Urban trees provide substantial public health and public environmental benefits. However,
scholarly works suggest that urban trees may be disproportionately low in poor and minority …

Few topics generate greater controversy than issues of race and ethnicity in the United
States. Race—a categorization based on common physical characteristics—and ethnicity …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays a key role in tracking data on
the burden of obesity and its related racial and ethnic disparities to provide information that …

Transport planning is gradually shifting targets towards modifying the pedestrian
streetscapes that favor walking and enhance urban sustainability. We cannot be optimistic …

Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease, myocardial
infarction, and stroke, is the leading cause of death in the US. A large proportion of CVD …

There is ample evidence that urban trees benefit the physical, mental, and social health of
urban residents. The environmental justice hypothesis posits that environmental amenities …

Background Starting in 2018, national death certificates included a new racial classification
system that accounts for multiple-race decedents and separates Native Hawaiian and …

In this article we examine equity in new active travel infrastructure in London, UK. We focus
on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) introduced during Covid-19. These area-based …

Physical activity is vital for the health and well-being of youth and adults, although the
prevalence of physical activity continues to be low. Promoting active transportation or human …

Background Altering micro-scale features of neighborhood walkability (eg, benches,
sidewalks, and cues of social disorganization or crime) could be a relatively cost-effective …