News tagged with neighborhoods
Researchers discover links between city walkability and air pollution exposure
Nov 02, 2009 |
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A new study compares neighborhoods' walkability (degree of ease for walking) with local levels of air pollution and finds that some neighborhoods might be good for walking, but have poor air quality. Researchers involved ...
Parolee releases spike violent crime, study suggests
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Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- California lawmakers may want to rethink a cost-cutting proposal to release at least 27,000 inmates from state prison in light of a new study linking parolees to increases in violent crime.
Children in unsafe neighborhoods risk sedentary lifestyle and obesity
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Kids living in unsafe neighborhoods face barriers to getting exercise, which could lead to them becoming overweight, a new University of Michigan indicates.
Unsafe neighborhoods disable the elderly
May 27, 2009 |
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Elderly people who live below the poverty line and perceive their neighborhoods to be dangerous are more likely to have a mobility disability. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health suggest that e ...
Research finds street gang activity is a predictor of homicide in LA neighborhoods
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Mar 12, 2009 |
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Neighborhoods saddled with gangs fighting over the same turf suffer higher homicide rates and greater instability than areas where the gangs are scarce, according to a recent study by researchers at Charles Drew University ...
Healthy food availability could depend on where you live -- so does the quality of your diet
Feb 25, 2009 |
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The availability of healthy food choices and your quality of diet is associated with where you live, according to two studies conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers examined ...
New study shows racial disparities in Twin Cities mortgage lending (Video)
Feb 12, 2009 |
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A new report, "Communities in Crisis," issued by the University of Minnesota Institute on Race and Poverty shows that the Twin Cities has some of the nation's worst racial disparities in mortgage lending. In the Twin Cities, ...
Race guides neighborhood evaluation, study says
Nov 20, 2008 |
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Race is a powerful determinant of how whites regard a neighborhood, according to a recent study at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Michigan.
Social problems dominate concerns in neighborhoods with unsatisfied residents
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A new study reveals that the general appearance of a neighborhood is the single most important factor affecting how satisfied residents are about the area where they live.
Low-income? No car? Expect to pay more for groceries
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Households located in poor neighborhoods pay more for the same items than people living in wealthy ones, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
