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how can neighborhoods affects health (3 ways) - ANSWER-physical characteristics (built and natural environment) social environment (social relationships among residents) service environment (neighborhood resources directly or indirectly tied to health) Health disparities that result from living in poor neighborhoods - ANSWER-mortality general health status disability birth outcomes chronic condiitons health behaviors approximately how many people of all Americans live in poor neighbor hoods? - ANSWER-(1/5) (20%) rich families are more likely to live in a neighborhood with - ANSWER-concentrated wealth poor families are more likely to live in a neighborhood with - ANSWER-concentrated poverty Blacks and Latinos are ____________ likely than whites to live in neighborhoods with concentrated poverty. - ANSWER-more Ways racial/ethnic segregation can influence neighborhood conditions - ANSWER-Funding and quality of schools employment opportunities housing quality municipal services hazards ( pollution , noise , and crime) Strategies for improving health by making neighborhoods healthier - ANSWER--brining retail food markets into disadvantaged communities: increase availability of affordable healthy food choices. -smart planning and zoning: encourage the clustering of homes near shopping areas, public transportation , and employment possibilities -community revitalization: promote neighborhood economic development , which may improve the physical , social and service environments -reduce residential segregation: enforcement of fair housing laws, expansion of affordable housing supplies and zoning measures environmental justice - ANSWER-the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. the physical environment - ANSWER-includes the "built environment" , the environment resulting from buildings and structures, along with the natural environment the social environment - ANSWER-includes the quality of relationships such as trust, connectedness and cooperation among neighborhood residents the service environment - ANSWER-includes neighborhood resources for education , employment, transportation , health care, grocery shopping , recreation and other services which come together to create vastly different opportunities to be healthy