There exists an undue burden of health problems among racial/ethnic minorities that is well documented across most categories of morbidity and mortality. Less clear is the extent to which this burden is attributable to other factors, the most significant of which are socioeconomic-related. This study examines the role of individual- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics over time in predicting adult health outcomes, and in explaining racial/ethnic variations in these outcomes. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) are combined with census-tract data to address the following study aims: 1) to characterize the relationship between socioeconomic trajectory and adult health; 2) to determine if socioeconomic trajectory has a differential effect on adult health across racial/ethnic groups; and, 3) to determine how neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors modify the relationship between race/ethnicity and health. This study more fully describes the socioeconomic factors underlying the race/ethnicity and health relationship, thus clarifying how residual differences are attributable to race/ethnicity-based factors (e.g. discrimination, culture). Further, this study addresses the dynamic relationship between individual and environment, and its impact on health. Understanding how environment impacts health at the individual level, either directly or indirectly through other factors, can inform policy makers on the role of community- versus individual-enhancing interventions in addressing disease incidence and subsequent well-being. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31ES012156-02
Application #
6663171
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SSS-C (29))
Program Officer
Shreffler, Carol K
Project Start
2002-09-30
Project End
2004-05-31
Budget Start
2003-09-30
Budget End
2004-05-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$35,988
Indirect Cost
Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
001910777
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218