Zip Code Health Disparities: Mapping Cardiovascular Inequities at the Neighborhood Level

Safi U. Khan

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1457

Zip Code Health Disparities: Mapping Cardiovascular Inequities at the Neighborhood Level

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 20 (2024): Issue 5

By: Safi U. Khan

Open Access

|Nov 2024

Abstract

This review examines the multifaceted impact of neighborhood-level social determinants of health (SDOH) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and outlines strategic interventions for mitigating cardiovascular health inequities. Research highlights that environmental and socioeconomic factors within a neighborhood—including education, unemployment, healthcare access, racial segregation, systemic inequities, air quality, housing quality, and other SDOH—influence CVD outcomes. Addressing CVD disparities necessitates a comprehensive strategy that integrates policy reform, enhanced community infrastructure, improved healthcare access, and community empowerment and leverages innovative technology to create equitable health outcomes across diverse populations.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1457 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 6 - 14

Submitted on: Jul 29, 2024

Accepted on: Aug 29, 2024

Published on: Nov 5, 2024

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

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Keywords:

zip codes,

social determinants of health,

cardiovascular health

© 2024 Safi U. Khan, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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