Racial and Neighborhood Disparities in Infant Health (ICPSR 34358)
Principal Investigator(s): Culhane, Jennifer F., Drexel University. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Elo, Irma T., University of Pennsylvania. Department of Sociology
Summary: The principal investigators for this project constuct a unique dataset for Philadelphia, which merges information from vital statistics records with Medicaid claims records and individual-level data from publicly funded health centers. The individual-level data are then merged with a rich set of contextual information from multiple sources to create various measures of neighborhood quality, including housing and environmental quality, economic distress, social disorganization, health, and servic... (more info)
Access Notes
These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining the data and documentation.
Study Description
Funding
This survey was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Scope of Study
Summary: The principal investigators for this project constuct a unique dataset for Philadelphia, which merges information from vital statistics records with Medicaid claims records and individual-level data from publicly funded health centers. The individual-level data are then merged with a rich set of contextual information from multiple sources to create various measures of neighborhood quality, including housing and environmental quality, economic distress, social disorganization, health, and service availability.
Subject Terms: child health, economic conditions, health care services, housing conditions, infants, neighborhood characteristics
Geographic Coverage: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
Data Collection Notes:
These data are not available from DSDR or ICPSR. Researchers should consult the principal investigators directly for details on obtaining access to the data and documentation:
Dr. Jennifer F. Culhane
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Drexel University
245 N. 15th St. ms 495
Philadelphia, PA
email: culhane@email.chop.edu
WWW: http://www.drexelmed.edu/Home/AboutOurFaculty/JenniferCulhane.aspx
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Irma T. Elo
Department of Sociology
University of Pennsylvania
243 McNeil Bldg
Philadelphia, PA 19104
email: popelo@pop.upenn.edu