neighborhoods – Go Beyond Discovery

Neighborhood ‘walkability’ may boost exercise, lower BMI

People who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to exercise and have lower BMIs. But the finding differs by race and ethnicity.

People who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to exercise and have lower BMIs. But the finding differs by race and ethnicity.

Does your neighborhood protect your cognitive health as you age? A new interactive map can help you find out.

Trusted relationships with neighbors can help teenagers who never bonded with their mothers develop important social skills, a new study shows.

Trusted relationships with neighbors can help teenagers who never bonded with their mothers develop important social skills, a new study shows.

Black children with a history of lead exposure have lower test scores than their peers, and segregation exacerbates this effect, research finds.

As violent crime decreases, so does an area’s death rate from heart disease, a new analysis of data from Chicago shows.

Shuttering schools increased gentrification, the study finds—but only in predominantly Black neighborhoods.

Housing discrimination practices dating from the 1930s, called redlining, still drive air pollution disparities in hundreds of American cities today.

There is no one-size fits all experience for older adults during the pandemic. But neighborhoods have played an important role, for better or worse.