For decades, accessibility–ie the ease of reaching destinations–has been an important
concept in transport planning, resulting in many studies trying to measure it and put it into …

The criminological “broken windows” theory (BWT) has inspired public health researchers to
test the impact of neighborhood disorder on an array of resident health behaviors and …

Depression in the United States (US) is increasing across all races and ethnicities and is
attributed to multiple social determinants of health (SDOH). For members of historically …

Background Black/African American women in the United States are more likely to live in
neighborhoods with higher social vulnerability than other racial/ethnic groups, even when …

Background: Severe maternal morbidity is related to maternal mortality and an important
measure of maternal health outcomes. Our objective was to evaluate differences in rates of …

Objective: Pregnant African American women living in low-income urban communities have
high rates of trauma exposure and elevated risk for the development of trauma-related …

Pregnant women who experience psychosocial stressors, such as stressful life events, poor
neighborhood quality, and financial hardship, are at an increased risk for adverse …

Objective To examine the association of urban residential tree canopy cover with perceived
stress in a cohort of pregnant women in Philadelphia, PA, and explore whether this …

African American women are more likely to experience preterm birth (< 37 completed weeks
gestation) compared with White women. African American women are also more likely to live …

Objective: Black women are more likely to live in disadvantaged neighborhoods and
experience racial discrimination and psychological stress compared with White women …