A review of published observational studies of neighbourhoods and depression/depressive
symptoms was conducted to inform future directions for the field. Forty-five English-language …

A growing literature investigates associations between neighborhood social environments
and coronary heart disease (CHD). After reviewing the literature, we present a theoretical …

Uncertainty in the relevant spatial context may drive heterogeneity in findings on the built
environment and energy balance. To estimate the effect of this uncertainty, we conducted a …

The availability of, and access to, primary health care is one neighbourhood characteristic
that has the potential to impact health thus representing an important area of focus for …

Geomatics and related technologies allow for the application of integrated approaches to the
analysis of individual spatial and temporal activities in the context of place and health …

Problem: Literature advocating compact development and mixed uses frequently claims that
this form of development supports a higher quality of life, yet the empirical basis for this claim …

Built environment characteristics have been linked to health outcomes and health
disparities. However, the effects of an environment on behavior may depend on human …

The measurement of area level deprivation is the subject of a wide and ongoing debate
regarding the appropriateness of the geographical scale of analysis, the input indicator …

Neighborhood social and physical contexts have the ability to impact health and health
behaviors of residents. One neighborhood characteristic that remains underexamined in the …

Previous studies concerned with investigating the relationship between levels of physical
activity and aspects of the built environment have often led to inconsistent and mixed …