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Category Archives: Adults
The U.S. Burden of Pedestrian Falls: 170,000 EMS Responses in 2023.
Falls are the leading cause of injuries and functional decline among persons aged 65 years and older and falls increase the risk of subsequent institutionalization. We estimate that in 2023 there were ~170,000 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responses to pedestrian … Continue reading
Where Do Older Pedestrians Experience a Risk of Being Killed in a Motor Vehicle Crash?
Our newest paper just came out in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society and shows that across the US, pedestrian fatalities from motor vehicle crashes among older adults cluster around senior centers, community centers, libraries, pharmacies/drug stores, and healthcare/hospital/health services. … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Adults, Health Care Access, Injury, Safety, Transportation, Walkability
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Tree Canopy Cover Linked to Lower Risk of Pedestrian Falls
Our latest research, just published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology, suggests that higher levels of tree canopy cover helps prevent injurious pedestrian falls. The research found that during summer months, locations on streets and sidewalks where pedestrians fell … Continue reading
Pedestrian Falls and Alcohol Use
Our recent paper highlights an often-overlooked aspect of pedestrian safety: the role alcohol and drug use play in falls that occur outdoors, particularly on streets and sidewalks. We used data from the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS), which … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Adults, Alcohol, Injury
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Neighborhood Walkability and Lower Risk of Incident Diabetes
Continuing our collaboration with the NYU Women’s Health Study team (see here) to understand how neighborhood walkability affects chronic disease risk, we recently published a paper showing that higher walkability is associated with lower diabetes risk. Among 11,037 women free … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Adults, Diabetes, Urban Design, Walkability
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The Burden of Pedestrian Falls on Streets and Sidewalks in the U.S.
After doing substantial work documenting the links between greater neighborhood walkability and higher engagement in pedestrian activity and reduced weight gain, in recent years we have launched research projects on pedestrian safety. In new work just published in the Journal … Continue reading
Cumulative experience of neighborhood walkability over a decade and body mass index and waist circumference.
We just published new work in the American Journal of Epidemiology on the beneficial, cumulative effect of living in neighborhoods with higher walkability on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. In collaboration with the REGARDS team and Drexel’s Urban … Continue reading
Higher Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with a Lower Risk of Gestational Diabetes
Continuing our partnership with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to study how urban built environments influence health during pregnancy we recently published research showing that higher neighborhood walkability is associated with lower risk of gestational diabetes. Gestational … Continue reading
Posted in Active Transport, Adults, Childhood, Diabetes, Urban Design, Walkability
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Higher Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with a Lower Risk of Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy
In partnership with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene we have been studying how neighborhood environments influence health during pregnancy and birth outcomes, with recent work focusing on weight gain during pregnancy. In 2009, the Institute of Medicine … Continue reading
Neighborhood Walkability and Body Mass Index among African American Cancer Survivors
Increasingly, health care systems are becoming stakeholders in urban design and infrastructure planning processes, and are considering how neighborhood environments can support the health of communities and patient populations within health system catchment areas. To this end, health systems are: … Continue reading
Posted in Adults, Cancer Survivors, Urban Design, Walkability
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