Social, economic, and political processes that create built environment inequities: Perspectives from urban African Americans in Atlanta

Family and Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-67

  Redwood, Yanique ^a   Schulz, Amy J ^a   Israel, Barbara A ^a   Yoshihama, Mieko ^a   Wang, Caroline C ^a   Kreuter, Marshall ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Community based participatory research; Environmental justice; Health inequities; Housing; Photovoice; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POLITICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 73849138228     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181c4e2d4     Document Type: Article

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