Understanding how human land use patterns influence mosquito ecology and the risk of mosquito-borne pathogens is critical for the development of disease management strategies. We examined how different environments influenced mosquito species composition, abundance, and West Nile virus (WNV) infection rates in central Illinois. Using a combination of gravid traps and CDC light traps, adult mosq...

The academic literature on the impact of urban form on travel behavior has increasingly recognized that residential location choice and travel choices may be interconnected. We contribute to the understanding of this interrelation by studying to what extent commute mode choice differs by residential neighborhood and by neighborhood type dissonance—the mismatch between a commuter s current neigh...

Residential segregation, especially of blacks from whites, remains the common pattern in urban America. This research examines the part that popular attitudes on residential integration may play in the process of residential integration/segregation. Using data from a large multiethnic sample survey in Los Angeles, we examine three hypotheses about the nature of attitudes toward residential inte...

The link between the built environment and residential segregation has long been of interest to discussion for sustainable socially resilient cities. However, direct assessments on how extensively diverse environments affect social landscapes cities at neighborhood level are rare. Here, we investigate whether neighborhoods with a also exhibit different socio-economic profiles. Through geodemogr...

CONTEXT Little research has investigated possible effects of neighborhood residence on mental health problems in children such as depression, anxiety, and withdrawal. OBJECTIVE To examine whether children's mental health is associated with neighborhood structural characteristics (concentrated disadvantage, immigrant concentration, and residential stability) and whether neighborhood social pro...

BACKGROUND Asians and Hispanics have the highest incidence rates of liver cancer in the United States, but little is known about how incidence patterns in these largely immigrant populations vary by nativity, acculturation, and socioeconomic status (SES). Such variations can identify high-priority subgroups for prevention and monitoring. METHODS Incidence rates and rate ratios (IRR) by nativi...

two neighborhoods developed within the last 50 years were classified as W-L high wire code (6). Based on these Columbus data, if cases from the inner city are matched with controls from newer neighborhoods, odds ratios exceeding a value of 3.0 could be produced, falsely associating high wire code with childhood cancer. Evidence exists that the cases in the 1988 Denver study may be from older ne...

Neighborhood environments have received considerable attention in recent local, state, and national obesity prevention initiatives, with a particular focus on food deserts, or areas with poor access to healthy foods. Yet, there are inconsistencies in the evidence base, suggesting a nuanced association between neighborhood environment, food availability, diet behaviors, and obesity. There is het...

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), with spending of nearly $800 billion, was the largest component in United States’ economic response to COVID-19 pandemic. intention program provide emergency relief small businesses and help them keep employees on their payroll. Critics PPP feared that its reliance private lending institutions would exacerbate racial spatial injustice by mirroring existing...