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The Relationship between Noise Pollution and Depression and Implications for Healthy Aging: A Spatial Analysis Using Routinely Collected Primary Care Data
The Relationship between Noise Pollution and Depression and Implications for Healthy Aging: A Spatial Analysis Using Routinely Collected Primary Care Data
Environmental noise is a significant public health concern, ranking among the top environmental risks to citizens’ h...
Expanded Naloxone Distribution by Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs to High-Need Populations and Neighborhoods in New York City
Expanded Naloxone Distribution by Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs to High-Need Populations and Neighborhoods in New York City
From 2014 to 2017, the drug overdose death rate per 100,000 in New York City (NYC) increased by 81%, with 57% of overdoses...
Effect of Perceived Neighborhood Environment on Cannabis Use during Pregnancy among African American Women
Effect of Perceived Neighborhood Environment on Cannabis Use during Pregnancy among African American Women
Environmental context is an important predictor of health behavior. Understanding its effect on cannabis use among pregnan...
Respiratory and Cardiovascular Medical Emergency Calls Related to Indoor Heat Exposure through a Case–Control Study in New York City
Respiratory and Cardiovascular Medical Emergency Calls Related to Indoor Heat Exposure through a Case–Control Study in New York City
Understanding when and where heat adversely influences health outcomes is critical for targeting interventions and adaptat...
The U-Shape Association Between Noise and Individual Depression: Nationwide Longitudinal Evidence from Three Waves of CHARLS
The U-Shape Association Between Noise and Individual Depression: Nationwide Longitudinal Evidence from Three Waves of CHARLS
Depression is a common mental disorder formed by a combination of various factors. Existing researches have already demons...
Building a Culture of Health Through the Built Environment: Impact of a Cluster Randomized Trial Remediating Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health Mindsets
Building a Culture of Health Through the Built Environment: Impact of a Cluster Randomized Trial Remediating Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health Mindsets
Changing built environment conditions to impact health mindsets and health equity may be a promising target for public hea...
Measuring Spatial Social Polarization in Public Health Research: A Scoping Review of Methods and Applications
Measuring Spatial Social Polarization in Public Health Research: A Scoping Review of Methods and Applications
Spatial social polarization (SSP) refers to the uneven spatial distribution and subsequent concentration of polarized soci...
The Economic Burden of Healthcare Utilization: Findings from a Health and Well-Being Survey in Informal Settlements of Freetown, Sierra Leone
The Economic Burden of Healthcare Utilization: Findings from a Health and Well-Being Survey in Informal Settlements of Freetown, Sierra Leone
The fragile health system in Sierra Leone undermines healthcare, leading to substantial patient costs. We aimed to estimat...
Examining the Association between Heat Exposure and Crime in Cities across the United States: A Scoping Review
Examining the Association between Heat Exposure and Crime in Cities across the United States: A Scoping Review
Growing evidence suggests exposure to high temperatures may result in increased urban crime, a known driver of health and ...
Impact of Different Greenspace Metrics on Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Urban Settings: A Comparative Analysis
Impact of Different Greenspace Metrics on Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Urban Settings: A Comparative Analysis
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of global mortality, and urban greenspace can reduce CVDs risk. Howev...
Heat-Related Health Risks for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Rapid Review
Heat-Related Health Risks for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Rapid Review
Extreme heat poses a significant public health threat for people experiencing homelessness (PEH), who face heightened risk...
Extreme Heat and Firearm Violence in New York City Public Housing: The Mitigating Role of Air Conditioning
Extreme Heat and Firearm Violence in New York City Public Housing: The Mitigating Role of Air Conditioning
Higher outdoor temperatures are associated with greater incidence of firearm violence in urban areas in the United States....
Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Predominance, Child Opportunity, and Violence-Related Mortality among Children and Adolescents in Chicago
Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Predominance, Child Opportunity, and Violence-Related Mortality among Children and Adolescents in Chicago
Our objective was to determine whether Child Opportunity Index (COI), a measure of neighborhood socioeconomic and built en...
Strategies to Reduce Frequent Emergency Department Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness with Mental Health Conditions: a Scoping Review
Strategies to Reduce Frequent Emergency Department Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness with Mental Health Conditions: a Scoping Review
The USA has some of the highest utilization rates of the Emergency Department (ED) worldwide, leading to increased healthc...
