Communities, Neighborhoods, and Health

by Burton, Linda M.; Kemp, Susan P.; Leung, ManChui; Matthews, Stephen A.; Takeuchi, David T.

• ISBN13: 9781441974815
• ISBN10: 1441974814
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-22
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Place is an important element in understanding health and health care disparities. More that merely a geographic location, place is a socio-ecological force with detectable effects on social life, independent well-being, and health.Despite the general enthusiasm for the study of place and the potential it could have for a better understanding of the distribution of health in different communities, research is at a difficult crossroads because of disagreements in how the construct should be conceptualized and measured. This edited volume incorporates an cross-disciplinary approach to the study of place, in order to come up with a comprehensive and useful definition of place. Topics covered include:'¢ Social Inequalities'¢ Historical Definitions of Place'¢ Biology and Place'¢ Rural vs. Urban Places'¢ Racialization of a Place'¢ Migration'¢ Sacred Places'¢ Technological InnovationsAn understanding of place is essential for health care professionals, as interventions often do not have the same effects in the clinic as they do in varied, naturalistic social settings.

Table of Contents

Place Foundations
Place, History, Memory: Thinking Time Within Place	p. 3
Formalizing Place in Geographic Information Systems	p. 21
Spatial Polygamy and the Heterogeneity of Place: Studying People and Place via Egocentric Methods	p. 35
Placing Biology in Breast Cancer Disparities Research	p. 57
Race, Place, and Health	p. 73
Missing Places, Invisible Places
Morality, Identity, and Mental Health in Rural Ghettos	p. 91
The Case of the Missing Mountain: Migration and the Power of Place	p. 111
Moving Beyond Geography: Health Practices and Outcomes Across Time and Place	p. 127
Sacred Place: An Interdisciplinary Approach for the Social Science	p. 145
Dis-placement and Dis-ease: Land, Place, and Health Among American Indians and Alaska Natives	p. 163
Justice in Places
Structural Violence, Historical Trauma, and Public Health: The Environmental Justice Critique of Contemporary Risk Science and Practice	p. 203
Environmental Justice and the Well-being of Poor Children of Color	p. 219
Epilogue
Attachment and Dislocation: African-American Journeys in the USA	p. 237
Index	p. 249
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