The relation between public assistance and self-employment in census tracts: a long-term perspective
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DOI: 10.1007/s00191-021-00746-3
Abstract: We present evidence on the long-term relationship between the breadth (the proportion of households) and depth (the amount per household) of public assistance and the prevalence of self-employment in US neighbourhoods. The analysis of decennial… read more here.
Keywords: self employment; long term; public assistance; census tracts ... See more keywords
Forecasting the demand of mobile clinic services at vulnerable communities based on integrated multi-source data
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DOI: 10.1080/24725579.2020.1859305
Abstract: Abstract Demand forecasting plays an important role in the deployment of mobile clinic services to vulnerable communities such as school zones and census tracts as it can help the service provider to maximize its coverage… read more here.
Keywords: clinic services; school; census tracts; mobile clinic ... See more keywords
Priority Areas for Child Diaper Access: Low-Income Neighborhoods with Limited Retail Access to the Basic Need of Diapers
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DOI: 10.1089/heq.2021.0192
Abstract: Introduction: Although a requirement for the health and hygiene of young children, millions of US families with low-incomes have unmet needs for diapers. The present study explored retail options in Durham County, NC for purchasing… read more here.
Keywords: census tracts; low income; priority areas; child diaper ... See more keywords
Drive Time to Addiction Treatment Facilities Providing Contingency Management across Rural and Urban Census Tracts in 6 US States.
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DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001170
Abstract: OBJECTIVE We examined drive times to outpatient substance use disorder treatment providers that provide contingency management (CM) and those that integrate CM with medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) services in 6 US states. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: census tracts; treatment; iqr minutes; drive time ... See more keywords
Census tract socioeconomic indicators and COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates—COVID-NET surveillance areas in 14 states, March 1–April 30, 2020
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257622
Abstract: Objectives Some studies suggested more COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among racial and ethnic minorities. To inform public health practice, the COVID-19-associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) quantified associations between race/ethnicity, census tract socioeconomic indicators, and COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates.… read more here.
Keywords: census; poverty; census tracts; associated hospitalization ... See more keywords
The Health Opportunity Index: Understanding the Input to Disparate Health Outcomes in Vulnerable and High-Risk Census Tracts
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165767
Abstract: The Health Opportunity Index (HOI) is a multivariate tool that can be more efficiently used to identify and understand the interplay of complex social determinants of health (SDH) at the census tract level that influences… read more here.
Keywords: census; health outcomes; health opportunity; census tracts ... See more keywords
Disproportionate Impacts of Wildfires among Elderly and Low-Income Communities in California from 2000–2020
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18083921
Abstract: Wildfires can be detrimental to urban and rural communities, causing impacts in the form of psychological stress, direct physical injury, and smoke-related morbidity and mortality. This study examined the area burned by wildfires over the… read more here.
Keywords: census; 2000 2020; area; census tracts ... See more keywords