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Examines the causes and consequences to health and wellbeing of U.S. urban poverty, with a particular emphasis on the context of private family and neighborhood life. Investigates the implications for the health and well-being of the urban poor and explores strategies for addressing the family and neighborhood contexts of poverty. Outlines variations and changes in family structure among the urban poor, disparities in parenting opportunities and strategies, and the importance of neighborhoods in the health and wellbeing of the urban poor. Evaluates and problematizes past social interventions and their relationship to health outcomes, and introduces a range of possibilities for future action