The concept of a so-called urban advantage in health ignores the possibility of
heterogeneity in health outcomes across cities. Using a harmonized dataset from the …

Summary Background Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, but
evidence is lacking on the magnitude of health inequalities in urban areas of the region. Our …

Latin American populations may present patterns of sociodemographic, ethnic and cultural
diversity that can defy current universal models of healthy aging. The potential combination …

Background Few studies have examined the interactions between individual socioeconomic
position and neighbourhood deprivation and the findings so far are heterogeneous. Using a …

Significant global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting
calls to rethink approaches to disease prevention. A key part of the solution is city planning …

INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 crisis has exposed major inequalities between
communities. Understanding the societal risk factors that make some groups particularly …

Climate change and urbanization are rapidly increasing human exposure to extreme
ambient temperatures, yet few studies have examined temperature and mortality in Latin …

The majority of people now live in urban areas and will do so for the foreseeable future. As a
force in the demographic and health transition, urbanization is associated with falling birth …

Introduction Socioeconomic inequalities affecting health are of major importance in Europe.
The literature enhances the role of social determinants of health, such as socioeconomic …

Studies examining urban health and the environment must ensure comparability of
measures across cities and countries. We describe a data platform and process that …