Linder, S;
Volkmann, A-M;
Wisniewski, T;
Hesseldal, L;
Napier, D;
(2018)
Understanding Social and Cultural Factors Associated with Composite Vulnerability to Better Inform Community Intervention Strategies: Cities Changing Diabetes in Houston.
International Archives of Public Health and Community Medicine
, 2
(1)
10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710016.
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Abstract
We describe a novel procedure for estimating population-level vulnerability to type 2 diabetes and then demonstrate how differences in social and cultural factors among vulnerable sub-groups translate into design considerations for prevention-oriented community interventions. Our study adopted a mixed method approach combining a quantitative evaluation of population data with a qualitative vulnerability assessment that centered around in-depth interviews. Harris County, Texas serves as the setting. Four distinct sub-groups were identified within neighborhoods considered vulnerable to diabetes, based on clinical predictors of diabetes and on economic disadvantage. Differences among these groups were then characterized by their prominent social and cultural factors. Understanding these differences offers a critical refinement important for designing effective local policies and targeted community interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes. This paper emphasizes the qualitative analysis and its implications.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Understanding Social and Cultural Factors Associated with Composite Vulnerability to Better Inform Community Intervention Strategies: Cities Changing Diabetes in Houston |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710016 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710016 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2018 Linder SH, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Anthropology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069318 |
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