From healthmaps@comcast.net Thu Jul 1 08:56:34 2004 Received: from mxe7.u.washington.edu (mxe7.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.169]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.11+UW04.02/8.12.11+UW04.05) with ESMTP id i61FuYBf065836 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:56:34 -0700 Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (sccrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.202.64]) by mxe7.u.washington.edu (8.12.11+UW04.02/8.12.11+UW04.03) with ESMTP id i61FuU30015257; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:56:30 -0700 Message-Id: <200407011556.i61FuU30015257@mxe7.u.washington.edu> Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (localhost[127.0.0.1]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with ESMTP id <2004070115563001600ja5aqe>; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 15:56:30 +0000 Received: from harriet (c-24-18-111-43.client.comcast.net[24.18.111.43]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <2004070115512101600kaa45e>; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 15:51:22 +0000 X-Comment: AT&T Maillennium special handling code - c From: "Richard Hoskins" To: Subject: WAPHGIS: The Public HealthDisparities Geocoding Monograph Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:51:26 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C45F48.994FE2D0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=XIII, Probability=13%, Report='NO_COST 1.232, LINES_OF_YELLING 0.001, LINES_OF_YELLING_2 0.001, __CT 0, __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART 0, __NEXTPART_NORMAL 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __HAS_OUTLOOK_IN_MAILER 0, __HAS_MIMEOLE 0, __TO_MALFORMED_2 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __TAG_EXISTS_BODY 0, __NEXTPART_ALL 0, __TAG_EXISTS_META 0, __MIME_HTML 0, __TAG_EXISTS_HTML 0, __TAG_EXISTS_HEAD 0' This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C45F48.994FE2D0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_001B_01C45F48.994FE2D0" ------=_NextPart_001_001B_01C45F48.994FE2D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit See below - very interesting site. Dick Hoskins WA State DOH Olympia, WA ANNOUNCING: THE PUBLIC HEALTH DISPARITIES GEOCODING PROJECT MONOGRAPH Available at: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/thegeocodingproject ** A new tool for monitoring socioeconomic inequalities in health ** We are excited to announce the availability of a free, on-line monograph sharing the concepts, methods, and US census tract poverty data for improving monitoring of - and research on - social disparities in health. The monograph draws on the work of The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project, based at the Harvard School of Public Health. This project was designed to ascertain which area-based socioeconomic measures (ABSMs), at which geographic level (census block group, census tract, or ZIP Code), would be most apt for monitoring US socioeconomic inequalities in the health. Based on analyses for outcomes ranging from low birth weight to cancer incidence to all-cause and cause-specific mortality, we found that the census tract poverty measure best met our criteria for a valid, robust, easy to construct, and easy to interpret measure suitable for monitoring and analyzing social disparities in health. In this monograph, we explain the concepts guiding our project and the methods we used, plus provide a data set and instructions for learning how to generate incidence rates stratified by the census tract poverty measure. Also included, at no cost, are: (1) census tract poverty data (categorical & continuous) for all US census tracts included in the 1980, 1990, and 2000 census, ready for linkage to any geocoded data set, and (2) ..pdf files of our scientific publications. We invite you to check out our monograph; see: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/thegeocodingproject Also available for downloading, via the monograph, at NO cost, are .pdf files of our scientific, peer-reviewed publications: --Krieger N, Chen JT, Waterman PD, Rehkopf DH, Subramanian SV. Painting a truer picture of US socioeconomic and racial/ethnic health inequalities: the Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health (in press; .pdf will be available when article is published in February 2005). --Krieger N, Chen JT, Waterman PD, Rehkopf DH, Subramanian SV. Race/ethnicity, gender, and monitoring socioeconomic gradients in health: a comparison of area-based socioeconomic measures-The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health 2003; 93:1655-1671. --Krieger N, Waterman PD, Chen JT, Soobader MJ, Subramanian S. Monitoring Socioeconomic Inequalities in Sexually Transmitted Infections, Tuberculosis, and Violence: Geocoding and Choice of Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures--The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US). Public Health Rep 2003; 118:240-260. --Krieger N, Chen JT, Waterman PD, Soobader MJ, Subramanian SV, Carson R. Choosing area based socioeconomic measures to monitor social inequalities in low birth weight and childhood lead poisoning: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US). J Epidemiol Community Health 2003; 57:186-199. --Krieger N, Chen JT, Waterman PD, Soobader MJ, Subramanian SV, Carson R. Geocoding and monitoring of US socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and cancer incidence: does the choice of area-based measure and geographic level matter?: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Epidemiol 2002; 156:471-482. --Krieger N, Waterman P, Chen JT, Soobader MJ, Subramanian SV, Carson R. Zip code caveat: bias due to spatiotemporal mismatches between zip codes and US census-defined geographic areas--The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health 2002; 92:1100-1102. --Krieger N, Waterman P, Lemieux K, Zierler S, Hogan JW. On the wrong side of the tracts? Evaluating the accuracy of geocoding in public health research. Am J Public Health 2001; 91:1114-1116. --Krieger N, Zierler S, Hogan JW, Waterman P, Chen J, Lemieux K, Gjelsvik A. Geocoding and measurement of neighborhood socioeconomic position. In: Kawachi I, Berkman LF (eds). Neighborhoods and Health. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003; 147-178. --Subramanian SV, Chen JT, Rehkopf DH, Waterman PD, Krieger N. Neighborhood disparities in context: multilevel analysis of census tract variations in black excess mortality and poverty. 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See below - very interesting site. =
 
