion advances the study of this increasingly critical topic,
making it a valuable reference for researchers, practitioners,
policy makers and advanced students in health, health promotion,
social epidemiology, and urban planning.
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