Arizona Health Survey » Healthy Communities http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org Arizona Health Survey Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:57:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Your Neighbors and Your Health http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=148 http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=148#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:50 +0000 admin http://arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=148 Neighborhood in Gilbert, ArizonaFor years, it has been known that where you live matters to your health. Health-related problems are strongly associated with the social characteristics of communities. Factors such as poverty, employment, family structure and the race/ethnicity of a community help predict how healthy its residents are – even when individual attributes and behaviors are taken into account.

Much of the research to date has focused on how socioeconomic characteristics explain health disadvantages. But as we all know, many socially disadvantaged people buck such risk factors to achieve optimal health.

Our question: Can strong communities, where people feel connected to their neighbors, have a positive effect on your health? Can communities with strong social connections explain why some socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods fail, while others thrive? If so, what factors influence how connected people feel to their neighbors and their communities?

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]]> http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?feed=rss2&p=148 0 Insurance Coverage Among Arizona Adults http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=22 http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=22#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:33:06 +0000 admin http://arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=22 HealthInsuranceCoverageAbundant national research has shown that health insurance matters. It is a key determinant of access to health care. Those lacking health insurance are more likely to have poorer health status.

In 2008, one-in-five Arizona adults lacked health insurance coverage at least part of the year. For working age adults between 18 and 64, this number increased to 25 percent, or 950,500 Arizona adults.

Who are Arizona’s uninsured? What factors relate to whether someone does (or does not) have health insurance?  Where do the uninsured live?  And what effect does health coverage have on access to care, health status, and quality of life in our state?

These and other questions are addressed in SLHI’s report Health Insurance for Arizona Adults.

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