Proximity to service providers and service utilization among welfare recipients: The interaction of place and race

Allard, Scott W.; Tolman, Richard M.; Rosen, Daniel

doi:10.1002/pam.10157

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“…Generally speaking, these studies seek to validate several key assumptions: (1) receipt of community-based services can alleviate the need for more costly, inpatient treatment; (2) individuals will use those services they can more readily access; and (3) the receipt of services results in better outcomes than when needs remain untreated (Allard et al 2003;Kirby and Kaneda 2005;Laditka et al 2009;Mansfield et al 1999).…”

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“…Despite disagreement about the impact of service proximity on the use of costly emergency care, proximity to community services does seem to increase the likelihood that residents in need will use community services (Allard et al 2003). However, this depends on whether the providers in high need areas have the capacity to meet the high level of need among residents (Hipp et al 2009).…”

Section: Community Based Services and Geographic Information Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Demographic, Clinical, and Geographic Predictors of Placement Disruption among Foster Care Youth Receiving Wraparound Services

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Section: Community Based Services and Geographic Information Systemsmentioning

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Section: Community Based Services and Geographic Information Systemsmentioning

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Demographic, Clinical, and Geographic Predictors of Placement Disruption among Foster Care Youth Receiving Wraparound Services

2011

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“…For example, Allard and Danziger (2003) find that job accessibility and proximity to employment opportunities increase the likelihood that low-income families find work and leave welfare. Allard, Tolman, and Rosen (2003) show that greater spatial proximity to social service providers increases the probability that welfare recipients receive these services. Neidell and Waldfogel (2009) analyze the impact of local Head Start availability on immigrant children's 7 participation.…”

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The geographic accessibility of child care subsidies and evidence on the impact of subsidy receipt on childhood obesity

Herbst

Tekin

2012

Journal of Urban Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E S ABSTRACTThe Geographic Accessibility of Child Care Subsidies and Evidence on the Impact of Subsidy Receipt on Childhood Obesity * This paper examines the impact of the spatial accessibility of public human services agencies on the likelihood of receiving a child care subsidy among disadvantaged mothers with young children. In particular, we collect data on the location of virtually every human services agency in the U.S. and use this information to calculate the approximate distance that families must travel from home in order to reach the nearest office that administers the subsidy application process. Using data from the Kindergarten cohort of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K), our results indicate that an increase in the distance to a public human services agency reduces the likelihood that a family receives a child care subsidy. Specifically, we estimate an elasticity of subsidy receipt with respect to distance of -0.13. The final section of the paper provides an empirical application in which we use variation in families' travel distance to identify the causal effect of child care subsidies on children's weight outcomes. Our instrumental variables estimates suggest that subsidized child care leads to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children. JEL Classification:I12, I18, J13, R53

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“…The 'distance effect' on use of health services was first documented by Edward Jarvis (1850) who identified a negative correlation between home-hospital distance and admission rates. This effect has been widely documented for a range of services, including mental health (Zulian et al, 2011;Higgs, 2009;Tseng et al, 2008;Allard et al, 2003;Fortney et al, 1999). However, univariate designs confound distance with socio-demographic variables.…”

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The journey effect: how travel affects the experiences of mental health in-patient service-users and their families

Heyman

Lavender

Islam

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Disability & Society

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The qualitative study presented in this paper explored the perspectives of serviceusers, family members and staff about the impact of travel issues on the lives of mental health in-patients and carers. This topic was chosen because it was prioritised by members of Xplore, a service-user and carer research group, and has received little research attention. Travel problems were a significant issue for many service-users and carers, bound-up with mental health issues and the recovery experience. Travel facilitation through the funding of taxis and the provision of guides was greatly appreciated. A few service-users and carers positively valued distancing from their previous home environment. The meaning of travel issues could only be understood in the context of individuals' wider lives and relationships. The significance of the findings is discussed in relation to the social model of disability.

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Proximity to service providers and service utilization among welfare recipients: The interaction of place and race

Cited by 105 publications

References 24 publications

Demographic, Clinical, and Geographic Predictors of Placement Disruption among Foster Care Youth Receiving Wraparound Services

Demographic, Clinical, and Geographic Predictors of Placement Disruption among Foster Care Youth Receiving Wraparound Services

The geographic accessibility of child care subsidies and evidence on the impact of subsidy receipt on childhood obesity

The journey effect: how travel affects the experiences of mental health in-patient service-users and their families

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