Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Body Mass Index, Safety Hazards, and Neighborhood Attractiveness
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The built environment potentially can reduce obesity, however, neighborhood characteristics may not be relevant to the same degree across various population subgroups and settings.
Neighborhood Characteristics and Change in Depressive Symptoms Among Older Residents of New York City
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated the relationship between the depressive symptoms of older adults over time and the characteristics of the neighborhoods in which they live.
Come Take a Walk with Me
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The "go-along" interview method is an opportunity for health researchers to learn more about place by going with individuals on excursions within the local-area context. The "go-along" interview method can be used with other research methods and has a number of advantages and limitations.
Disparities in Urban Neighborhood Conditions
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Low-income urban neighborhoods are less conducive to walking than other neighborhoods, even if they have comparable population densities, street layouts, and mixed-land use, according to this study of census data and direct observation of neighborhoods in New York City.
Investigator Reveals Keys to Creating Healthy Cities
November 22, 2009 | Story
New book maps out solutions to the longstanding public health problems plaguing urban centers.
Using Built Environment Characteristics to Predict Walking for Exercise
February 29, 2008 | Journal Article
Results of previous studies have been inconsistent about whether the environment close to home affects the likelihood of residents partaking in physical activity. This paper finds no significant association between an individual's surrounding environment and walking for exercise.
Neighborhood Characteristics and Hypertension
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study showed an association between neighborhood factors such as poor walkability and safety and less availability to healthy foods on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). When race/ethnicity was adjusted for socioeconomic indicators the associations were attenuated. More work is needed to clarify the association between race, neighborhood characteristics and CVD.
Walkable Communities and Adolescent Weight
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The odds of student overweight or obesity decreased if they lived in communities with higher walkability index scores according to this study.
A Spatial Agent-Based Model for the Simulation of Adults' Daily Walking Within a City
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A spatial agent-based model (ABM) simulation of individuals' walking behavior in a city demonstrated that ABMs can effectively formalize the dynamic processes behind and facilitate understanding of individuals' walking behavior.
Child's Play: Robin Moore, DiplArch, MCP, Investigates Parks as Active Recreation Sites for Kids
December 26, 2010 | Story
"Almost 70 percent of the activity took place in the really nice, renovated playground area, even though it accounted for just 2 percent of the total park size," says Moore.