Neighborhood Influences on Health Publications

2013

Are Our Actions Aligned with Our Evidence? The Skinny on Changing the Landscape of Obesity — March 1

Exploring Community Health Center and Faith-Based Partnerships: Community Residents' Perspectives — February 1

Food Policy Research: We Need Better Measurement, Better Study Designs, and Reasonable and Measured Actions Based on the Available Evidence — January 1

Neighborhood Food Outlets, Diet, and Obesity Among California Adults, 2007 and 2009 — March 1

Outdoor Advertising, Obesity, and Soda Consumption: A Cross-Sectional Study — January 1

The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Coronary Heart Disease in Women — March 1

Use of Neighbourhood Parks: Does Socio-Economic Status Matter? A Four-City Study — January 1

2012

Neighborhood Characteristics and the Initiation of Marijuana Use and Binge Drinking — January 1

Exploring Park Director Roles in Promoting Community Physical Activity — July 1

Is There a Robust Relationship Between Neighbourhood Food Environment and Childhood Obesity in the USA? — September 1

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction in a Nationally Representative Sample — October 1

Two Years and Counting: How Will the Effects of the Affordable Care Act Be Monitored? — January 1

The Women's Health Initiative: The Food Environment, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, BMI, and Blood Pressure — April 1

Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Family Fitness Zones: A Natural Experiment in Urban Public Parks — January 1

2011

Childhood and Adult Socioeconomic Position, Cumulative Lead Levels, and Pessimism in Later Life: The VA Normative Aging Study — January 1

Economic Analysis of Physical Activity Interventions — February 1

How Much Observation Is Enough? Refining the Administration of SOPARC — November 1

Neighborhood Archetypes for Population Health Research: Is There No Place Like Home? — January 1

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Function in Women — January 1

Preventing Obesity and Its Consequences: Highlights of RAND Health Research — August 3

Racial/ethnic Differences in US Health Behaviors: A Decomposition Analysis — May 1

Using Geographic Information Systems to Match Local Health Needs with Public Health Services and Programs — January 1

2010

Cognitive Behavioral Theories Used to Explain Injection Risk Behavior Among Injection Drug Users: A Review and Suggestions for the Integration of Cognitive and Environmental Models — January 1

The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Body Mass Index and Physical Activity — January 1

Examination of Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Transportation on Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: The Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls — January 1

A Life-Course Approach to the Study of Neighborhoods and Health — January 1

Neighborhood Effects on Health: Concentrated Advantage and Disadvantage — January 1

Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status and Biological 'Wear and Tear' in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults — October 1

Parks and Physical Activity: Why Are Some Parks Used More Than Others? — January 1

Small Area Variations in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Does the Neighborhood Matter? — July 1

2009

Body Mass Index, Neighborhood Fast Food and Restaurant Concentration, and Car Ownership — September 1

Children's Health in Washington, D.C.: Access and Health Challenges Despite High Insurance Coverage Rates — October 28

Rapid Community Participatory Assessment of Health Care in Post-Storm New Orleans — December 1

2008

Does Place Explain Racial Health Disparities? Quantifying the Contribution of Residential Context to the Black/white Health Gap in the United States — January 1

Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables? — August 11

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Whites, Blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States — June 1

2007

Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity — March 1

Daily Smoking Patterns, Their Determinants, and Implications for Quitting — January 1

Lifecourse, Immigrant Status and Acculturation in Food Purchasing and Preparation Among Low-Income Mothers — April 1

A Multilevel Decomposition Approach to Estimate the Role of Program Location and Neighborhood Disadvantage in Racial Disparities in Alcohol Treatment Completion — January 1

Neighborhood Context and Ethnicity Differences in Body Mass Index: A Multilevel Analysis Using the NHANES III Survey (1988-1994) — July 1

Neighborhood Design and Walking Trips in Ten U.S. Metropolitan Areas — January 1

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