Open AccessVariations in the Health Conditions of 6 Chicago Community Areas: A Case for Local-Level Data
Author(s) -
Ami M. Shah,
Steven Whitman,
Abigail Silva
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.052076
Subject(s) - public health , health equity , ethnic group , environmental health , community health , psychological intervention , gerontology , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , american community survey , survey data collection , population health , medicine , population , geography , demography , sociology , census , nursing , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , anthropology
Although local-level chronic disease and risk factor data are not typically available, they are valuable for guiding public health interventions and policies. To present a case for disaggregated community-level health data, we conducted a study exploring the relevance of such data to research on health disparities.