People who live in walkable neighborhoods with access to parks and other outdoor activities are more active and less likely to have diabetes or obesity, according to a new paper published in the Endocrine Society's journal, ...
Feb 24, 2022
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A new study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found that children from less resourced neighborhoods were at increased odds of presenting with complicated appendicitis, an indicator of delayed access ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Black people who spent their early adult years in racially segregated neighborhoods were twice as likely to develop coronary artery calcium—a predictor of heart disease—as those who lived in less segregated neighborhoods, ...
Feb 3, 2022
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In one of the first studies to examine the link between neighborhood characteristics and weight gain during pregnancy, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers find that pregnant people who live in ...
Feb 2, 2022
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How have older adults adjusted to living under the pandemic? There's no one-size-fits-all experience, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Jan 25, 2022
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Black and Hispanic adults who live in racially segregated neighborhoods may be more likely to develop high blood pressure than their peers who live in nonsegregated communities, a new study shows. The same was not true for ...
Jan 20, 2022
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A Penn State researcher testing a new way to assess tobacco use with a neighborhood mapping platform and in-person interviews has found that community engagement is key to addressing risky health behaviors.
Jan 3, 2022
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Adults 50 and older are significantly less active than those younger than 50. Many fall short of the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity per week. However, they still can benefit from ...
Oct 19, 2021
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In a study of the 9 largest U.S. cities, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across neighborhoods. The ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Older people living in less advantaged neighborhoods become disabled roughly two years earlier than their counterparts in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a new Yale study.
Aug 23, 2021
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