American Journal of Public Health · 2015 · 10 citations · 1 references
Public HealthCommunity HealthHealth BehaviorElectronic Health RecordsNeighborhood StudiesPopulation HealthCommunity Health Data CollectionNeighborhood EnvironmentNeighborhood Health InequalitiesPublic Health Data IntegrationCommunity Health Data AnalysisHealthy NeighborhoodsHigh-risk Patient PopulationsNeighborhood Health AnalysisNeighborhood Health DisparitiesNeighborhood Influences On Health BehaviorPopulation-level ResponsesPrimary Centers
From February through December 2012, we examined responses to health behavior questions integrated into the electronic medical record of primary care centers in the Bronx, New York in the context of New York City Community Health Survey data. We saw a higher proportion of unhealthy behaviors among patients than among the neighborhood population. Analyzing clinical data in the neighborhood context can better target at-risk populations.
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