@article{ref1,
title="Priorities of low-income urban residents for interventions to address the socio-economic determinants of health",
journal="Journal of health care for the poor and underserved",
year="2010",
author="Danis, Marion and Kotwani, Namrata and Garrett, Joanne and Rivera, Ivonne and Davies-Cole, John and Carter-Nolan, Pamela",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="1318-1339",
abstract="Abstract:Objectives. To determine the priorities of low-income urban residents for interventions that address the socio-economic determinants of health. Methods. We selected and estimated the cost of 16 interventions related to education, housing, nutrition, employment, health care, healthy behavior, neighborhood improvement, and transportation. Low-income residents of Washington, D.C. (N=431) participated in decision exercises to prioritize these interventions. Results. Given a budget valued at approximately twice an estimated cost of medical and dental care ($885), the interventions ultimately prioritized by the greatest percentage of individuals were: health insurance (95%), housing vouchers (82%) dental care (82%), job training (72%), adult education (63%), counseling (68%), healthy behavior incentives (68%), and job placement (67%). The percentages of respondents who received support for housing, adult education, and job training and placement were far less than the percentage who prioritized these interventions. Conclusions. Poor and low-income residents' priorities may usefully inform allocation of social services that affect health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-2089",
doi="10.1353/hpu.2010.0929",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2010.0929"
}