Background The research question how contextual factors of neighbourhood environments
influence individual health has gained increasing attention in public health research. Both …

Objectives. We investigated the underlying mechanisms of the influence of socioeconomic
status (SES) on mental health and self-rated health (SRH), and evaluated how these …

This comparative review explores how, during COVID-19 and recent American public health
disasters, including the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, Hurricane Katrina, and Hurricane …

The amount of post-consumer textile waste (PCTW) generated annually in the United States
has increased nearly ten-fold since the 1960s to exceed more than 34 billion pounds …

Poor neighborhoods may represent a situation of chronic stress, and may therefore be
associated with health-related correlates of stress. We examined whether lower …

Gentrification has been argued to contribute to urban inequalities, including those of health
disparities. Extant research has yet to conduct a systematic study of gentrification's relation …

Abstract Background Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana as a
Category 3 storm in August 2005. Storm surges, levee failures, and the low-lying nature of …

Emerging evidence suggests that psychosocial stress and toxicants may interact to modify
health risks. Stress–toxicant interactions could be important in chemical risk assessment, but …

Human well-being is an essential criterion in achieving smart and sustainable cities. Given
the significant influence of stress on individuals physical and mental health, various …

Gentrification, the increase of affluent residents into low-income neighborhoods, is thought
to heighten self-rated stress, especially for residents of color. However, the relationship …