Urban environments perceived as safe, pleasant, and walkable stimulate sustainable and healthy human behavior. However, obtaining in-situ data on the appearance of streetscapes and people’s perceptions of urban spaces is time-consuming, costly, and labor-intensive. To circumvent these limitations, AI-driven place assessments have gained momentum. Advances in AI and street view (SV) images...
Background: Dog-transmitted human rabies is commonly linked to poverty, but few studies have formally investigated the relationship between local socioeconomic deprivation and canine rabies incidence. Moreover, the use of coarse spatial data (aggregated at the subnational level) has even led some to report an increased risk of canine rabies in low-poverty areas.
Methods: We...
The number of major floods resulting federal disaster declarations have increased in several US states. Estimated risk of flooding to residential properties alone are expected to increase by over 10% in the next 30 years. Our goal was to assess residents’ flood risk perception relative to flood plain risk. Surveys were mailed to households in Nebraska and Iowa in 2022. Because mailing and...
Objective
We aimed to systematically summarize the evidence for an association between GPS-based exposures to the retail food environment and diet-related and cardiometabolic health outcomes.
Methods
We performed a systematic search in PubMed, Embase.com, APA PsycInfo (via Ebsco), Cinahl (via Ebsco), the Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and the International Bibliography of the...
Ticks are the most prevalent vector species in the United States (Beard, Eisen, and Eisen, 2021). They are a common parasitic insect, which bite humans to receive sustenance from our blood. When they bite a human, they leave behind bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which can cause secondary infections and illnesses (Parola and Raoult, 2001). Despite knowing the impact that ticks can have on...
Mass vaccination is a cornerstone of public health emergency preparedness and response. However, injudicious placement of vaccination sites can lead to the formation of long waiting lines or queues, which discourage individuals from waiting to be vaccinated and thus jeopardize the achievement of public health targets. Queueing theory offers a framework for modeling queue formation at...
Keywords: inland flooding, flood-related health outcomes, geospatial flood risk, flood risk preparedness, emergency medicine
Climate change has the potential to impact environmental and human health via extreme weather events. Flooding is associated with infectious disease outbreaks, increased asthma, and worsened mental health. Previous studies have focused on coastal communities rather...
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Parks and green spaces enhance mental health and provide areas for recreation and interaction. However, access to parks often varies by socio-economic status (SES), with individuals in rural areas or with low SES being particularly vulnerable. This ecological study explores how community-level access to parks correlates with the prevalence of depression in census tracts in...
Brucellosis is a global zoonosis caused by species of Brucella bacteria with high burden in underdeveloped countries. Kazakhstan, in Central Asia, reports high human/livestock burden, requiring high costs for animal testing and slaughter. Brucella spp. show high host affinity and vaccines are Brucella spp. specific. The risk of brucellosis transmission between commingling livestock and...
Research shows greenspaces significantly boost children’s health by promoting physical activity, reducing stress, and facilitating play and social interaction. The Child Opportunity Index (COI) score, which evaluates neighborhood potential to improve children’s health and reduce disparities, currently does not include greenspace in its metrics. Additionally, it does not explore seasonal...
INTRODUCTION: The global rise in the elderly population brings attention to the pressing issue of elder abuse, categorized into physical, psychological, neglect, financial and sexual abuse. According to the WHO (2022), 1 in 6 individuals aged 60 and older has experienced some form of abuse in community setting necessitating increase awareness and support for older people.
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