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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Psychol. 2019 Aug 17;49(4):878–906. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22232

TABLE 1.

Community constructs by social determinants of health

Socioeconomic and political context (n = 13) Socioeconomic community conditions (n = 32) Social and physical environments (n = 25) Bridging community dynamics (n = 16)
Absolute racial income inequality (Hipp et al., 2009) Access to a physician (Youngblade et al., 2006) Anonymity (Hipp et al., 2009) Civic engagement (Rosenfeld et al., 2001)
Economic conditions related to women’s opportunity costs of keeping children (Bitler & Madeline, 2002) Access to early care and education services (Klein, 2011) Concentration of registered sex offenders (Mustaine et al., 2014) Collective efficacy (Wu, 2009)
Communitarian social capital (Gomez & Muntaner, 2005)
Economic income inequality (Jacobs & Carmichael, 2002) Alcohol outlet density Cunradi et al., 2013) Crime-prone population (Cancino et al., 2009) Gang concentration (Katz & Schnebly, 2011)
Economic inequality (Jacobs & Carmichael, 2001) Availability of safety net settings (Youngblade et al., 2006) Disorder incidents (O’Shea, 2006) Homicide clearance rate (Borg & Parker, 2001)
Economic support policies (Flavin & Radcliff, 2009) Banking and fringe banking (A. M. Lee, Gainey, & Triplett, 2014) Density of street gang activity (Robinson et al., 2009) Inequality in police strength (Thacher, 2011)
Gender equality (Lei et al., 2014) Business presence (Browning & Jackson, 2013) Ethnic heterogeneity (Pizarro & McGloin, 2006) Informal social control (Martinez et al., 2010)
Gender Legislative Equality (Titterington, 2006) Collective capacity-organization (Borg & Parker, 2001) Immigration (Martinez et al., 2010) Institutional social capital (Gomez & Muntaner, 2005)
Gender Political Inequality (Titterington, 2006) Community services (Abrams & Freisthler, 2010) Neighborhood abandonment (Hipp et al., 2009) Juvenile arrests (Sugimoto-Matsuda et al., 2012)
Gender Socioeconomic Inequality (Titterington, 2006) Concentrated affluence (Wright et al., 2013) Neighborhood esthetics (Lovasi et al., 2013) Neighborhood social interaction/support (Stockdale et al., 2007)
Income Inequality (Hipp, 2007) Economic deprivation (Peterson et al., 2000) Neighborhood condition (O’Shea, 2006) Police misconduct (Kane, 2005)
Macroeconomic climate (Krivo et al., 2009) Economic disadvantage (Browning et al., 2010) Neighborhood dilapidation (Limbos & Casteel, 2008) Police responsiveness to communities (Kane, 2005)
Relative racial income inequality (Hipp et al., 2009) Economic independence (M. R. Lee, 2008) Neighborhood heterogeneity (Mares, 2010) Police use of force (Terrill & Reisig, 2003)
Strength of punishment laws (Jacobs & Carmichael, 2001) Healthcare resources (Jogerst et al., 2000) Physical environment as a risk factor for crime (Heslin et al., 2007) Religious Integration (Barkan et al., 2013)
Homeownership (Hipp et al., 2009) Population density (Morenoff et al., 2001) Social capital (Congdon, 2011)
Index of concentration at the extremes (Morenoff et al., 2001) Population heterogeneity (Martinez et al., 2008) Social network, cohesiveness (Silenzio et al., 2009)
Labor market opportunity (Bellair et al., 2003) Population structure (Messner et al., 2004)
Local capitalism (M. R. Lee, 2008) Racial/ethnic concentration (Cubbin et al., 2000)
Local investment (M. R. Lee, 2008) Residential instability (Beyer et al., 2013)
Neighborhood advantage (DuMont et al., 2007) Residential mobility (Kubrin, 2003)
Neighborhood economic resources (Hipp et al., 2009) Residential stability (Li et al., 2010)
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage (Karriker-Jaffe et al., 2011) Social and physical disorder (Messer et al., 2013)
Organizational resources (Stockdale et al., 2007) Social deprivation (Wu, 2009)
Police strength (Thacher, 2011) Social disorganization (Kaylen & Pridemore, 2011)
Presence of local institutions (Peterson et al., 2000) Urbanization (Pizarro & McGloin, 2006)
Race-specific structural disadvantage (Light & Harris, 2012) Vacancy rate (Papachristos et al., 2013)
Retail environment/vibrancy (Hipp, 2010)
Service distribution (Tiefenthaler et al., 2005)
Services (Gershoff et al., 2009)
Stratification (Borg and Parker, 2001)
Underlying community capacities/supports (Kane, 2011)
Voluntary organizations (Kane, 2011)
Wealth (Pruchno et al., 2012)

Source: Adapted from the WHO Social Determinants of Health Framework.