2005
Urban built environment and depression: a multilevel analysis
Galea S, Ahern J, Rudenstine S, Wallace Z, Vlahov D. Urban built environment and depression: a multilevel analysis. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2005, 59: 822. PMID: 16166352, PMCID: PMC1732922, DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.033084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York CityNew York City HousingUrban planning effortsFuture prospective workNeighborhood-level incomeCity housingVacancy SurveyNeighborhood of residencePlanning effortsNeighborhoodNYC neighborhoodsLifetime depressionYork CityPoor featuresLevel incomeManagement reportsEnvironmentPopulation mental healthResidencePoor qualityCross-sectional surveyHousingRace/ethnicityProspective workCityThe urban built environment and overdose mortality in New York City neighborhoods
Hembree C, Galea S, Ahern J, Tracy M, Piper T, Miller J, Vlahov D, Tardiff K. The urban built environment and overdose mortality in New York City neighborhoods. Health & Place 2005, 11: 147-156. PMID: 15629682, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2004.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccidental drug overdoseNew York City HousingMultilevel case-control studyNew York City OfficeNew York City neighborhoodsAccidental overdose deathsFatal drug overdoseCharacteristics of neighborhoodsCity housingDrug overdose mortalityCity neighborhoodsVacancy SurveyMayor's OfficeDifferent neighborhoodsCity OfficeNeighborhood-level variablesNeighborhoodInternal environmentNeighborhood differencesExternal environmentOfficeEnvironmentHousingDisinvestmentSocial resourcesBeyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health
Freudenberg N, Galea S, Vlahov D. Beyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health. Journal Of Community Health 2005, 30: 1-11. PMID: 15751595, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-6091-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity Health ServicesHealth PromotionModels, TheoreticalPovertyPublic HealthResidence CharacteristicsSocial ConditionsUrban HealthConceptsUrban sprawlUrban healthHealth-related characteristicsUrban populationPublic health activitiesPublic health practiceLiving conditionsImpact of citiesUrban living conditionsUrban health penaltyHealth practicesHealth activitiesAdverse healthHealth of peopleUrban growthUrban livingHealth penaltyOutlying areasUrban penaltySprawlHealthCityInterventionSocial environmentPoor people
2004
Cities and Health: History, Approaches, and Key Questions
Vlahov D, Gibble E, Freudenberg N, Galea S. Cities and Health: History, Approaches, and Key Questions. Academic Medicine 2004, 79: 1133-1138. PMID: 15563646, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200412000-00003.Chapters
2001
Factors associated with prevalent hepatitis C: differences among young adult injection drug users in lower and upper Manhattan, New York City
Diaz T, Des Jarlais D, Vlahov D, Perlis T, Edwards V, Friedman S, Rockwell R, Hoover D, Williams I, Monterroso E. Factors associated with prevalent hepatitis C: differences among young adult injection drug users in lower and upper Manhattan, New York City. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 23-30. PMID: 11189819, PMCID: PMC1446499, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.1.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersYoung adult injection drug usersAdult injection drug usersHepatitis B virusDrug usersHCV infectionPrevalent hepatitis C virus infectionHepatitis C virus infectionYoung injection drug usersAnti-HCV positivityPrevalent HCV infectionPrevalent hepatitis CC virus infectionHIV serologyHCV antibodiesHepatitis CB virusVirus infectionDrug treatmentDrug useHCVNew York CitySex practicesInfectionUpper Manhattan