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Productivity of Household Investment in Health: The Case of Colombia [PDF]

The purpose of this study is to understand how public and private investments in health in Colombia are related to future earnings of individuals. The returns to good health of individuals and the determinants of the health production function are ...
Jairo Núñez, Rocio Ribero
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The intersection of oral health and fast-food chain expansion in Indian cities: A commercial threat in disguise?

Indian Journal of Dental Research
Objectives: To examine the impact of fast-food chain expansion on oral health outcomes and highlight its role as a commercial determinant of health in urban India.
Vinayak Dev Sharma, Meena Jain
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Citizen science and biodiversity in urban planning. Enhancing public spaces through the URBioPark project

TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment
The WHO estimates that by 2050, 70% of the global population will reside in urban areas—centers of opportunity but also major health risks. Urbanization contributes to the rise of non-communicable chronic diseases, linked to unsustainable lifestyles and ...
Michela Tiboni, Anna Bertolazzi, Michela Nota, Achille Amatucci, Filippo Gallese, Giovanni Maifredi, Anita Maienza, Luciano Massetti, Elena Pivato, Vera Ventura, Claudia Zani   +10 more
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Analyzing urban poverty: a summary of methods and approached [PDF]

In recent years an extensive body of literature has emerged on the definition, measurement and analysis of poverty. Much of this literature focuses on analyzing poverty at the national level, or spatial disaggregation by general categories of urban or ...
Baker, Judy, Schuler, Nina
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Mayors and the health of cities [PDF]

, 2019
Mayors and the Health of Cities sheds light on how US mayors perceive and prioritize the health of their cities in the context of existing urban health data.
Godinez Puig, Luisa, Lusk, Katharine, Wang, Monica   +2 more
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The archipelago of urban health. A vision for Milan from the railway yard regeneration

TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment
The aim of the paper is to envision urban open spaces as a strategic system for the health of the citizens, experimenting with innovative interpretation tools and design-oriented approaches.
Giovanna Fossa, Federico Mistò, Quying Wang, Giulio Zilli   +3 more
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Evaluating the Variability of Urban Land Surface Temperatures Using Drone Observations [PDF]

, 2019
Urbanization and climate change are driving increases in urban land surface temperatures that pose a threat to human and environmental health. To address this challenge, we must be able to observe land surface temperatures within spatially complex urban ...
McDonald, Walter M., Naughton, Joseph
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Patterns of substance use among homeless men residing in urban shelter homes in Delhi

Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Background: Homeless populations are highly vulnerable to substance use, but Indian data are limited. Aim: This study aimed to examine the pattern and severity of substance use among homeless men residing in Delhi. Methods: In this cross-sectional study,
Ilambaridhi Balasubramanian, Atul Ambekar, Alok Agrawal, Rajesh Kumar   +3 more
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Foreword: Urban Bioethics [PDF]

, 1997
On February 26, 1997, the Fordham University School of Law hosted the Sixth Annual Stein Center Symposium on Contemporary Urban Challenges, entitled Urban Bioethics: A Symposium on Health Care, Poverty, and Autonomy.
Cooper, Elizabeth B., Zipursky, Benjamin C.   +1 more
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Comparing Differences in Jogging Support across Various Land Use Types in Urban Built-Up Areas Using User-Recommended Routes

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Land use types other than specialized athletic fields provide a variety of jogging environments, addressing the shortage of urban fitness facilities and promoting urban health as well as sustainability.
Li Tan, Jiayi Jiang, Meng Guo, Yujia Zhong   +3 more
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