Background: Neighborhood conditions influence health, well being and individual’s economic chances for the future. In NYC cause specific mortality rates are consistently higher in poorer as compared wealthier neighborhood (see Info-Graphix section).
 Diabetes Mortality by Zip Code Poverty Rate, NYC 2013 The NY Times recently reported extensively on a large study showing how neighborhood circumstances affect the chances for achieving upward mobility for children from low income families. Cluster faculty have conducted research showing that neighborhood disadvantage is associated with poorer cognitive development in children, higher body mass index, and smoking-related DNA damage in prostate tissue. |
The Mix: The trials and tribulations of living in disadvantaged inner city neighborhoods has been a perennial theme for ska and reggae artists. As the home to many early performers (Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Delroy Wilson, and Alton Ellis), life in the tough Trench Town neighborhood of Kingston Jamaica served as the inspiration for many early reggae songs. The troubles in the Brixton neighborhood in London, home to a large Caribbean population that saw major riots in 1981 and 1985, also served as the inspiration for several reggae songs.
The play list kicks off with “007 – Shanty Town” by Desmond Decker, who counterpoints the glamour of urban life depicted in the 007 and Oceans 11 movies with the realities of violence in the shanty towns of Jamaica. Three Bob Marley tracks reflect on life in Trench Town, while Steel Pulse similarly describe life in Handsworth, Birmingham. Songs by by The Clash and Eddie Grant focus on Brixton, while in “Ghost Town”, the Specials describe the urban decline they witnessed while on tour across England. Finally, Dr. Israel sings about life in poor neighborhoods in New York City.
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PubMed Feed- Longitudinal history of mammographic breast density and breast cancer risk by familial risk, menopausal status, and initial mammographic density level in a high risk cohort: a nested case-control study
- Addressing Selection Biases within Electronic Health Record Data for Estimation of Diabetes Prevalence among New York City Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Self-Reported Personal Protective Equipment Shortages Among New York Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- From Neighborhood to Household: Connections Between Neighborhood Vacant and Abandoned Property and Family Violence
- Neighborhoods, Networks, and HIV Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Proposal for a Longitudinal Study
- Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Among U.S. Adults with Psychiatric Disorders: 2001-2002 and 2012-2013
- Women's attitudes towards intimate partner violence in Guyana: a population-based study
- Integrating mental health and psychosocial support into economic inclusion programming for displaced families in Ecuador
- A case study of the development of a valid and pragmatic implementation science measure: the Barriers and Facilitators in Implementation of Task-Sharing Mental Health interventions (BeFITS-MH) measure
- Optimizing generalized anxiety disorder screening in young adults perinatally affected by HIV: A psychometric analysis