2019
Why Cities and Health?
Ettman C, Vlahov D, Galea S. Why Cities and Health? 2019, 15-24. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190915858.003.0002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Physical Urban Environment
Quinn A, Vlahov D, Ompad D, Galea S. Physical Urban Environment. 2011, 526-535. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52272-6.00323-8.ChaptersPhysical urban environmentUrban environmentUrban populationWorld’s urban populationDiversity of citiesUrban futuresUrban infrastructureUrban livingWorld citiesUrban healthCityHealth impactsWorld populationClimate changeBest practicesNegative health impactsEnvironmentUrbanizationNeighborhoodWorldSignificant impactRural populationInfrastructureTransportationImpact
2007
POLICING, DRUGS, AND THE HOMICIDE DECLINE IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1990s*
MESSNER S, GALEA S, TARDIFF K, TRACY M, BUCCIARELLI A, PIPER T, FRYE V, VLAHOV D. POLICING, DRUGS, AND THE HOMICIDE DECLINE IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1990s*. Criminology 2007, 45: 385-414. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2007.00082.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomicide declineMisdemeanor arrestsNew York CityHomicide ratesRole of policingCross-sectional time-series dataYork CityCocaine prevalenceTotal homicide ratesLethal violenceBroken windowsPolicingTheoretical argumentsInfluential interpretationsCityHomicideMore inquiryEffects of measuresFuture researchCrack cocaineViolenceResearchInquiryWeaponsArgument
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 workCityBeyond 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 ResearchConceptsUrban 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