@article{b4ae64a9d6244cbb9894b637a42fb655,
title = "Health implications of social networks for children living in public housing",
abstract = "This study sought to examine whether: (1) the health composition of the social networks of children living in subsidized housing within market rate developments (among higher-income neighbors) differs from the social network composition of children living in public housing developments (among lower-income neighbors); and (2) children's social network composition is associated with children's own health. We found no significant differences in the health characteristics of the social networks of children living in these different types of public housing. However, social network composition was significantly associated with several aspects of children's own health, suggesting the potential importance of social networks for the health of vulnerable populations.",
keywords = "Children's health, Health behaviors, Housing, Social networks",
author = "Alene Kennedy-Hendricks and Schwartz, {Heather L.} and Griffin, {Beth Ann} and Susan Burkhauser and Green, {Harold D.} and Kennedy, {David P.} and Pollack, {Craig Evan}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Matthew Hoover, PhD of the RAND Corporation for preparing the social network density measures used in the statistical analyses, Kimberly Gudzune, MD MPH of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for her assistance regarding choice of measures, and Rachel Johnson Thornton, MD PhD of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for her helpful advice. This work was supported by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation (96241-0). Dr. Pollack''s salary is supported by the National Cancer Institute and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research of the National Institutes of Health (K07 CA151910). Funding Information: We thank Matthew Hoover, PhD of the RAND Corporation for preparing the social network density measures used in the statistical analyses, Kimberly Gudzune, MD MPH of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for her assistance regarding choice of measures, and Rachel Johnson Thornton, MD PhD of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for her helpful advice. This work was supported by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation ( 96241-0 ). Dr. Pollack's salary is supported by the National Cancer Institute and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research of the National Institutes of Health ( K07 CA151910 ). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Elsevier Ltd.",
year = "2015",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.11.001",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "36",
pages = "145--151",
journal = "Health and Place",
issn = "1353-8292",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}