http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40242 http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/retrieve/156805 http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40242 Search the Channel search http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/61001 Title: Neighborhoods and Health: Where are we and where do we go from here? <br/> <br/>Authors: Diez Roux, AV <br/> <br/>Abstract: In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in neighborhood health effects. Most existing work has relied on secondary data analyses and has used administrative areas and aggregate census data to characterize neighborhoods. Important questions remain regarding whether the associations reported by these studies reflect causal processes. This paper reviews the major limitations of existing work and discusses areas for future development including (1) definition and measurement of area or ecologic attributes (2) consideration of spatial scale (3) cumulative exposures and lagged effects and (4) the complementary nature of observational, quasi-experimental, and experimental evidence. As is usually the case with complex research questions, consensus regarding the presence and magnitude of neighborhood health effects will emerge from the work of multiple disciplines, often with diverse methodological approaches, each with its strengths and its limitations. Partnership across disciplines, as well as among health researchers, communities, urban planners, and policy experts will be key. http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/61000 Title: Longitudinal population-based studies of affective disorders: where to from here? <br/> <br/>Authors: Beard, John R; Galea, Sandro; Vlahov, David http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/60957 Title: Epidemiology and the macrosocial determinants of health <br/> <br/>Authors: Putnam, Sara; Galea, Sandro http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/60956 Title: What explains the relation between family poverty and childhood depressive symptoms? <br/> <br/>Authors: Tracy, Melissa; Zimmerman, Frank J; Galea, Sandro; McCauley, Elizabeth; Vander Stoep, Ann