Abstract
A recursive system of ordered self assessed health together with BRFSS data were used to investigate health and obesity in the Appalachian state of West Virginia. Implications of unobserved heterogeneity and endogeneity of lifestyle outcomes on health were investigated. Obesity was found to be an endogenous lifestyle outcome associated with impaired health status. Risk of obesity is found to increase at a decreasing rate with per capita income and age. Intervention measures which stimulate human capital development, diet-disease knowledge and careful land use planning may improve health and obesity outcomes in Appalachia in particular and rural America in general.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2271-2287 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2009 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Keywords
- Appalachia
- Endogeneity
- Health
- Human capital
- Land use
- Obesity
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