Place is an important element in understanding health and health care disparities. More that merely a geographic location, place is a socio-ecological force wit

Do places make a difference to people's health and wellbeing? This book presents a state-of-the-art account of the theories, methods, and empirical evidence lin

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc

Have neighborhoods been left out of the seismic healthcare reform efforts to connect struggling Americans with the help they need? Even as US spending on health

Our neighborhoods are literally making us sick. If we truly want to love our neighbors, we must work to create social environments in which people can be health