Drug Overdose Death Following Substance Use Disorder Treatment Termination in New York City: A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
Drug Overdose Death Following Substance Use Disorder Treatment Termination in New York City: A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
Drug overdose death rates are the highest recorded in New York City (NYC). Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment terminat...
Assessing the Burden of Electrical, Elevator, Heat, Hot Water, and Water Service Interruptions in New York City Public Housing
Assessing the Burden of Electrical, Elevator, Heat, Hot Water, and Water Service Interruptions in New York City Public Housing
Reliable electricity, elevators, heat, hot water, and water are aspects of safe and accessible housing. Interruptions to t...
Analyzing and Optimizing the Distribution of Blood Lead Level Testing for Children in New York City: A Data-Driven Approach
Analyzing and Optimizing the Distribution of Blood Lead Level Testing for Children in New York City: A Data-Driven Approach
This study investigates blood lead level (BLL) rates and testing among children under 6 years of age across the 42 neighbo...
Area-Level Factors of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents in European Neighborhoods — a Systematic Review
Area-Level Factors of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents in European Neighborhoods — a Systematic Review
The WHO emphasizes the importance of taking area-level factors into account when formulating public health interventions. ...
Association of Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Homelessness and Crime in Denver, CO: A Spatiotemporal Analysis
Association of Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Homelessness and Crime in Denver, CO: A Spatiotemporal Analysis
In 2022, approximately 580,000 people experienced homelessness in the United States. In response, many cities have impleme...
What Makes a Liveable Neighborhood? Role of Socio-Demographic, Dwelling, and Environmental Factors and Participation in Finnish Urban and Suburban Areas
What Makes a Liveable Neighborhood? Role of Socio-Demographic, Dwelling, and Environmental Factors and Participation in Finnish Urban and Suburban Areas
Quality of residential area, or neighborhood, is one determinant of overall quality of life and associated with health and...
The Promises and Potential Pitfalls of Highway Reclamation for Population Health: A Research Framework
The Promises and Potential Pitfalls of Highway Reclamation for Population Health: A Research Framework
Highway reclamation (i.e., the removal of highways or placing existing highways underground to create mixed-use urban area...
Home Mortgage Lending and Neighborhood Mental Health: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of 18 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Home Mortgage Lending and Neighborhood Mental Health: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of 18 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas
This study investigates the relationship between home mortgages and neighborhood mental health across the 18 largest metro...
Housing Australian Children: A Snapshot of Health Inequities in the First 2000 Days
Housing Australian Children: A Snapshot of Health Inequities in the First 2000 Days
Housing is a critical social determinant of children’s health. While individual pathways between housing and health ...
Deprivation and Its Association with Child Health and Nutrition in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area of Uganda
Deprivation and Its Association with Child Health and Nutrition in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area of Uganda
African cities are experiencing increasing living standard disparities with limited evidence of intra-urban health dispari...
Individual and Neighborhood Level Predictors of Children’s Exposure to Residential Greenspace
Individual and Neighborhood Level Predictors of Children’s Exposure to Residential Greenspace
Inequities in urban greenspace have been identified, though patterns by race and socioeconomic status vary across US setti...
Socioeconomic Inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Health Outcomes in Urban Italy During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, January–November 2021
Socioeconomic Inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Health Outcomes in Urban Italy During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, January–November 2021
This study analysed the evolution of the association of socioeconomic deprivation (SED) with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVI...
Spatial and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cesarean Section Deliveries in Urban Settings in Dakar, Senegal
Spatial and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cesarean Section Deliveries in Urban Settings in Dakar, Senegal
As part of an initiative aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality, Senegal implemented a policy of free Cesarean sec...
Bridging the Gap in Harm Reduction Using Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
Bridging the Gap in Harm Reduction Using Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional health challenges for people who use substances (PWUS) amid the overdose crisi...
Evaluating Methods for Mapping Historical Redlining to Census Tracts for Health Equity Research
Evaluating Methods for Mapping Historical Redlining to Census Tracts for Health Equity Research
Neighborhood characteristics including housing status can profoundly influence health. Recently, increasing attention has ...
Inter-district and Wealth-related Inequalities in Maternal and Child Health Service Coverage and Child Mortality within Addis Ababa City
Inter-district and Wealth-related Inequalities in Maternal and Child Health Service Coverage and Child Mortality within Addis Ababa City
In sub-Saharan Africa, urban areas generally have better access to and use of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) s...
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