From Candy.Holstine@DOH.WA.GOV Wed Oct 30 09:46:10 2002 Received: from mailscan2.cac.washington.edu (mailscan2.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.16]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.09) with SMTP id g9UHk2FD142960 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:46:02 -0800 Received: FROM mxu4.u.washington.edu BY mailscan2.cac.washington.edu ; Wed Oct 30 09:46:01 2002 -0800 Received: from mail1.doh.wa.gov ([192.230.11.132]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.09) with ESMTP id g9UHk1g3017449 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:46:01 -0800 Received: by DOH-EX1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <4C12K41S>; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:35:18 -0800 Message-ID: <520F973CDE1FD5118DAE00508B0F20A003CF4249@DOH-EX2> From: "Holstine, Candy" To: "'waphgis@u.washington.edu'" Subject: RE: waphgis: deprivation index Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:34:59 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C2803A.ABD8DD10" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2803A.ABD8DD10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dick, you can start with the working folks around you in a grass roots project to see what they think deprivation is . . . -----Original Message----- From: HealthMaps [mailto:healthmaps@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:30 AM To: WAPHGIS Subject: waphgis: deprivation index I am interested in developing a "deprivation" index, something along the lines of one that is used in the UK, ( see http://www.avon.nhs.uk/phnet/PHinfo/understanding.htm#Deprivation ) but for US census data. Can anyone suggest recent bibliography on this topic? Clearly this is a research interest for sociologists, demographers and geographers, but I am not familiar with their literature in this area. Any ideas about development of a deprivation index with US Census data? Something similar to the UK site's could be made with recent census data, but has there been much use of such an index in public health? Pros/cons? Thanks, Richard E Hoskins PhD MPH Spatial Epidemiology Unit WA State Dept of Health 1102 Quince Street Olympia, WA 98504-7812 richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov GMT -8 to join WAPHGIS: send email to listproc@u.washington.edu with the following request: subscribe WAPHGIS Your Name new on-line GIS, geography & health journal: http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/start.asp ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2803A.ABD8DD10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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I = am interested in=20 developing a "deprivation" index, something along the lines of one = that is=20 used in the UK, ( see http://www.avon.nhs.uk/phnet/PHinfo/understanding.htm#Deprivation= =20 ) but for US census data.

Can = anyone=20 suggest recent bibliography on this topic? Clearly this is a = research=20 interest for sociologists, demographers and geographers, but I = am not=20 familiar with their literature in this area.

Any = ideas about=20 development of a deprivation index with US Census data? Something = similar to=20 the UK site's could be made with recent census data, but has there = been much=20 use of such an index in public health? Pros/cons? =

Thanks,=20

Richard E Hoskins PhD MPH
Spatial Epidemiology = Unit
WA=20 State Dept of Health
1102 Quince Street
Olympia, WA=20 98504-7812
richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov
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