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Neighborhood Effects : Community Characteristics and Health in Metropolitan Detroit

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Creator:: Yan, Xiang (Jacob), Clarke, Phillipa J., Okullo, Dolorence, Goodspeed, Robert, Data Driven Detroit, Gomez-Lopez, Iris N., and Veinot, Tiffany C
Description:: This collection was produced as part of the project, “A ‘Big Data’ Approach to Understanding Neighborhood Effects in Chronic Illness Disparities.” The Investigators for the project are Tiffany Veinot, Veronica Berrocal, Phillipa Clarke, Robert Goodspeed, Daniel Romero, and VG Vinod Vydiswaran from the University of Michigan. The study took place from 2015-2016, with funding from the University of Michigan’s Social Sciences Annual Institute, MCubed, and the Sloan and Moore Foundations. Contact: Tiffany Veinot, MLS, PhD Office: 3443 North Quad Phone: 734/615-8281 Email: tveinot@umich.edu MCubed project page: https://mcubed.umich.edu/projects/%E2%80%9Cbig-data%E2%80%9D-approach-understanding-neighborhood-effects-chronic-illness-disparities
Keyword:: Food Environment, Health Status, Employment, Health Care Resources, Neighborhood Safety, Healthcare Utilization, Transportation, Census tract level, Information and Education Environment, Spatial Measures, Detroit, Active Living Resources, Social Environment, Demographics, Community Health, Housing, and student-friendly
Discipline:: Social Sciences

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Creator:: Veinot,Tiffany,C., Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Data Driven Detroit, Okullo, Dolorence, and Michigan Department of Vital Statistics
Description:: Health status data includes data about the health of persons within a census tract in Metropolitan Detroit, measured at the census tract level. This includes data about 1) mortality by condition; 2) exposures to toxic substances; and 3) disability. Coverage for all data: 10-county Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area.
Keyword:: Community Health, Mortality Rates by Condition , Disability, Elevated Blood Lead Levels, Census Tract level, All-Cause Mortality Rates, and Spatial Measures
Discipline:: Health Sciences and Social Sciences

Creator:: Detroit Residential Parcel Survey, United States Postal Service, Wayne County Register of Deeds, US Census, Yu, Deehan, Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), Veinot, Tiffany, RealtyTRAC, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), Okullo, Dolorence, Wayne County Treasurer, Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA), and Data Driven Detroit
Description:: This dataset includes census tract-level data concerning housing in Metropolitan Detroit. The data includes: 1) Total housing units and total mortgages in the tract; 2) Land use; 3) Real estate information (foreclosures, sales transactions, and home values); 4) Vacant housing; 5) Housing age and available facilities; 6) Housing condition; and 7) Spatial measures of subsidized housing in the tract. Data coverage should say 2006 to 2015.
Keyword:: Housing Conditions, Community Health, Subsidized Housing Locations, Availability of Kitchen and Plumbing Facilities, Vacant Properties, Census tract level, Age of Housing, Spatial Measures, Home Sale Transactions, Land Use by Category, Housing Units and Ownership, Housing Values, and Foreclosed Properties
Discipline:: Social Sciences and Health Sciences