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Less Than One-Third of Unhoused People in L.A. Would Accept a Group Shelter
The number of unsheltered people in Los Angeles is growing. In a new survey in Skid Row, Venice, and Hollywood, most reported being continuously homeless for more than three years. Half had been offered housing, but cited the intake process, desires for privacy, and safety concerns as obstacles.
May 4, 2022
Essay
Environmental Racism: How Historic Redlining Continues to Affect Communities
Starting in the 1930s, neighborhoods across America were redlined—marked on government maps as too hazardous, as in, too Black or too immigrant, for federal home loans. When zoning officials needed somewhere to put a new factory or freeway, those redlined neighborhoods were like a bullseye that they hit again and again.
Jun 27, 2022

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Journal Article
Vehicle-type Choice and Neighbourhood Characteristics: An Empirical Study of Hamilton, Canada
The popularity of light-duty trucks has increased with important implications for air quality, traffic accidents and gasoline demand.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Subjective and Objective Neighborhood Characteristics and Adult Health
Demonstrates the independent associations between both objective and perceived neighborhood quality and adult self-rated health. Associations between perceived neighborhood quality and health are particularly strong.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Neighborhood Context and Ethnicity Differences in Body Mass Index: A Multilevel Analysis Using the NHANES III Survey (1988-1994)
The authors provide both a theoretical and empirical analysis of the relation between administrative and survey data.
Jul 1, 2007
Research Brief
How Neighborhoods Can Reduce the Risk of Obesity
As the obesity epidemic worsens, researchers are zeroing in on environmental factors that may contribute to the problem or, conversely, help to prevent it. It is increasingly clear that neighborhoods play an important role in stimulating exercise and reducing the risk of obesity.
Jun 12, 2007
Research Brief
Implementing Youth Prevention Programs in Communities
Underage drinking is a significant problem in the United States. To address this problem, RAND researchers developed guides to provide key accountability questions, worksheets, tools, and examples to help communities plan, implement, and evaluate their efforts to reduce and prevent underage drinking.
May 20, 2007
News Release
School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
April 19, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Apr 19, 2007
News Release
RAND Study Finds Walking Is More Likely in Neighborhoods with More Four-Way Intersections, Diverse Business Mix
February 27, 2007 News Release: RAND Study Finds Walking Is More Likely in Neighborhoods with More Four-Way Intersections, Diverse Business Mix.
Feb 27, 2007
News Release
RAND Study of Los Angeles County Neighborhoods and Their Impact on Children Enters Second Phase
January 24, 2007 News Release: RAND Study of Los Angeles County Neighborhoods and Their Impact on Children Enters Second Phase.
Jan 24, 2007
Journal Article
Neighborhood Design and Walking Trips in Ten U.S. Metropolitan Areas
This study investigates to what extent design guidelines are likely to stimulate walking.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
The Importance of Social Context: Neighborhood Stressors, Stress-Buffering Mechanisms, and Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Disorders
This study examines the relationship among neighborhood stressors, stress-buffering mechanisms, and likelihood of alcohol, drug, and mental health disorders in adults from 60 US communities.
Jan 1, 2007
Report
Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States
Characterizes the density of liquor stores and bars that individuals face according to race, economic status, and age in the urban United States and finds mismatches between alcohol demand and the supply of liquor stores.
Dec 31, 2006
News Release
RAND Study Finds Neighborhood Parks Associated with More Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
November 6, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds Neighborhood Parks Associated with More Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
Nov 6, 2006
Commentary
Cities Should Enlist Business in Their Battle Against Crime
Published commentary by RAND staff: Cities Should Enlist Business in Their Battle Against Crime.
Jul 3, 2006
News Release
Close-Knit Neighborhoods May Help Prevent Children from Becoming Overweight
RAND news release: RAND Study Finds Close-Knit Neighborhoods May Help Prevent Children from Becoming Overweight
Feb 9, 2006
News Release
Los Angeles Residents Like Their Parks, but Are Most Likely to Use Those Close to Home
RAND news release: Los Angeles Residents Like Their Parks, but Are Most Likely to Use Those Close to Home
Feb 1, 2006
Journal Article
Hispanic Concentration and the Conditional Influence of Collective Efficacy on Adolescent Childbearing
Collective efficacy may help reduce adolescent childbearing in some, but not all, neighborhoods.
Jan 1, 2006
Report
The Design of a Multilevel Survey of Children, Families, and Communities: The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey
This paper describes the development and implementation of the multilevel sample design for the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (LAFANS).
Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article
A Systematic Review of Relations Between Neighborhoods and Mental Health
Relations between neighborhood characteristics and resident mental health have been widely investigated in individual studies.
Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article
Neighborhood Parks Associated with More Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
Adolescent girls who live within one-half mile of a public park are significantly more physically active than other girls. Parks with amenities such as basketball courts, playgrounds and walking paths were associated with more physical activity than parks with picnic areas and lawn games.
Dec 31, 2005
Research Brief
Does Neighborhood Deterioration Lead to Poor Health?
Traditional thinking about health in America has been that individuals alone decide whether to engage in unhealthy behaviors. However, the conditions in which individuals live may also contribute to their health and longevity.
Nov 25, 2005

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Alexandra Mendoza-Graf

Associate Policy Researcher

Alexandra Mendoza-Graf (she/her) is an associate policy researcher at RAND. Her research interests include the social determinants of health spanning the areas of education, built environments, neighborhood change and gentrification, displacement, criminal justice, mental health and well-being,…
Kathryn Pitkin Derose

Adjunct Policy Researcher

Kathryn P. Derose is an adjunct policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She is also a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research focuses on understanding and addressing health disparities. She has particular expertise…

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