Extreme Heat Awareness and Protective Behaviors in New York City

Heat Illness and Deaths — New York City, 2000–2011

Diabetes in New York City.

Old and Poor in New York City

T h ree important global trends will affect older persons living in cities. Fi r s t , the world’s population is increasingly concentrated in urban areas. The United Nations estimates that over 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2025. Second, poverty is becoming more concentrated in urban areas around the world. Third, for the most part people are living longer, and this has c...

Acculturation and activity behaviors in Chinese American immigrants in New York City

Asian Americans have lower levels of physical activity (PA) compared to other racial/ethnic groups; however, there is little understanding of the social and cultural determinants of PA in this population. Few analyses describe specific PA domains (occupation-, transportation-, recreation-related), focus on one Asian subgroup, or use validated scales. The study objective was to assess the associ...

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and predictors of control of hypertension in New York City.

BACKGROUND Hypertension-related risk in urban areas may vary from national estimates; however, objective data on prevalence and treatment in local areas are scarce. We assessed hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control among New York City (NYC) adults. METHODS AND RESULTS The NYC Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES), modeled on the national HANES, was conducted in ...