ReADI Could Make Neighborhood Deprivation Data More Useful for Public Health
Public health has plenty of indices designed to tell us about the places where people live. The Social Vulnerability Index measures characteristics that can make communities particularly vulnerable during disasters and other emergencies. The Area Deprivation Index measures neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage. Other tools measure persistent poverty, community deprivation, rurality, health care access, and related conditions. […]
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