Background Social determinants of health (SDOH) play a significant role in the development
of cardiovascular risk factors. We investigated SDOH associations with cardiovascular risk …

Background: Obesity is a global epidemic causing at least 2.8 million deaths per year. This
complex disease is associated with significant socioeconomic burden, reduced work …

Multilevel health research often focuses on a singular dimension of the neighborhood
environment in relation to individual-level health behaviors (eg, diet, physical activity) and …

Objective Environmental factors that drive obesity are often studied individually, whereas
obesogenic environments are likely to consist of multiple factors from food and physical …

Much of the existing studies on the built environment and type 2 diabetes are cross-sectional
and prone to residential self-selection bias. Using multilevel logistic regression analysis of …

Urban regeneration programs, such as" Programa Quiero mi Barrio"(PQMB) that is carried
out in neighborhoods with greater deprivation across Chile, can improve health and quality …

Aim The social environment (SE), including social contacts, norms and support, is an
understudied element of the living environment which impacts health. We aim to …

Overweight and obesity are major global public health concerns. Obesity is multifactorial in
origin and influenced by genetics, psychosocial factors, eating and physical activity …

Conhecer o ambiente alimentar a que as famílias beneficiárias do Programa Bolsa Família
(PBF) estão expostas é necessário para identificar a exposição a ambientes que favoreçam …

Food insecurity has myriad associations with poor health, and low-income communities
have higher than average prevalence of food insecurity. Living in a supportive …