Health through the urban lens

作者：Barondess Jeremiah A^*

来源：Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2008, 85(5): 787-801.

DOI：10.1007/s11524-008-9300-0

• urban health
• urban populations
• health risks
• physical environment
• social environment
• health and social services
• poverty
• racial minorities
• ethnic minorities
• homelessness
• aged
• children
• illicit drug use
• immigrants
• sexual minorities

Cities are now the major sites of human habitation worldwide, a trend that will continue for the foreseeable future, not only in the developed world but in developing countries. Urban residence impacts health and health prospects both positively and negatively through a complex mix of exposures and mechanisms. In addition, cities concentrate population subsets of various demographic, economic, and social characteristics, some with particular health risks and vulnerabilities. Looking at health through the urban lens allows increased understanding of disparate risks and emphasizes the essentiality of collaborative efforts in protecting and enhancing the health of populations, especially those living in cities.

• 出版日期2008-9