@inproceedings{e605f3b87fa542bbb4990d20cec15d97,
title = "Modeling social capital as dynamic networks to promote access to oral healthcare",
abstract = "Social capital, as comprised of human connections in social networks and their associated benefits, is closely related to the health of individuals, communities, and societies at large. For disadvantaged population groups such as older adults and racial/ethnic minorities, social capital may play a particularly critical role in mitigating the negative effects and reinforcing the positive effects on health. In this project, we model social capital as both cause and effect by simulating dynamic networks. Informed in part by a community-based health promotion program, an agent-based model is contextualized in a GIS environment to explore the complexity of social disparities in oral and general health as experienced at the individual, interpersonal, and community scales. This study provides the foundation for future work investigating how health and healthcare accessibility may be influenced by social networks.",
keywords = "Agent-based modeling, Dynamic social network, Oral healthcare accessibility, Social capital",
author = "Hua Wang and Northridge, {Mary E.} and Carol Kunzel and Qiuyi Zhang and Kum, {Susan S.} and Gilbert, {Jessica L.} and Zhu Jin and Metcalf, {Sara S.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.; 9th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, SBP-BRiMS 2016 ; Conference date: 28-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-39931-7_12",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319399300",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "117--130",
editor = "Nathaniel Osgood and Xu, {Kevin S.} and David Reitter and Dongwon Lee",
booktitle = "Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling - 9th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2016, Proceedings",
}