Vital places: Facilitators of behavioral and social health mechanisms in low-income neighborhoods

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Walton, Emily ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy diet; Physical activity; Social support; United States; Vital places

Indexed keywords

DIET; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY; UNITED STATES; VITAL PLACE; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MALE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SANITATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

MADISON; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC FACILITIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908605705     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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