The relationship between the built environment and birthweight
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Rebecca Ouyang
Abstract
A growing body of research has broadened the study of the relationship between the built environment and health from individual housing conditions, to include the larger neighborhood environment and its subsequent effects on the health outcomes of its residents. Research has connected measures of neighborhood quality to changes in health outcomes for residents, yet little work has been done to develop measures that capture and quantify the physical features of the neighborhood’s manmade surroundings, also known as the built environment. This paper investigates the current literature detailing the relationship between the built environment and low birthweight and suggests potential interventions. Interventions developed at the county, neighborhood, and individual levels could aid community leaders and policymakers in breaking the cycle of low birthweight.
©2011 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston
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- Mercury exposure education provided by women’s health clinics in Duval County, Florida
- Crawl spaces as reservoirs for transmission of mold to the livable part of the home environment
- The association between urinary concentrations of dichlorophenol pesticides and obesity in children
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Articles in the same Issue
- Editorials
- Break the cycle of environmental health disparities in vulnerable children
- Environmental health disparities in children
- Review Articles
- Environmental victims: environmental injustice issues that threaten the health of children living in poverty
- Planning for the North Carolina healthy homes initiative
- Combating childhood obesity: a survey of laws affecting the built environments of low-income and minority children
- The role of physical environment on student health and education in green schools
- The relationship between the built environment and birthweight
- Second hand smoke exposure in children: environmental factors, physiological effects, and interventions within pediatrics
- Original Articles
- Mercury exposure education provided by women’s health clinics in Duval County, Florida
- Crawl spaces as reservoirs for transmission of mold to the livable part of the home environment
- The association between urinary concentrations of dichlorophenol pesticides and obesity in children
- Socioeconomic differences and the impact of being small for gestational age on neurodevelopment among preschool-aged children
