Abstract Purpose of Review We sought to examine the role of social and environmental
conditions that determine an individual's behaviors and risk of disease—collectively known …

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 …

We investigated historical redlining, a government-sanctioned discriminatory policy, in
relation to cardiovascular health (CVH) and whether associations were modified by present …

Background: Despite improvements in population health, marked racial and ethnic
disparities in longevity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality persist. This study aimed …

Improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates among young adults in the past 2
decades have been offset by increasing racial/ethnic and gender disparities, persistence of …

Cardiovascular disease disparities are shaped by differences in risk factors across racial
and ethnic groups. Housing remains an important social determinant of health. The objective …

In a context where epidemiologic research has been heavily influenced by a biomedical and
individualistic approach, the naming of “social epidemiology” allowed explicit emphasis on …

Background Chronic stress associates with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)
via increased stress-related neural network activity (SNA). Light/moderate alcohol …

The neighborhoods where individuals reside shape environmental exposures, access to
resources, and opportunities. The inequitable distribution of resources and opportunities …

Importance In the 1930s, the government-sponsored Home Owners' Loan Corporation
(HOLC) established maps of US neighborhoods that identified mortgage risk (grade A …