Preferred Label : Neighborhood Characteristics;
MeSH definition : Characteristics that may describe the demographic, social, built environment, or economic
characteristics of a geographic area in which people live and can affect health and
well-being of neighborhood residents. Neighborhood environments include the physical
environment (unsafe air/water), built environment (sidewalks/greenspace) and the
social environment (safety, sense of community).;
Définition CISMeF : using neighborhood characteristics as demand-related morbidity adjusters to improve
prediction models such as the risk equalization model.;
CISMeF synonym : Characteristics, Neighborhood;
MeSH hyponym : Disadvantages, Neighborhood; Neighborhood Disadvantages; Safety, Neighborhood; Environment, Neighborhood; Neighborhood Environments;
Related MeSH term : Effect, Neighborhood; Neighborhood Effect;
MeSH annotation : for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; specify
geographic location if pertinent;
Origin ID : D000091542;
UMLS CUI : C5544541;
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Characteristics that may describe the demographic, social, built environment, or economic
characteristics of a geographic area in which people live and can affect health and
well-being of neighborhood residents. Neighborhood environments include the physical
environment (unsafe air/water), built environment (sidewalks/greenspace) and the
social environment (safety, sense of community).
using neighborhood characteristics as demand-related morbidity adjusters to improve
prediction models such as the risk equalization model.
