OBJECTIVE We describe patterns of residential crowding among older Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites. We also examine hypotheses about the relationship of residential crowding with assimilation (language and duration of residence) and housing market characteristics. METHODS We employ a multilevel research design, using data from the 2000 U.S. Census of Population. Hierarchical linear models a...

We estimate the effect of neighborhood characteristics on the mortality of poor black male youth in families relocated through the Gautreaux Assisted Housing Program, a residential mobility program implemented in Chicago in 1976. Within our sample (N=2850), post-placement mortality rates were substantially higher than national rates for black male youth and primarily consisted of deaths due to ...

OBJECTIVE To explore possible associations between self-reported prevalence of catastrophic illnesses such as chronic renal failure, HIV/AIDS and cancer and a set of structural social determinants. METHODS Ecological study using data from the 2005 Population Census conducted by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), focusing on municipalities in the Colombian department ...

The 2020 Census County Assessment Tool was developed to assist decennial census data users in identifying deviations between expected counts and the released across population housing indicators. tool also offers contextual for each county on factors which could have contributed collection issues, such as self-response rates COVID-19 infection rates. compiles this information into a downloadabl...

PURPOSE To develop and validate a prediction model for mental health needs (MHN) and psychiatric needs (PN) using specific social indicators, obtainable from census data, within low-density departments (LDD) and high- density departments (HDD). METHODS In a population-based study of 20,404 participants from 22 departments in France, mental health needs were defined into three categories (no n...

Although a large body of literature exists for the environmental risk factors for La Crosse virus (LACV) transmission, the demographic and socioeconomic risk factors for developing LACV infection have not been investigated. Therefore, this study investigated the demographic and socioeconomic risk factors for LACV infection in West Virginia from 2003 to 2007, using two forward stepwise discrimin...

Introduction Kenya experienced widespread cholera outbreaks in 1997-1999 and 2007-2010. The re-emergence of cholera in Kenya in 2015 indicates that cholera remains a public health threat. Understanding past outbreaks is important for preventing future outbreaks. This study investigated the relationship between cholera occurrence in Kenya and various environmental and demographic factors related...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of a trachoma control program in a remote community before and after major environmental health improvements. DESIGN Before-and-after cross-sectional design. The control program was in three rounds - each consisting of community census, screening of children < 13 years, health promotion activities and antibiotic treatment. There were two housing and in...