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Putting people into place.

Barbara Entwisle1

  • 1Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #3210, Hamilton Hall 070A, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210, USA. entwisle@unc.edu

Demography
|February 1, 2008
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Demographers and population scientists pioneered neighborhood and health research. Their expertise is crucial for advancing the field by integrating human agency and dynamic local contexts for a more holistic understanding.

Area of Science:

  • Social Epidemiology
  • Urban Health
  • Population Science

Background:

  • Extensive empirical research on neighborhoods and health has emerged over the past two decades.
  • The foundational contributions of demography and population science to this field are often unrecognized.
  • Early challenges and unanswered questions in the literature persist.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the unrecognized debt owed to demographers and population scientists in neighborhood and health research.
  • To advocate for the leadership of demographers and population scientists in advancing the field.
  • To propose a more dynamic conceptualization for studying neighborhoods and health.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis and synthesis of existing literature.

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  • Argument for integrating human agency and multiple contextual dimensions.
  • Emphasis on developing longitudinal data and appropriate analytical tools.

    • Main Results:

    • The field of neighborhoods and health owes a significant, yet largely unrecognized, debt to demography and population science.
    • A dynamic conceptualization is needed, incorporating human agency, multi-dimensional context, and longitudinal data.
    • Diverse, complementary approaches, including agent-based microsimulation, are essential for addressing analytic challenges.

    Conclusions:

    • Demographers and population scientists are uniquely positioned to lead the renewed study of neighborhoods and health.
    • A dynamic, integrated approach is necessary to fully understand the interplay between place and health outcomes.
    • Overcoming analytic challenges requires innovative methods and diverse research strategies.