Validating the Social Vulnerability Index for alternative geographies in the United States to explore trends in social determinants of health over time and geographic location
SVI can be estimated at the ZIP-3 and ZIP-5 levels to provide area-level context, allowing for more routine integration of socioeconomic and health equity-related concepts into health claims and other datasets.
Authors
- Carmen D. Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-7818)
- Stacey Kowal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6018-6052)
- Peng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-911X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1547946
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 26.01