Child Opportunity Index used to map health and crime in Boston

Boston Medical Center and Vital Village Network combined the COI with medical records and crime data to develop child health indicators
Published: 03.18.2015 Updated: 04.21.2020

Dr. Renee Boynton-Jarrett, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and Founding Director of the Vital Village Network, is leading a team of physicians and researchers to combine patient medical records and crime data with the Child Opportunity Index in Boston. They are using electronic medical records to develop child health indicators of child obesity, hypertension, and asthma in relation to neighborhood opportunity and violent crime prevalence.