01460cam a22002657i 4500020003100000020002800031040000800059082002600067245005100093246004800144300004600192520060700238650002200845650001900867650001800886650003100904650001300935650002100948650001600969650003100985700002301016700001901039856006801058856006801126  a9781461466710 (alk. paper)  a1461466717 (alk. paper)  cNLM04a613 SHI 1991 C162 Or.00aNeighbourhood structure and health promotion /3 aNeighborhood structure and health promotion  aviii, 367 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm  aIt has long been theorized that people living in poor areas have more health problems than their more advantaged peers. More recently, science has been testing this hypothesis, concentrating on the impact of the built environment on well-being and its contribution to health inequities. Neighbourhood Structure and Health Promotion offers sociology-based theory and evidence-based findings so readers may better understand the effects of place on health choices, behaviour, and outcomes. This international volume analyzes the complex relationships among neighbourhood conditions and characteristics.-- 0aHealth promotion. 0aPublic health. 0aNeighborhoods12aHealth Status Disparities.12aPoverty.22aHealth Behavior.22aLife Style.22aResidence Characteristics.1 aStock, Christiane,1 aEllaway, Anne,41uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1506/2013931258-t.html42uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1506/2013931258-d.html