Hi Robyn
An Australian study "VicLanes" indicates that the suburb you live does
impact on your health.  Detailed research with people living in lower
socio-economic suburbs had a higher BMI irrespective of education and
income levels by comparison with those with similar educational/ income
living in higher socio-economic suburbs.
The website
http://www.kcwh.unimelb.edu.au/viclanes/
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Via Bridging the Income Gap (
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/gap/2006/10/rich_neighbours.html)

Scientific American:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=A067CE2C-E7F2-99DF-3F656E275FE703CB


"The researchers cite two possible explanations: Economically, those of
modest means living in a well-off neighborhood may have less to spend on
health care and nutritious food after paying rent or property taxes. "You
might be right next door to a pharmacy but not have money for medications,"
Winkleby observes. Poorer residents may also be missing out on free social
services found in low income neighborhoods. Psychologically, perceiving a
discrepancy in social status can cause stress that may affect health, the
researchers note. "The people in well-to-do neighborhoods should recognize
that there's a population that may be high risk and sort of hidden,"
Winkleby says.

"It's clearly a more powerful analysis than what has been done previously,"
says epidemiologist Paul Veugelers of the University of Alberta. "It's
pretty strong." The effect is less pronounced in Canada, which has a bigger
public health system, he notes, suggesting that financial access to health
care indeed contributes to the death rate of low-income people living in
better-off areas. Finding the precise risk factors will require looking at
changes in health prior to death, he adds. "


I could swear I saw a study fairly recently (last 6 months?) that
contradicted this -- it showed there was a *positive* effect on health for
poor people living in non-poor neighbourhoods.  Of course, I can't find the
article now, but if it rings a bell for anyone I'd be curious to see it
again.


Robyn Kalda
Health Promotion Information Specialist
OPC Health Promotion Resource Centre
(416) 408-2249 x2226
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