Eugenia C South
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5147066 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Eugenia C South |
| PRENOMES | Eugenia C |
| SOBRENOME | South |
| ASSINATURA | SOUTH E C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5586-4207 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Can enhanced street lighting improve public safety at scale
Research Summary Street crimes are thought to be influenced by changes in ambient lighting; yet, most studies have focused on small‐scale interventions in limited areas. It remains unclear whether enhanced lighting can improve safety on a larger, jurisdiction‐wide scale. This study examined the first 10 months of Philadelphia's citywide rollout of enhanced street lighting. Between August 2023 and May 2024, 34,374 streetlights were upgraded across…
Lessons Learned From a Citywide Abandoned Housing Experiment
Problem research strategy and findings: The negative impact of vacant and abandoned housing in city neighborhoods is extreme, affecting health and quality of life, promoting violence, and leading to further abandonment. One approach to addressing abandoned housing is to intervene with low-cost interventions that provide a visual sense of ownership. We tested whether a low-cost remediation of abandoned and vacant houses or a trash cleanup interven…
Perspectives of Black Patients on Racism Within Emergency Care
In this qualitative study, the fabric of clinical care delivery in the ED was intricately woven with Black patients' experiences of racism. Patients expressed a pervasive sense of mistrust, skepticism, and dismissiveness at the system level. Instances of racism were consistently highlighted by patients from their entry to the ED to discharge. These perspectives illuminate the pervasive nature of racism in clinical care, providing valuable insight…
“A Lack of Empathy
Racial inequities in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) are an urgent and insidious issue, especially in the context of the national opioid overdose crisis. Medications for opioid use disorder are the standard of care and indisputably reduce morbidity and mortality from OUD. However, a racial treatment gap persists, with Black patients less likely to receive MOUD when compared to white patients. In this study, we seek to evaluate the expe…
Neighborhood Deprivation and Racial Disparities in Early Pregnancy Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Neighborhood deprivation may contribute to early pregnancy IGT and obesity-surrogate markers of periconceptional metabolic health in which there are large racial disparities. Investing in neighborhoods where Black patients live may improve perinatal health equity
Community Greening, Fear of Crime, and Mental Health Outcomes
Unmaintained vacant land in urban areas is associated with a number of negative outcomes for residents of urban areas, including mental and physical health, safety, and quality of life. Community programs which promote land parcel maintenance in urban neighborhoods have been found to reverse some of the effects that unmaintained land has on nearby residents. We explored how land parcel maintenance is associated with mental health outcomes using d…
“We have to be uncomfortable and creative”
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing service delivery interruptions had serious impacts on people who use drugs (PWUD) and people experiencing homelessness, including instability in the drug supply, decreased access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and harm reduction supplies, increased substance use and relapse due to stress and isolation, inability to properly isolate and quarantine without stable housing, and risk of COVID-19 spread in c…
Nurtured in Nature
Perceptions of Nature and Access to Green Space in Four Urban Neighborhoods
Health benefits have been linked to spending time outdoors in nature and green space. However, there is some evidence of inequities to accessing safe outdoor space, particularly in low-resource communities. The primary aim of this study is to assess attitudes towards nature and use of green space in urban areas. A secondary aim is to describe perceptions of physician-initiated nature prescriptions that target local pediatric populations. We condu…
Effect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults
Importance: Neighborhood physical conditions have been associated with mental illness and may partially explain persistent socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of poor mental health. Objective: To evaluate whether interventions to green vacant urban land can improve self-reported mental health. Design, Setting, and Participants: This citywide cluster randomized trial examined 442 community-dwelling sampled adults living in Philadelphia, Pe…
Citywide cluster randomized trial to restore blighted vacant land and its effects on violence, crime, and fear
Significance Blighted and vacant urban land is a widespread and potentially risky environmental condition encountered by millions of people every day. About 15% of the land in US cities is deemed vacant or abandoned, translating into an area roughly the size of Switzerland: over 3 million hectares of otherwise beneficial spaces remain neglected. Urban residents, especially in low-income neighborhoods, point to these spaces as primary threats to t…
Neighborhood Interventions to Reduce Violence
Violence is a widespread problem that affects the physical, mental, and social health of individuals and communities. Violence comes with an immense economic cost to its victims and society at large. Although violence interventions have traditionally targeted individuals, changes to the built environment in places where violence occurs show promise as practical, sustainable, and high-impact preventive measures. This review examines studies that u…
Does spending time outdoors reduce stress? A review of real-time stress response to outdoor environments
Nature-Based Strategies for Improving Urban Health and Safety
Neighborhood Blight, Stress, and Health
We measured dynamic stress responses using ambulatory heart rate monitoring as participants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania walked past vacant lots before and after a greening remediation treatment of randomly selected lots. Being in view of a greened vacant lot decreased heart rate significantly more than did being in view of a nongreened vacant lot or not in view of any vacant lot. Remediating neighborhood blight may reduce stress and improve hea…
Neighborhood Blight, Stress, and Health
We measured dynamic stress responses using ambulatory heart rate monitoring as participants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania walked past vacant lots before and after a greening remediation treatment of randomly selected lots. Being in view of a greened vacant lot decreased heart rate significantly more than did being in view of a nongreened vacant lot or not in view of any vacant lot. Remediating neighborhood blight may reduce stress and improve hea…
Perspectives of Black Patients on Racism Within Emergency Care
