title: Distressed communities as a breeding ground for noncommunicable conditions.
abstract: Recent research has driven home the close relationship between place and health. Geography is often a greater driver of adolescent morbidity and mortality than behavior. To elucidate these relationships, the Well-Being of Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments study has collected and analyzed data on the health and well-being of adolescents' lowest income communities of five cities: Baltimore, United States; Ibadan, Nigeria; Johannesburg, South Africa; New Delhi, India; and Shanghai, China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: rblum@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Blum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006798:Housing / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000191:economics*; D014507:Urbanization / Q000639:trends; D014754:Violence / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent; Global; Vulnerable environments