Academic Articles & Research Papers

Neighborhood factors and the geography of type 2 diabetes in Malaysia: an ecological based geospatial modelling study.

Ganasegeran K, Manaf MRA, Safian N, Waller LA et al. • BMC public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28250-y PMC: PMC13555919

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The Neighborhood Resources that Shape Children's Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review.

Steenwegen J, de Maat D, Lucassen N, Gielen M et al. • Child indicators research (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1007/s12187-026-10362-x PMC: PMC13570818

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A cross-sectional and prospective examination of alcohol use and misuse among adult twin and sibling pairs discordant for neighborhood socio-economic disadvantage.

Slutske WS, Baker TB, Piasecki TM • Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1111/add.70533 PMC: PMC13578849

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Neighborhood gentrification, income inequality, and cancer incidence among Hispanic/Latino adults.

Diaz-de-Durana Y, McDaniels-Davidson C, Perreira KM, Cheng E et al. • JNCI cancer spectrum (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkag083 PMC: PMC13581445

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The Association Between Neighborhood Factors and Early Organ Dysfunction in Children Who Are Critically Ill: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Magee PM, Paquette E, Daniels LA, Sanchez-Pinto LN et al. • The Journal of pediatrics (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114943 PMC: PMC13600560

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Social-spatial residence patterns and adolescent mental health: Investigating the influences of residential segregation, neighborhood social cohesion, and race on persistent, distressing psychotic-like experiences in the United States.

Wade KL, Kramer M, Ku B • Social science & medicine (1982) (2025)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118623 PMC: PMC12989066

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Impact of Neighborhood on Cardiovascular Health: A Contemporary Narrative Review.

Fullin K, Keen S, Harris K, Magnani JW • Current cardiology reports (2023)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01919-1 PMC: PMC13626019

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Impact of Neighborhood and Individual Social Drivers of Health on Outcomes Following Congenital Heart Surgery.

Well A, Van Diest H, Anderson BR, Zhang W et al. • World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1177/21501351261418279 PMC: PMC13624325

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Prospective and cross-sectional associations of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage with drinking and heavy drinking in mid-adulthood in a US national cohort.

Slutske WS, Baker TB, Boardman JD, Piasecki TM • Drug and alcohol dependence (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113357 PMC: PMC13625655

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Essential work, unequal places: Neighborhood characteristics of the essential workforce in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duchowny K, Wang V, Noppert G, Melendez R et al. • PloS one (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0357792 PMC: PMC13626339

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Are we measuring neighborhood disadvantage wrong? A methodological reassessment of its structure in the United States.

Clarke P, Rollings K, Melendez R, Sinkewicz M et al. • SSM - population health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101966 PMC: PMC13631815

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Observed and perceived walkability among young adults in San Francisco: spatial divergence, neighborhood inequality, and self-rated health.

Townsend BC, Parvin S, Anjum N, Holmes LM • Cities & health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2026.2722874 PMC: PMC13637480

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Identifying Communities at Risk for Poor Health using Multidimensional vs. Unidimensional Neighborhood Disadvantage Indices.

Clarke P, Rollings K, Melendez R, Duchowny K et al. • medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.06.26359856 PMC: PMC13640763

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Pathways from neighborhood adversity to life satisfaction among older African American adults.

Knauft K, Davis KM, Cutchin MP, Bruinsma J et al. • The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2025)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaf188 PMC: PMC12856355

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Measuring Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status from Sky and Street: An Ensemble Learning Framework.

Li Y, Long Y, Suel E, Zhang Y et al. • Transactions in urban data, science, and technology (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1177/27541231261473758 PMC: PMC7619596

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Visualizing Neighborhood COVID-19 Levels, Trends, and Inequities in Wastewater: An Equity-Centered Approach and Comparison to CDC Methods.

Cowger TL, Link NB, Hart JD, Sharp MT et al. • Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (2025)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002049 PMC: PMC13690348

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Using a Syringe Service Program-Based Community Advisory Board to Expand HIV Testing, Overdose Prevention, and PrEP Linkage in a Southern Black Neighborhood.

Hatch MA, Laschober TC, Wyatt BJ, Study Community Advisory Board et al. • Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1007/s40615-026-03068-x PMC: PMC13689691

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The detection paradox: How COVID-19 surveillance patterns shifted from lower-income to more affluent neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County.

Juhász L, Garba NA, Moise IK, Bhoite PB et al. • PloS one (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0361211 PMC: PMC13693879

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Neighborhood built environment and fracture risk among older adults: comparing high versus low clusters.

Zhou Q, Homma R • Frontiers in public health (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1947343 PMC: PMC13719309

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Neighborhood Deprivation and Timely Entry into Prenatal Care, Risk Screening, and Receipt of Care Management Services Among High-Risk Pregnant Medicaid Enrollees in North Carolina.

Aijaz M, Shea CM, Menard MK, Kucirka L et al. • Health equity (2026)

PMC PMC Public Access (View-Only) DOI: 10.1177/24731242261424795 PMC: PMC13728426

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