title: Combining clinical and population-level data to understand the health of neighborhoods.
abstract: From February through December 2012, we examined responses to health behavior questions integrated into the electronic medical record of primary care centers in the Bronx, New York in the context of New York City Community Health Survey data. We saw a higher proportion of unhealthy behaviors among patients than among the neighborhood population. Analyzing clinical data in the neighborhood context can better target at-risk populations.
authors.affiliation: Earle C. Chambers, Arthur E. Blank, and Peter A. Selwyn are with the Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. Barbara C. Wong, Christa Myers, and Jane Bedell are with the Bronx District Public Health Office, Bronx, New York. Rachael W. Riley and Nicole Hollingsworth are with the Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Earle C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Barbara C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Rachael W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hollingsworth
authors.forename: Arthur E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Blank
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bedell
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Selwyn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009519:New York City; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult