Neighborhood Influences on Health

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Feb 16, 2026

Associations Between Historical Redlining and BMI: Potential Indirect Pathways Through Neighborhood Socioeconomic and Environment Factors and Their Associated Lifestyle Behaviors in CARDIA

We used data from the 1985-86 CARDIA study to test whether retrospective cohort associations between redlining and BMI were mediated by paths from census-derived social and economic neighborhood factors.
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Jan 20, 2026

From Childhood to Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Social Environments and Psychological Well-Being in Predominantly Black American Urban Communities

This mixed-methods study investigates retrospective perceptions of childhood and current neighborhood social environments and their associations with loneliness and psychological distress in adulthood.
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Oct 17, 2025

Perceptions About Housing and Neighborhood Characteristics Among Aging Adult Black Americans in Two Predominantly Black, Low-Income Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh: A Multi-Method Analysis

We explore the intersection of housing, neighborhoods, and healthy aging among Black adults who live in two predominantly Black, low-income neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jun 25, 2025

The ALIGN for Health and Well-Being Toolkit

The ALIGN (Advancing Local Insight, Generational Investment, and Narrative) Toolkit guides community leaders through exercises to assist them in their efforts to promote health and well-being in their communities.
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Jun 25, 2025

The ALIGN for Health and Well-Being Toolkit: Advancing Local Insight, Generational Investment, and Narrative

This toolkit is designed to aid community leaders in promoting health and well-being, focusing on well-being narratives, measures that capture positive health and social context, and investment alignment to strengthen cross-sectoral health impacts.
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Feb 5, 2025

Distinguishing Neighborhood and Individual Social Risk Factors in Health Care

Investigated magnitude of independent associations of neighborhood- and person-level social risk factors (SRFs) with quality; are neighborhood-level SRF associations proxies for person-level; and how person-level SRFs association and quality varies by neighborhood-level SRFs.
Dec 9, 2024

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Nov 7, 2024

Post-Acute Care Trends and Disparities After Joint Replacements in the United States, 1991-2018: A Systematic Review

We conducted a systematic review of evidence on post-acute care use and disparities related to race and ethnicity and rurality in the United States over the past two decades among individuals who underwent major joint replacement.
Research

Oct 17, 2024

Park Space, Movement and Equity: Support of Physical Activity Per Square Foot by Park Features

Given the finite space available for parks in most urban areas, understanding the impact of design and park amenities on park visitation and physical activity should be considered when remodeling or creating new parks.
Research

Oct 9, 2024

Climate Change-Related Disasters & the Health of LGBTQ+ Populations

We argue that LGBTQ+ communities will have more exposure to climate change related disasters, be more susceptible to the adverse impacts of climate change and will have fewer resources to recover from climate disasters.
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Jul 24, 2024

A Preliminary Analysis of Stress Burden and Cognitive Function and Clinically-Adjudicated Cognitive Outcomes in Black American Adults

This study estimated the effect of an index of stress and psychological distress (i.e., stress burden) on cognitive function and clinically-adjudicated cognitive outcomes among older Black American adults and examined sleep as a mediator of effects.
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Jan 30, 2024

PHRESH: Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhood Change and Health

PHRESH, the Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhood Change and Health, is is part of an ongoing study of the Hill District and Homewood communities exploring the built and social environment and to what extent changes impact residents' health and wellbeing.

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Associations Between Historical Redlining and BMI: Potential Indirect Pathways Through Neighborhood Socioeconomic and Environment Factors and Their Associated Lifestyle Behaviors in CARDIA

From Childhood to Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Social Environments and Psychological Well-Being in Predominantly Black American Urban Communities

Perceptions About Housing and Neighborhood Characteristics Among Aging Adult Black Americans in Two Predominantly Black, Low-Income Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh: A Multi-Method Analysis

The ALIGN for Health and Well-Being Toolkit

The ALIGN for Health and Well-Being Toolkit: Advancing Local Insight, Generational Investment, and Narrative

Distinguishing Neighborhood and Individual Social Risk Factors in Health Care

Health and Care

Post-Acute Care Trends and Disparities After Joint Replacements in the United States, 1991-2018: A Systematic Review

Park Space, Movement and Equity: Support of Physical Activity Per Square Foot by Park Features

Climate Change-Related Disasters & the Health of LGBTQ+ Populations

A Preliminary Analysis of Stress Burden and Cognitive Function and Clinically-Adjudicated Cognitive Outcomes in Black American Adults

PHRESH: Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhood Change and Health

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Related Topics

The ALIGN for Health and Well-Being Toolkit

How Does Neighborhood Environment Impact Health Outcomes?

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Associations Between Historical Redlining and BMI: Potential Indirect Pathways Through Neighborhood Socioeconomic and Environment Factors and Their Associated Lifestyle Behaviors in CARDIA

From Childhood to Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Social Environments and Psychological Well-Being in Predominantly Black American Urban Communities

Perceptions About Housing and Neighborhood Characteristics Among Aging Adult Black Americans in Two Predominantly Black, Low-Income Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh: A Multi-Method Analysis

The ALIGN for Health and Well-Being Toolkit

The ALIGN for Health and Well-Being Toolkit: Advancing Local Insight, Generational Investment, and Narrative

Distinguishing Neighborhood and Individual Social Risk Factors in Health Care

Health and Care

Post-Acute Care Trends and Disparities After Joint Replacements in the United States, 1991-2018: A Systematic Review

Park Space, Movement and Equity: Support of Physical Activity Per Square Foot by Park Features

Climate Change-Related Disasters & the Health of LGBTQ+ Populations

A Preliminary Analysis of Stress Burden and Cognitive Function and Clinically-Adjudicated Cognitive Outcomes in Black American Adults

PHRESH: Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhood Change and Health

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