Background Findings from published studies suggest that exposure to and interactions with
green spaces are associated with improved psychological wellbeing and have cognitive …

Mortality in the United States is 18% higher than in Costa Rica among adult men and 10%
higher among middle-aged women, despite the several times higher income and health …

Background Urbanisation in Latin America (LA) is heterogeneous and could have varying
implications for infant mortality (IM). Identifying city factors related to IM can help design …

A majority of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2007. The most rapidly
urbanizing cities are in less-wealthy nations, and the pace of growth varies among regions …

Background There are large and persistent disparities in life expectancy among racial–
ethnic groups in the USA, but the extent to which these patterns vary geographically on a …

Background The association between urban greenspace and mortality risk is well known,
but less is known about how the spatial arrangement of greenspace affects population …

The majority of the world's population will live in cities in the next few years and the pace of
urbanization worldwide will continue to accelerate over the coming decades. While the …

Methods| We used the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online
Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database from 1999 to 2017. 3 Based on …

Importance Examining life expectancy by county allows for tracking geographic disparities
over time and assessing factors related to these disparities. This information is potentially …

Urbanization is an essential indicator of contemporary society and a necessary historic
stage in the industrialization of all countries. Thus, we explore the impact of urbanization on …