The Mediating Role of Perceived Crime in Gender and Built Environment Associations with Park Use and Park-Based Physical Activity Among Park Users in High Poverty Neighborhoods

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/2YmQJIm on April 30, 2020 at 08:30PM This study conducted mediation analyses to examine the effects of gender and presence of park walking path on park use, participation in park programs, and park-based physical activity through the hypothesized mediator (perception of crime).

Awareness, Risk Perception, and Protective Behaviors for Extreme Heat and Climate Change in New York City

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/2W9y7IW on April 30, 2020 at 08:30PM This study demonstrates that non-Hispanic black individuals are more likely to lack access to air conditioning, and with the finding that people with low household incomes are more likely to lack access, may explain disparities in heat-related morbidity and […]

Can The Tablighi Jamaat’s Conference be India’s Own Epidemiological Diamond Princess?

from The Health Care Blog at https://bit.ly/3fa9PYa on April 30, 2020 at 05:57PM By SOMALARAM VENKATESH, MD “It has always been science versus fundamentalism, not science versus religion.”  Abhijit Naskar, Biopsy of Religions: Neuroanalysis Towards Universal Tolerance On February 3, 2020, the luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess docked on Japanese shores and was promptly quarantined […]

Pandemic State of Mind: Data from Behavioral Telehealth Startup Reveals How We’re Feeling

from The Health Care Blog at https://bit.ly/3aSGk9R on April 30, 2020 at 05:42PM By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH “The mental health system was completely broken before COVID. The supply-demand imbalance was wildly upside down. Now, that’s just all exacerbated.” On-demand mental health startup Ginger has watched usage of their app climb 130% over the last […]