Physical inactivity is one of the most important public health issues in the US and
internationally. Increasingly, links are being identified between various elements of the …

Objective To develop a conceptual framework for investigating the role of racial/ethnic
residential segregation on health care disparities. Data Sources and Settings Review of the …

Features of neighborhoods or residential environments may affect health and contribute to
social and race/ethnic inequalities in health. The study of neighborhood health effects has …

Authoritative and comprehensive, this is the leading text and professional resource on using
geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze and address public health problems. Basic …

Background A myriad of new tools and algorithms have been developed to help public
health professionals analyze and visualize the complex data used in infectious disease …

Background Maternal and perinatal mortality could be reduced if all women delivered in
settings where skilled attendants could provide emergency obstetric care (EmOC) if …

Understanding the impact of place on health is a key element of epidemiologic investigation,
and numerous tools are being employed for analysis of spatial health-related data. This …

Physical attributes of local environments may influence walking. We used a modified version
of the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale to compare residents' perceptions of …

In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in neighborhood health effects. Most
existing work has relied on secondary data analyses and has used administrative areas and …

The article begins with a discussion of the rationale for studying the relationship between
residential environments and cardiovascular health. Existing empirical research relating …