Category Archives: Economic Development

The Evolution of Disparities in Spatial Access to Social Services in the U.S., 1990 to 2014

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Built Environment and Health

To address patient’s unmet social needs and improve health outcomes, health systems have developed programs to refer patients in need to social service agencies. However, the capacity to respond to patient referrals varies tremendously across communities. To understand how disparities … Continue reading →

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Newly Funded Work on Pedestrian Injury

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Built Environment and Health

We have recently been funded by NIH to conduct a four-year study of how urban design, the locations of alcohol selling establishments, night life districts and locations of services for the homeless influence pedestrian fatality risk.  We will be conducting … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Transport, CANVAS, Economic Development, Methods, Pedestrian Injury, Safety, Street View, Tools, Urban Design, Walkability | Leave a comment

National Geographic Cities Issue

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Built Environment and Health

Just a quick note:  The April 2019 issue of National Geographic focuses on Cities and how to redesign them to support health, sustainability and community.  The issue covers transit oriented design, China’s new urban design regulations, walking through Tokyo, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Transport, Economic Development, Injury, Parks, Pedestrian Injury, Physical Activity, Safety, Transportation, Urban Design, Urban Forestry, Walkability | Leave a comment

Strategies to Refine Annual Business Establishment Data across More than Two Decades

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Built Environment and Health

Analyses of place and health have been largely cross-sectional, and new challenges are faced as we wrangle longitudinal geographic data.  Our group just published a manuscript detailing our work to clean and code data on all NYC metropolitan area businesses … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Fast Food Restaurants, Economic Investment and Adolescent Obesity

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Built Environment and Health

Many researchers, public health officials and policy makers suggest that neighborhood characteristics may influence dietary and physical activity patterns and thus influence obesity risk.  Because of the evidence that fast food consumption is linked to obesity, researchers interested in neighborhood … Continue reading →

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