Housing is a major pathway through which health disparities emerge and are sustained over
time. However, no existing unified conceptual model has comprehensively elucidated the …

This review considers the broad area of housing and public health, one of the traditional and
core areas of public health research and intervention. The review takes into account the …

Importance Structural racism has resulted in long-standing disinvestment and dilapidated
environmental conditions in Black neighborhoods. Abandoned houses signal neglect and …

Computer vision methods that quantify the perception of urban environment are increasingly
being used to study the relationship between a city's physical appearance and the behavior …

Social science literature has shown a strong connection between the visual appearance of a
city's neighborhoods and the behavior and health of its citizens. Yet, this research is limited …

Although it is often acknowledged that social and environmental factors interact to produce
racial and ethnic environmental health disparities, it is still unclear how this occurs. Despite …

Background Vacant lots are often overgrown with unwanted vegetation and filled with trash,
making them attractive places to hide illegal guns, conduct illegal activities such as drug …

Vacant land is a significant economic problem for many cities, but also may affect the health
and safety of residents. In order for community-based solutions to vacant land to be …

For many years, the housing environment has been acknowledged as one of the main
settings that affect human health. Living and housing conditions are the basis of many …

Objective This study aims to estimate the technical efficiency of health systems in Asia.
Settings The study was conducted in Asian countries. Methods We applied an output …