Housing, Neighborhoods, and Children’s Health

Ellen, Ingrid Gould; Glied, Sherry

doi:10.1353/foc.2015.0006

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“…For example, across the 100 largest metropolitan areas, housing costs are, on average, 2.4 times higher ($11,000 more per year) near a high-scoring public school than near a low-scoring public school. This has important implications for children in families that have affordability constraints, as they may be priced out of neighborhoods with amenities that matter for children (Ellen & Glied, 2015). …”

Section: The Neighborhood Opportunity/affordability Tradeoff For Low-mentioning

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“…Black and Hispanic families, a growing share of low-income renter families, experience high levels of residential segregation from white families, and are more likely to be concentrated in lower-opportunity neighborhoods (Acevedo-Garcia et al, 2014). Building on the vast evidence on limited access to fair housing opportunities for blacks and Hispanics (Ellen & Yager, 2015), we examine whether minorities also face higher costs than whites to access neighborhood opportunity.…”

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Neighborhood Opportunity and Location Affordability for Low-Income Renter Families

Acevedo‐García

McArdle

Hardy

et al. 2016

Housing Policy Debate

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Section: The Neighborhood Opportunity/affordability Tradeoff For Low-mentioning

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Neighborhood Opportunity and Location Affordability for Low-Income Renter Families

Acevedo‐García

McArdle

Hardy

et al. 2016

Housing Policy Debate

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“…Causal associations between suitable housing environments and positive physical and mental health, and inappropriate housing environments and poor physical and mental health, has transcended a focus on basic housing and sanitary conditions to more complex direct and indirect influencers; including housing policy, housing location, neighborhood characteristics (i.e., physical accessibility; socioeconomic conditions), affordability, tenancy (i.e., who people live with), tenure security, and access to social and employment networks, educational opportunities, transportation systems, services (i.e., shopping; banking; health care facilities) and public resources (i.e., parks; museums; libraries) [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. Further, causal associations between housing and health/wellbeing have been linked to multiple population groups; for example, children [8,9], adults [10,11], people from developed and developing nations [12], different geographical areas (i.e., urban, regional, remote locations) [11,13], a range of cultures [14,15], able-bodied populations [8,10], and people with diverse health conditions and impairments [16,17]. Despite this well-established, multifaceted link between housing and health/wellbeing, individuals with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or spinal cord injury (SCI) incur significant housing challenges [18,19,20].…”

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Housing for People with an Acquired Brain or Spinal Injury: Mapping the Australian Funding Landscape

Wright

Colley

Knudsen

et al. 2019

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This research aimed to synthesize housing supports funded by 20 major insurance-based schemes for Australians with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or spinal cord injury (SCI). Publicly available grey literature (i.e., primary information from respective scheme websites) was systematically reviewed and compared. There were notable differences between the different scheme types (disability vs. workers compensation schemes) and across different States. Collectively, scheme funding was more likely to be focused on housing infrastructure and service delivery, than on tenancy support. Australians who are least likely to benefit from the current funding context are those whose home cannot be reasonably modified, are wanting to build or purchase a new home, do not have suitable, alternative short- or long-term housing options if their current home is not feasible, require support to maintain occupancy of their home or financial assistance to move into a new home, may benefit from case management services, family supports, and assistance animals, and/or cannot afford their rent or home loan repayments. Several interactions, inconsistencies, contradictions, and gaps that warrant further attention were also revealed. This review has highlighted the need for policy makers to provide transparent information about housing entitlements for individuals with ABI or SCI, and their families. A unified, evidence-based framework to guide the funding of housing and housing support services may increase the consistency of interventions available to people with ABI or SCI and, therefore, improve outcomes.

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“…Our findings also indicate that objectively defined neighborhood disadvantage and lower individual level socio-economic status in adulthood are associated with blood lead levels later in adulthood. Neighborhood poverty has been associated with poorer health among residents [ 60 , 61 ] and blood lead levels have been associated with a range of negative effects on health [ 62 , 63 ]. The links among childhood maltreatment, neighborhood characteristics and individual level SES in adulthood, and dust and blood lead levels observed in this study have important implications for health research.…”

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Childhood maltreatment and lead levels in middle adulthood: A prospective examination of the roles of individual socio-economic and neighborhood characteristics

Carpi

Nikulina

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Background Lead is a common environmental hazard because of its past use as an additive to gasoline and household paint. Some evidence suggests that children with histories of child abuse and neglect are at elevated risk for residence in communities and households with less desirable characteristics and high levels of exposure to environmental hazards and toxins. Objectives To understand whether childhood maltreatment leads to higher levels of household dust lead and blood lead in adulthood and the extent to which characteristics of a person’s physical environment or individual level socio-economic status (SES) (based on unemployment, poverty, and receipt of public assistance) contribute to understanding the relationship. Methods A large prospective cohort design study in which abused and neglected children (ages 0–11) were matched with non-maltreated children and assessed in adulthood. Objective and subjective neighborhood characteristics were assessed at approximate age 40 and household dust lead (cleaned and less often cleaned) and blood lead levels were measured at age 41. Blood was collected through venipuncture by a registered nurse as part of a medical status exam. Results Childhood maltreatment predicted higher levels of dust lead in less often cleaned household places, residence in worse neighborhoods defined by objective (census tract data) and subjective (reports of physical disorder and lack of social cohesion and control), and higher levels of poverty, receiving public assistance, and unemployment. Only objective neighborhood characteristics mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and dust lead level in adulthood. There were also significant paths from objective neighborhood disadvantage and individual level SES to higher levels of blood lead. Discussion Thirty years after their childhood experiences, individuals with documented histories of childhood maltreatment are at higher risk for living in environments as adults with elevated lead levels that may impact other aspects of their lives and compromise their health.

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Housing, Neighborhoods, and Children’s Health

Cited by 23 publications

References 36 publications

Neighborhood Opportunity and Location Affordability for Low-Income Renter Families

Neighborhood Opportunity and Location Affordability for Low-Income Renter Families

Housing for People with an Acquired Brain or Spinal Injury: Mapping the Australian Funding Landscape

Childhood maltreatment and lead levels in middle adulthood: A prospective examination of the roles of individual socio-economic and neighborhood characteristics

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