ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014
The impact of public housing on social networks: a natural experiment.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Using natural experiments to improve public health evidence: a review of context and utility for obesity prevention.Health research policy and systems · 2020Pooled it
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- Health-based homophily in public housing developments.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Social network factors and cardiovascular health among baltimore public housing residents.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Social Network Intervention Reduces Added Sugar Intake Among Baltimore Public Housing Residents: A Feasibility Study.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2020Article
- Overweight/obesity among social network members has an inverse relationship with Baltimore public housing residents' BMI.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Association of personal vehicle access with lifestyle habits and food insecurity among public housing residents.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Perceived Diet and Exercise Behaviors Among Social Network Members With Personal Lifestyle Habits of Public Housing Residents.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2018Article
- Access to a scale and self-weighing habits among public housing residents.Clinical obesity · 2018Article
- Changes in healthcare use among individuals who move into public housing: a population-based investigation.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Urban Green Space and the Pursuit of Health Equity in Parts of the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Public Housing Relocations and Relationships of Changes in Neighborhood Disadvantage and Transportation Access to Unmet Need for Medical Care.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2017Article
- Transitions in Smokers' Social Networks After Quit Attempts: A Latent Transition Analysis.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
- Intergenerational Social Networks and Health Behaviors Among Children Living in Public Housing.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- Health implications of social networks for children living in public housing.Health & place · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe assessed whether 2 types of public housing-scattered among market-rate housing developments or clustered in small public housing projects-were associated with the perceived health and health behaviors of residents' social networks.
methodsLeveraging a natural experiment in Montgomery County, Maryland, in which residents were randomly assigned to different types of public housing, we surveyed 453 heads of household in 2011. We asked residents about their own health as well as the perceived health of their network members, including their neighbors.
resultsResidents in scattered-site public housing perceived that their neighbors were more likely to exercise than residents of clustered public housing (24.7% of network members vs 14.0%; P < .001). There were no significant differences in the proportion of network members who were perceived to have major health problems, depressed mood, poor diet, or obesity. Having more network members who smoked was associated with a significantly higher likelihood of smoking.
conclusionsDifferent types of public housing have a modest impact on the health composition of one's social network, suggesting the importance of housing policy for health.
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