Open AccessSmall-Area Estimation and Prioritizing Communities for Tobacco Control Efforts in Massachusetts
Author(s) -
Wenjun Li,
Thomas Land,
Zi Zhang,
Lois Keithly,
Jennifer L. Kelsey
Publication year - 2009
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.2007.130112
Subject(s) - estimation , tobacco control , environmental health , psychological intervention , small area estimation , medicine , smoking prevalence , disadvantaged , demography , public health , population , nursing , management , psychiatry , sociology , political science , law , economics
We developed a method to evaluate geographic and temporal variations in community-level risk factors and prevalence estimates, and used that method to identify communities in Massachusetts that should be considered high priority communities for smoking interventions.