Health care utilization |
Patient visits to health care facilities, receipt of screening services for chronic disease, vaccination rates, types of services and facilities used |
Surveillance or survey data from city, state or national agencies; survey data; qualitative data from neighborhood residents |
Health care access |
Provider supply/population, location, types of insurance accepted, wait lists and wait times, cultural competency |
Census and survey data, city and state health department surveillance data, Qualitative data from neighborhood residents |
Neighborhood gentrification |
Gentrification index; perceived gentrification measures; local knowledge and experiences |
Census and survey data; qualitative data from neighborhood residents |
Health care system |
Health systems acquisitions, mergers and closures; staff layoffs/restructuring; opening of new facilities, practices and types of services |
Media coverage; closure plans; local government hearings; qualitative research with health care system administrators and workers |
Policy |
Regulation of medical licensing, facilities and training; scope of practice laws |
Federal, state and local laws and regulations; federal register; policy documents; government hearings; media coverage |