Black youth aren’t isolated in segregated neighborhoods
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A surprising new study has found that urban Black youth living in segregated neighborhoods spent a substantial ...
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AreaHub’s new premium package empowers research with expanded information about environmental and climate hazards by US zipcode and neighborhoods
NEW YORK, November 15, 2022 – Amid a time of extreme heat, record-breaking droughts, rapidly intensifying hurricanes, poor air quality ...
Study: Neighborhoods aren’t made for childfree people or single parents
UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS * Michigan State University * 408 W. Circle Drive * East Lansing, MI * 48824 EAST LANSING, Mich. ...
Past and present racism linked to excess nonfatal shootings in Baltimore’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health links historic redlining, coupled with ...
Climate change exacerbated hurricane Harvey’s flood damage, hitting low-income and Latinx neighborhoods disproportionately harder
New research published today shows that if it were not for the impact of climate change, up to 50 percent ...
New map can predict how racial makeup of neighborhoods will change
A map created by researchers at the University of Cincinnati can predict with surprising accuracy how the racial makeup of ...
Local stroke center may be off limits to patients in Black neighborhoods
Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly white communities to live near a hospital with ...
Neighborhoods most affected by racism, inequities and COVID-19 pandemic stressors at a greater risk for preterm births, study finds
Paper Title: The influence of structural racism, pandemic stress, and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes Journal: American ...
Stanford engineers point the way to more affordable, sustainable urban neighborhoods
(WATCH RELATED VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR6-9D9jqb0) Credit: Michael Lepech / Stanford University (WATCH RELATED VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR6-9D9jqb0) A Stanford University analysis(link is external) could help policymakers across ...
How understanding neighborhoods can help reduce tobacco use
A Penn State researcher testing a new way to assess tobacco use with a neighborhood mapping platform and in-person interviews has found that community ...
Mount Sinai expands resilience program created for front-line health care workers to the larger community through faith-based organizations in neighborhoods hit hardest by COVID-19
Click here to listen to an episode of Mount Sinai Health System's podcast, Road to Resilience, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, featuring an ...
Violence increased most in marginalized neighborhoods early in the COVID-19 pandemic
(SACRAMENTO) — During the first five months of the pandemic in 2020, low-income communities of color experienced significantly greater increases ...
Public school closures increasing in cities, but affected neighborhoods differ regionally
When public elementary schools close, families, teachers and public school advocates often criticize municipal authorities saying these closures disproportionately affect ...
Older African Americans more physically active in ‘green’ neighborhoods
Adults 50 and older are significantly less active than those younger than 50. Many fall short of the recommended 150 ...