Green space and health equity: a systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities

A Rigolon, MHEM Browning, O McAnirlin… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disadvantaged groups worldwide, such as low-income and racially/ethnically minoritized
people, experience worse health outcomes than more privileged groups, including wealthier …

[HTML][HTML] Where greenspace matters most: A systematic review of urbanicity, greenspace, and physical health

MHEM Browning, A Rigolon, O McAnirlin - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Greenspace in urban areas may have greater protective health effects than elsewhere.
Urban dwellers experience more environmental harmful exposures, attentional demands …

The southern rural health and mortality penalty: a review of regional health inequities in the United States

CE Miller, RS Vasan - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Rural-urban differences in morbidity and mortality across the United States have been well
documented and termed the “rural mortality penalty”. However, research studies frequently …

A cross-sectional study on health differences between rural and non-rural US counties using the County Health Rankings

TJ Anderson, DM Saman, MS Lipsky… - BMC health services …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background By examining 2013 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps data from
the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this paper seeks to …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and its relationship with COVID-19 cases and deaths: Analysis of US counties

GB Cunningham - Journal of sport and health science, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose The study was to examine county-level associations of physical activity with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths, per 100,000 county residents …

Green space and adult obesity in the United States

R Ghimire, S Ferreira, GT Green, NC Poudyal… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper estimates the relationship between green space and body mass index (BMI) in
the US We find that accounting for the heterogeneity of green space matters: BMI is …

Demographics, politics, and health factors predict mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

GB Cunningham, C Nite - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Wearing a protective face covering can reduce the spread of COVID-19, but
Americans' compliance with wearing a mask is uneven. The purpose of this study is to …

Obesity and black women: special considerations related to genesis and therapeutic approaches

P Agyemang, TM Powell-Wiley - Current cardiovascular risk reports, 2013 - Springer
Black women in the United States are disproportionately affected by obesity, with almost two-
thirds considered obese based on body mass index. Obesity has been directly linked to …

Diabetes prevalence is associated with different community factors in the diabetes belt versus the rest of the United States

CA Myers, T Slack, ST Broyles, SB Heymsfield… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate differences in community characteristics associated with diabetes
prevalence between the Diabetes Belt and the rest of the contiguous United States (US) …

Proximity to parks and natural areas as an environmental determinant to spatial disparities in obesity prevalence

KH Lee, J Heo, R Jayaraman, S Dawson - Applied geography, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is a significant public health concern in the United States. The relationship between
recreational opportunity and health conditions have been examined at an individual level by …