Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought countless challenges to public health and
highlighted the Brazilian health system vulnerabilities in facing the emergency. In this article …

Despite the relevance of cities and city policies for health, there has been limited
examination of large numbers of cities aimed at characterizing urban health determinants …

Sudden and unforeseen events, notably the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored and
exacerbated pre-existing urban inequalities. These disruptions have disproportionately …

Introduction The pandemic had a profound impact on the provision of health services in
Cúcuta, Colombia where the neighbourhood-level risk of Covid-19 has not been …

Due to the persistently high cases and deaths, Brazil became one of the worst countries
affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding the possible health inequities is …

Neighborhoods or residential environments have physical and social attributes which may
contribute to inequalities in the overweight and obesity pandemic. We examined the …

The mechanisms underlying racial inequities in uncontrolled hypertension have been
limited to individual factors. We investigated racial inequities in uncontrolled hypertension …

This paper aims to identify typologies of Latin American cities based on socioeconomic
urban environment patterns. We used census data from 371 urban agglomerations in 11 …

This paper aims to identify typologies of Latin American cities based on socioeconomic
urban environment patterns. We used census data from 371 urban agglomerations in 11 …

Persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy are at increased risk of severe COVID-
19, including hospitalization, mechanical ventilation, and death. The effects of the pandemic …