Potential Risk Factors
Potential Risk Factors
The risk factors listed in this section were identified by the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School (http://bit.ly/Risk_Map) as high risk factors for chronic absence and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (http://bit.ly/CommRisk) as factors that affect the health and safety of the community.
Vacant Storefronts
Vacant Storefronts
Empty lots
Empty lots
Burned out buildings/ homes
Burned out buildings/ homes
Traffic dangers
Traffic dangers
Gang activity
Gang activity
Crime
Crime
Transportation options
Transportation options
Housing quality
Housing quality
Housing instability
Housing instability
Economic stress
Economic stress
Air quality
Air quality
Involvement with ACS
Involvement with ACS
Adult educational attainment
Adult educational attainment
Incarceration
Incarceration