scholarly journals Neighborhood ethnic density and preterm birth across seven ethnic groups in New York City

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 280-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Mason ◽  
Jay S. Kaufman ◽  
Julie L. Daniels ◽  
Michael E. Emch ◽  
Vijaya K. Hogan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
York City ◽  
Ethnic Density

scholarly journals Ethnic Density and Preterm Birth in African-, Caribbean-, and US-Born Non-Hispanic Black Populations in New York City

2010 ◽  
Vol 172 (7) ◽  
pp. 800-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Mason ◽  
J. S. Kaufman ◽  
M. E. Emch ◽  
V. K. Hogan ◽  
D. A. Savitz
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
York City ◽  
Ethnic Density ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
Black Populations

Three Generations of Italians in New York City: Their Religious Acculturation

1969 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Nicholas John Russo
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
York City ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
American Society

Renewed awareness in ethnic groups as well identified, persisting and active participants in the political and social life of American society imposes a new task on the social scientists to define better and more cogently measure the implications of pluralism and integration. This article by Russo—presenting the findings of his doctoral dissertation: The Religious Acculturation of the Italians in New York City—evidences the fast disappearance of the cultural identity of an immigrant group in relation to their rural religious tradition and behavior. At the same time, it notes the survival of social identity. In the light of this evidence, we can ask ourselves if ethnic religious institutions might have led the immigrants to religious forms more in keeping with their new environment and how the acculturation described should be evaluated. Above all, we are forced to search for those variables which maintain the ethnic groups’ identity even in the third generation. In this way, the process of the inclusion into American society of different ethnic and religious groups may reveal some clues for the more complex test of inclusion of different racial groups.

scholarly journals Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Preterm Birth in New York City

2016 ◽  
Vol 124 (8) ◽  
pp. 1283-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Johnson ◽  
Jennifer F. Bobb ◽  
Kazuhiko Ito ◽  
David A. Savitz ◽  
Beth Elston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
York City ◽  
Fine Particulate Matter ◽  
Fine Particulate

Spatial social polarization and birth outcomes: preterm birth and infant mortality – New York City, 2010–14

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Huynh ◽  
J. Spasojevic ◽  
W. Li ◽  
G. Maduro ◽  
G. Van Wye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
York City ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Neighborhood Poverty ◽  
Social Polarization ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Aims: This study assessed the relationship between spatial social polarization measured by the index of the concentration of the extremes (ICE) and preterm birth (PTB) and infant mortality (IM) in New York City. A secondary aim was to examine the ICE measure in comparison to neighborhood poverty. Methods: The sample included singleton births to adult women in New York City, 2010–2014 ( n=532,806). Three ICE measures were employed at the census tract level: ICE − Income (persons in households in the bottom vs top 20th percentile of US annual household income), ICE −Race/Ethnicity (black non-Hispanic vs white non-Hispanic populations), and ICE – Income + Race/Ethnicity combined. Preterm birth was defined as birth before 37 weeks’ gestation. Infant mortality was defined as a death before one year of age. A two-level generalized linear model with random intercept was utilized adjusting for individual-level covariates. Results: Preterm birth prevalence was 7.1% and infant mortality rate was 3.4 per 1000 live births. Women who lived in areas with the least privilege were more likely to have a preterm birth or infant mortality as compared to women living in areas with the most privilege. After adjusting for covariates, this association remained for preterm birth (ICE – Income: Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 1.16 (1.10–1.21); ICE – Race/Ethnicity: AOR 1.41 (1.34–1.49); ICE – Income + Race/Ethnicity: AOR 1.36 (1.29–1.43)) and IM (ICE – Race/Ethnicity (AOR 1.80 (1.43–2.28) and ICE – Income + Race/Ethnicity (AOR 1.54 (1.23–1.94)). High neighborhood poverty was associated with PTB only (AOR 1.09 (1.04–1.14). Conclusions: These results provide preliminary evidence for the use of the ICE measure in examining structural barriers to healthy birth outcomes.

scholarly journals Gentrification and Preterm Birth in New York City, 2008–2010

2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Huynh ◽  
A. R. Maroko
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
York City

Intermarriage Among Hispanic Ethnic Groups in New York City

1982 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 921-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas T. Gurak ◽  
Joseph P. Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
York City

scholarly journals Structural Racism, Historical Redlining, and Risk of Preterm Birth in New York City, 2013–2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (7) ◽  
pp. 1046-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Krieger ◽  
Gretchen Van Wye ◽  
Mary Huynh ◽  
Pamela D. Waterman ◽  
Gil Maduro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Census Tract ◽  
York City ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Birth Certificate ◽  
Preterm Births ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Loan Corporation

Objectives. To assess if historical redlining, the US government’s 1930s racially discriminatory grading of neighborhoods’ mortgage credit-worthiness, implemented via the federally sponsored Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) color-coded maps, is associated with contemporary risk of preterm birth (< 37 weeks gestation). Methods. We analyzed 2013–2017 birth certificate data for all singleton births in New York City (n = 528 096) linked by maternal residence at time of birth to (1) HOLC grade and (2) current census tract social characteristics. Results. The proportion of preterm births ranged from 5.0% in grade A (“best”—green) to 7.3% in grade D (“hazardous”—red). The odds ratio for HOLC grade D versus A equaled 1.6 and remained significant (1.2; P < .05) in multilevel models adjusted for maternal sociodemographic characteristics and current census tract poverty, but was 1.07 (95% confidence interval = 0.92, 1.20) after adjustment for current census tract racialized economic segregation. Conclusions. Historical redlining may be a structural determinant of present-day risk of preterm birth. Public Health Implications. Policies for fair housing, economic development, and health equity should consider historical redlining’s impacts on present-day residential segregation and health outcomes.

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