Primary Submission Category: Chronic disease
Examining impacts of neighborhood eviction rates on cardiovascular health outcomes
Authors: Patrick Smith Allison Groves
Presenting Author: Patrick Smith*
Personal exposure to eviction adversely impacts physical and mental health through numerous pathways. Neighborhood-level exposure to high eviction rates may also impact individual health by increasing physiologic and psychosocial stress (related to potential housing loss) and by eroding protective social structures within communities. Such impacts may make it more challenging to prevent and/or manage stress-sensitive conditions, including cardiovascular diseases; however, few studies have examined how neighborhood-level eviction rates influence individual health outcomes, and no studies have examined how neighborhood-level eviction rates influence individual cardiovascular health outcomes. Linking census tract-level eviction rates with individual data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, this study examines whether tract-level eviction rates are positively associated with one’s risk of experiencing a CVD-related hospitalization over a two-year period. Stratified analyses examine differential effects by race/ethnicity and gender, and implications for health equity are discussed.