Dick Hoskins
WA State DOH
Olympia, WA =


ANNOUNCING:

THE PUBLIC HEALTH DISPARITIES = GEOCODING=20 PROJECT MONOGRAPH


Available at: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/thegeocodingproject

**=20 A new tool for monitoring socioeconomic inequalities in health=20 **


We are excited to announce the availability of a free, = on-line=20 monograph
sharing the concepts, methods, and US census tract = poverty data=20 for
improving monitoring of - and research on - social = disparities in=20 health.


The monograph draws on the work of The Public = Health=20 Disparities Geocoding
Project, based at the Harvard School of = Public=20 Health. This project was
designed to ascertain which area-based=20 socioeconomic measures (ABSMs), at
which geographic level (census = block=20 group, census tract, or ZIP Code),
would be most apt for = monitoring US=20 socioeconomic inequalities in the
health.


Based on = analyses=20 for outcomes ranging from low birth weight to cancer
incidence to = all-cause and cause-specific mortality, we found that the
census = tract=20 poverty measure best met our criteria for a valid, robust,
easy = to=20 construct, and easy to interpret measure suitable for = monitoring
and=20 analyzing social disparities in health.


In this = monograph, we=20 explain the concepts guiding our project and the
methods we used, = plus=20 provide a data set and instructions for learning how
to generate=20 incidence rates stratified by the census tract poverty
measure. = Also=20 included, at no cost, are: (1) census tract poverty = data
(categorical=20 & continuous) for all US census tracts included in the = 1980,
1990,=20 and 2000 census, ready for linkage to any geocoded data set, and = (2)
.pdf=20 files of our scientific publications.


We invite you to = check out=20 our monograph; see:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/thegeocodingproject

Also=20 available for downloading, via the monograph, at NO cost, are = ..pdf
files=20 of our scientific, peer-reviewed publications:

--Krieger N, = Chen JT,=20 Waterman PD, Rehkopf DH, Subramanian SV. Painting a
truer picture = of US=20 socioeconomic and racial/ethnic health inequalities:
the Public = Health=20 Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health (in
press; .pdf = will be=20 available when article is published in February = 2005).

--Krieger N,=20 Chen JT, Waterman PD, Rehkopf DH, Subramanian SV.
Race/ethnicity, = gender,=20 and monitoring socioeconomic gradients in health:
a comparison of = area-based socioeconomic measures-The Public Health
Disparities = Geocoding=20 Project. Am J Public Health 2003; 93:1655-1671.

--Krieger N, = Waterman=20 PD, Chen JT, Soobader MJ, Subramanian S. Monitoring
Socioeconomic = Inequalities in Sexually Transmitted Infections,
Tuberculosis, = and=20 Violence: Geocoding and Choice of Area-Based
Socioeconomic = Measures--The=20 Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project
(US). Public Health = Rep 2003;=20 118:240-260.

--Krieger N, Chen JT, Waterman PD, Soobader MJ,=20 Subramanian SV, Carson R.
Choosing area based socioeconomic = measures to=20 monitor social inequalities
in low birth weight and childhood = lead=20 poisoning: The Public Health
Disparities Geocoding Project (US). = J=20 Epidemiol Community Health 2003;
57:186-199.

--Krieger N, = Chen JT,=20 Waterman PD, Soobader MJ, Subramanian SV, Carson R.
Geocoding and = monitoring of US socioeconomic inequalities in mortality = and
cancer=20 incidence: does the choice of area-based measure and = geographic
level=20 matter?: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am = J
Epidemiol=20 2002; 156:471-482.

--Krieger N, Waterman P, Chen JT, Soobader = MJ,=20 Subramanian SV, Carson R.
Zip code caveat: bias due to = spatiotemporal=20 mismatches between zip codes
and US census-defined geographic = areas--The=20 Public Health Disparities
Geocoding Project. Am J Public Health = 2002;=20 92:1100-1102.

--Krieger N, Waterman P, Lemieux K, Zierler S, = Hogan=20 JW. On the wrong side
of the tracts? Evaluating the accuracy of = geocoding=20 in public health
research. Am J Public Health 2001;=20 91:1114-1116.

--Krieger N, Zierler S, Hogan JW, Waterman P, = Chen J,=20 Lemieux K, Gjelsvik
A.  Geocoding and measurement of = neighborhood=20 socioeconomic position. In:
Kawachi I, Berkman LF (eds). = Neighborhoods=20 and Health. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2003;=20 147-178.

--Subramanian SV, Chen JT, Rehkopf DH, Waterman PD, = Krieger=20 N.
Neighborhood disparities in context: multilevel analysis of = census=20 tract
variations in black excess mortality and poverty. Am J = Public=20 Health (in
press; .pdf file will be available as soon as article = is=20 published in = fall
2004).

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