Perceived neighborhood disadvantage and poor chronic health in Israel

Living in areas of perceived disadvantage conferred health risks beyond those related to ethnicity or socioeconomic status. These findings suggest that neighborhood-level factors contribute significantly to health disparities in Israel and should be included in national efforts to evaluate and minimize these health disparities. Future research is needed to also consider objective measures of neighborhood disadvantage, in order to determine the more salient neighborhood measures with respect to health outcomes and to effectively develop targeted interventions to reduce area-level health disparities.