Category Archives: Diabetes

Higher Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with a Lower Risk of Gestational Diabetes

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Built Environment and Health

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

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Built Environment and Health

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 →

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