The Impact of Neighborhoods on Health
Department, Center, or Institute
Community Engaged Medicine
Presentation Format
Poster
Presentation Type
Other
Description
American society often focuses too much on the biological explanation for one’s health, neglecting the significant influence that social factors can exert on the health of an individual. Specifically, a person’s housing and neighborhood can have a dramatic impact on not only their physical health, but mental health as well. Therefore, in the United States, zip code can accurately predict one’s health. Unfortunately, there are drastic differences in health when considering individuals who live in a low socioeconomic neighborhood compared to individuals who live in a high socioeconomic neighborhood, with low socioeconomic neighborhoods facing far poorer health outcomes. This paper discusses the underlying mechanisms that help explain the existing physical and mental health disparities found between neighborhoods of varying socioeconomic statuses.
Department Organized Oral Session Title
Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine Thesis Presentations
Moderator/Professor
Victoria Turgeon, MS in Community Engaged Medicine
Session Number
1
Start Date and Time
4-9-2019 9:45 AM
Location
Kohrt Commons; Plyler Hall
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Karly, "The Impact of Neighborhoods on Health" (2019). Furman Engaged!. 526.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furmanengaged/2019/all/526
The Impact of Neighborhoods on Health
Kohrt Commons; Plyler Hall
American society often focuses too much on the biological explanation for one’s health, neglecting the significant influence that social factors can exert on the health of an individual. Specifically, a person’s housing and neighborhood can have a dramatic impact on not only their physical health, but mental health as well. Therefore, in the United States, zip code can accurately predict one’s health. Unfortunately, there are drastic differences in health when considering individuals who live in a low socioeconomic neighborhood compared to individuals who live in a high socioeconomic neighborhood, with low socioeconomic neighborhoods facing far poorer health outcomes. This paper discusses the underlying mechanisms that help explain the existing physical and mental health disparities found between neighborhoods of varying socioeconomic statuses.