Children Talk about Their New York City Neighborhoods

Focusing on the perspectives of children in inner-city New York, this study explores how their views on neighborhood attributes relate to their health. By integrating children's and parents' evaluations with census data and external observations, the research examines the connections between subjective and objective neighborhood measures. It addresses critical questions about which assessments of neighborhood conditions are most impactful on children's well-being. Aimed at scholars in urban health and related fields, it emphasizes the importance of children's voices in neighborhood research.