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Urbanization, Urbanicity, and Health

dc.contributor.authorVlahov, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorGalea, Sandroen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-07-27T18:52:04Z
dc.date.available2006-07-27T18:52:04Z
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Urban Health. 2002, 79,(4 Suppl 1):S1-S12 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40277>en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40277
dc.description.abstractA majority of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2007. The most rapidly urbanizing cities are in less-wealthy nations, and the pace of growth varies among regions. There are few data linking features of cities to the health of populations. We suggest a framework to guide inquiry into features of the urban environment that affect health and well-being. We consider two key dimensions: urbanization and urbanicity. Urbanization refers to change in size, density, and heterogeneity of cities. Urbanicity refers to the impact of living in urban areas at a given time. A review of the published literature suggests that most of the important factors that affect health can be considered within three broad themes: the social environment, the physical environment, and access to health and social services. The development of urban health as a discipline will need to draw on the strengths of diverse academic areas of study (e.g., ecology, epidemiology, sociology). Cross-national research may provide insights about the key features of cities and how urbanization influences population health.en_US
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dc.titleUrbanization, Urbanicity, and Healthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.affiliationumEpidemiology, Department ofen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampusAnn Arboren_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40277/2/Vlahov_Urbanization, Urbanicity, and Health_2002.pdfen_US
dc.owningcollnameEpidemiology, Department of (SPH)


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