The Built Environment as a Social Determinant of Health.
Built environment
Health disparities
Housing quality
Racism
Journal
Primary care
ISSN: 1558-299X
Titre abrégé: Prim Care
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0430463
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
medline:
1
11
2023
pubmed:
23
10
2023
entrez:
22
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The built environment encompasses buildings we live in; the distribution systems that provide us with water and electricity; and the roads, bridges, and transportation systems we use to get from place to place. It provides safety, health, and well-being and meaning to its dwellers, as a place to work, live, learn, play, and thrive. Poor-quality housing affects dwellers' health through toxins such as radon and lead, mold, cold indoor temperatures, and overcrowding. Physicians' practices should investigate their patients' diagnoses such as stress, depression, asthma, adverse childhood experiences, and anxiety, as potentially housing-related and make ameliorating recommendations or referrals.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37866833
pii: S0095-4543(23)00052-0
doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2023.04.012
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
591-599Informations de copyright
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