ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2009
Are immigrant enclaves healthy places to live? The Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
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- Relationships Between Living in Ethnic Enclaves and Cancer Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Literature.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review of neighborhood socioeconomic indices studied across the cancer control continuum.Cancer medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Health Risk Behaviours by Immigrants' Duration of Residence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of public health · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic review of depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Asian American breast cancer survivors.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Racial Discrimination and Adverse Birth Outcomes: An Integrative Review.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2016Pooled it
- The local food environment and diet: a systematic review.Health & place · 2012Pooled it
- A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Community-Based Healthy Eating and Nutrition Label Interpretation Intervention Among Latinx Immigrant Mothers and Their Daughters.Journal of community health · 2021Trial
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- Perceived Neighborhood Environmental Factors That Maximize the Effectiveness of a Multilevel Intervention Promoting Physical Activity Among Latinas.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2018Trial
- Latino families, primary care, and childhood obesity: a randomized controlled trial.American journal of preventive medicine · 2013Trial
- Gastric cancer incidence among Hispanics in California: patterns by time, nativity, and neighborhood characteristics.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2012Trial
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- Mapping Ethnic Enclaves for Health Disparities Research: A Hybrid Clustering Approach.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Ethnic Enclaves and Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Immigrants in Philadelphia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- Birthplace and nutrient intake across ethnic subgroups: a cross-sectional analysis of the NHANES.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Not one enclave: Disaggregation and cardiometabolic health in Asian ethnic enclaves.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Food insecurity as an underexplored pathway linking ethnic enclave contexts and anxiety among Dominicans in the United States.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Residential segregation and cardiometabolic health of Asian immigrants living in Western countries: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The growing size and changing composition of the foreign-born population in the USA highlights the importance of examining the health consequences of living in neighborhoods with higher proportions of immigrants. Using data from the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis in four US cities, we examined whether neighborhood immigrant composition was associated with health behaviors (diet, physical activity) among Hispanic and Chinese Americans (n=1902). Secondarily we tested whether neighborhoods with high proportions of immigrants exhibited better or worse neighborhood quality, and whether these dimensions of neighborhood quality were associated with healthy behaviors. Neighborhood immigrant composition was defined based on the Census 2000 tract percent of foreign-born from Latin-America, and separately, percent foreign-born from China. After adjustment for age, gender, income, education, neighborhood poverty, and acculturation, living in a tract with a higher proportion of immigrants was associated with lower consumption of high-fat foods among Hispanics and Chinese, but with being less physically active among Hispanics. Residents in neighborhoods with higher proportions of immigrants reported better healthy food availability, but also worse walkability, fewer recreational exercise resources, worse safety, lower social cohesion, and lower neighborhood-based civic engagement. Associations of neighborhood immigrant composition with diet persisted after adjustment for reported neighborhood characteristics, and associations with physical activity were attenuated. Respondent-reported neighborhood healthy food availability, walkability, availability of exercise facilities and civic participation remained associated with behaviors after adjusting for immigrant composition and other covariates. Results show that living in an immigrant enclave is not monolithically beneficial and may have different associations with different health behaviors.
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