Category Archives: Diabetes
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
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Neighborhood Conditions Influence the Ability of Diabetics to Control Their Blood Sugar
In collaboration with researchers from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene we recently published an article in the American Journal of Epidemiology showing that diabetics living in neighborhoods with more advantaged economic environments, greater walkability and … Continue reading