In this qualitative study, the fabric of clinical care delivery in the ED was intricately woven with Black patients' experiences of racism. Patients expressed a pervasive sense of mistrust, skepticism, and dismissiveness at the system level. Instances of racism were consistently highlighted by patients from their entry to the ED to discharge. These perspectives illuminate the pervasive nature of racism in clinical care, providing valuable insight…
Community Greening, Fear of Crime, and Mental Health Outcomes
Unmaintained vacant land in urban areas is associated with a number of negative outcomes for residents of urban areas, including mental and physical health, safety, and quality of life. Community programs which promote land parcel maintenance in urban neighborhoods have been found to reverse some of the effects that unmaintained land has on nearby residents. We explored how land parcel maintenance is associated with mental health outcomes using d…
Nurtured in Nature
Nature-Based Strategies for Improving Urban Health and Safety
Neighborhood Blight, Stress, and Health
We measured dynamic stress responses using ambulatory heart rate monitoring as participants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania walked past vacant lots before and after a greening remediation treatment of randomly selected lots. Being in view of a greened vacant lot decreased heart rate significantly more than did being in view of a nongreened vacant lot or not in view of any vacant lot. Remediating neighborhood blight may reduce stress and improve hea…
Effect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults
Importance: Neighborhood physical conditions have been associated with mental illness and may partially explain persistent socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of poor mental health. Objective: To evaluate whether interventions to green vacant urban land can improve self-reported mental health. Design, Setting, and Participants: This citywide cluster randomized trial examined 442 community-dwelling sampled adults living in Philadelphia, Pe…
Citywide cluster randomized trial to restore blighted vacant land and its effects on violence, crime, and fear
Significance Blighted and vacant urban land is a widespread and potentially risky environmental condition encountered by millions of people every day. About 15% of the land in US cities is deemed vacant or abandoned, translating into an area roughly the size of Switzerland: over 3 million hectares of otherwise beneficial spaces remain neglected. Urban residents, especially in low-income neighborhoods, point to these spaces as primary threats to t…
Neighborhood Interventions to Reduce Violence
Violence is a widespread problem that affects the physical, mental, and social health of individuals and communities. Violence comes with an immense economic cost to its victims and society at large. Although violence interventions have traditionally targeted individuals, changes to the built environment in places where violence occurs show promise as practical, sustainable, and high-impact preventive measures. This review examines studies that u…
Does spending time outdoors reduce stress? A review of real-time stress response to outdoor environments
Perceptions of Nature and Access to Green Space in Four Urban Neighborhoods
Health benefits have been linked to spending time outdoors in nature and green space. However, there is some evidence of inequities to accessing safe outdoor space, particularly in low-resource communities. The primary aim of this study is to assess attitudes towards nature and use of green space in urban areas. A secondary aim is to describe perceptions of physician-initiated nature prescriptions that target local pediatric populations. We condu…
“We have to be uncomfortable and creative”
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing service delivery interruptions had serious impacts on people who use drugs (PWUD) and people experiencing homelessness, including instability in the drug supply, decreased access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and harm reduction supplies, increased substance use and relapse due to stress and isolation, inability to properly isolate and quarantine without stable housing, and risk of COVID-19 spread in c…
Nurtured in Nature
Community Greening, Fear of Crime, and Mental Health Outcomes
Unmaintained vacant land in urban areas is associated with a number of negative outcomes for residents of urban areas, including mental and physical health, safety, and quality of life. Community programs which promote land parcel maintenance in urban neighborhoods have been found to reverse some of the effects that unmaintained land has on nearby residents. We explored how land parcel maintenance is associated with mental health outcomes using d…
“A Lack of Empathy
Racial inequities in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) are an urgent and insidious issue, especially in the context of the national opioid overdose crisis. Medications for opioid use disorder are the standard of care and indisputably reduce morbidity and mortality from OUD. However, a racial treatment gap persists, with Black patients less likely to receive MOUD when compared to white patients. In this study, we seek to evaluate the expe…
Neighborhood Deprivation and Racial Disparities in Early Pregnancy Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Neighborhood deprivation may contribute to early pregnancy IGT and obesity-surrogate markers of periconceptional metabolic health in which there are large racial disparities. Investing in neighborhoods where Black patients live may improve perinatal health equity
Lessons Learned From a Citywide Abandoned Housing Experiment
Problem research strategy and findings: The negative impact of vacant and abandoned housing in city neighborhoods is extreme, affecting health and quality of life, promoting violence, and leading to further abandonment. One approach to addressing abandoned housing is to intervene with low-cost interventions that provide a visual sense of ownership. We tested whether a low-cost remediation of abandoned and vacant houses or a trash cleanup interven…
Perspectives of Black Patients on Racism Within Emergency Care
In this qualitative study, the fabric of clinical care delivery in the ED was intricately woven with Black patients' experiences of racism. Patients expressed a pervasive sense of mistrust, skepticism, and dismissiveness at the system level. Instances of racism were consistently highlighted by patients from their entry to the ED to discharge. These perspectives illuminate the pervasive nature of racism in clinical care, providing valuable insight…
Can enhanced street lighting improve public safety at scale
Research Summary Street crimes are thought to be influenced by changes in ambient lighting; yet, most studies have focused on small‐scale interventions in limited areas. It remains unclear whether enhanced lighting can improve safety on a larger, jurisdiction‐wide scale. This study examined the first 10 months of Philadelphia's citywide rollout of enhanced street lighting. Between August 2023 and May 2024, 34,374 streetlights were upgraded across…
Medicine (13 obras) · Environmental health (10 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Psychological intervention (8 obras) · Urban Green Space and Health (8 obras) · Psychiatry (7 obras) · Place Attachment and Urban Studies (5 obras) · Mental health (4 obras) · Nursing (4 obras) · Poison control (4 obras)