Abstract Purpose of Review While the experience of migration and resettlement in a new
country is associated with mental health risks, immigrants generally demonstrate better …

Background and aims: The notion that environment affects mental health has a long history;
in this systematic review, we aimed to study whether the living environment is related to …

Importance Neighborhood physical conditions have been associated with mental illness and
may partially explain persistent socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of poor mental …

A strong sense of community has been associated with improved wellbeing, increased
feelings of safety and security, participation in community affairs and civic responsibility …

Objectives. We investigated the underlying mechanisms of the influence of socioeconomic
status (SES) on mental health and self-rated health (SRH), and evaluated how these …

Research shows that racial discrimination is related to illness among diverse racial and
ethnic populations. Studies of racial discrimination and health among Asian Americans …

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 …

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 …

This paper examines vulnerability and risk perception in the fear of crime. Past studies have
often treated gender and age as proxies for vulnerability, and on the few occasions that …

There is growing evidence that communities can be designed to support physical activity,
but it is important to understand whether neighborhood features related to health are also …