Neighbourhood Structure and Health Promotion

Description:

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,

subjects: Health promotion,  Public health,  Neighborhoods,  Medicine,  Regional planning,  Developmental psychology,  Health aspects,  Health Status Disparities,  Poverty,  Health Behavior,  Life Style,  Residence Characteristics,  MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine,  HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference,  HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism,  HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living,  Classification