Category Archives: Walkability

Higher Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with a Lower Risk of Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Built Environment and Health

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 →

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Neighborhood Walkability and Body Mass Index among African American Cancer Survivors

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Built Environment and Health

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 →

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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 →

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Measuring Neighborhood Walkability across Communities in the U.S. Over the Past Three Decades

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Built Environment and Health

The evidence on links between neighborhood walkability and physical activity and body mass index remains limited because there have been few longitudinal studies with repeated measures of neighborhood walkability and health behavior and outcomes.  While large cohort studies with long-term … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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Webinar Online – Urban Informatics: Studying How Urban Design Influences Health in New York City

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Built Environment and Health

Dr. Rundle’s March 2nd webinar for the ISBNPA webinar has been posted online at ISBNPA’s web site (Here and embedded below). His talk covered different approaches to assessing neighborhood walkability and the link between urban design and resident’s physical activity using New York City … Continue reading →

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Webinar – Urban Informatics: Studying How Urban Design Influences Health in New York City

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Built Environment and Health

On Thursday March 2nd at 3pm EST, Dr. Rundle will give a webinar entitled “Urban Informatics: Studying How Urban Design Influences Health in New York City” for the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. You can register for … Continue reading →

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JAMA on Walking and Walkability

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Built Environment and Health

Following up on its two recent articles about neighborhood walkability, including an editorial co-authored by Andrew Rundle, JAMA today published a Medical News and Perspectives article entitled “As Walking Movement Grows, Neighborhood Walkability Gains Attention”.  The article notes the various … Continue reading →

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Using GPS and Accelerometers to Study Neighborhood Walkability and Physical Activity

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Built Environment and Health

We just published a paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showing that differences in residential neighborhood walkability in New York City (NYC) are associated with how residents utilize neighborhood space and are associated with total weekly physical activity. Higher neighborhood … Continue reading →

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