Jana A Hirsch
Biographic Data
| ID | 6059531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jana A Hirsch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jana A |
| FAMILY NAME | Hirsch |
| SIGNATURE | HIRSCH J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jana A. Hirsch, Yuzhe Zhao, Usama Bilal, and Yvonne L. Michael are with the Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Jana A. Hirsch, Usama Bilal, and Yvonne L. Michael are also with Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health. Kathryn M. Neckerman is with the Columbia Population Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Healthy Community Design, Anti-displacement, and Equity Strategies in the USA
Recent investments in built environment infrastructure to create healthy communities have highlighted the need for equity and environmental justice. Although the benefits of healthy community design (e.g., connecting transportation systems and land use changes) are well established, some reports suggest that these changes may increase property values. These increases can raise the risk of displacement for people with low incomes and/or who are fr…
The Association of Neighborhood Medical Facilities with Aging in Place and Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction
Objectives: Aging in place (residential stability) is a desirable means of aging where adults remain in their homes, even when facing challenges that impair their capacity for self-care. Residential stability, especially following acute health challenges, depends on individual and community factors, possibly including proximity to medical facilities. Methods: We explored the association between the density of medical facilities around homes with …
Health and Health-Related Resources in Newly Designated Federally Qualified Opportunity Zones
Objectives. To characterize health and health-related resources in the new qualified opportunity zones (QOZs) relative to tracts not selected or not eligible for this federal investment incentive. Methods. We used tract-level data from the 498 largest cities in the contiguous United States (n = 24 409), categorized using designations from the Department of Treasury. We compiled data on population characteristics, health-related resources, and hea…
The Impact of Neighborhoods on CV Risk
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death and a major source of health disparities in the Unites States and globally. Efforts to reduce CVD risk and eliminate cardiovascular health disparities have increasingly emphasized the importance of the social determinants of health. Neighborhood environments have emerged as a possible target for prevention and policy efforts. Hence there is a need to better understand the rol…
Generating GPS activity spaces that shed light upon the mobility habits of older adults
BACKGROUND: Measuring mobility is critical for understanding neighborhood influences on older adults' health and functioning. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) may represent an important opportunity to measure, describe, and compare mobility patterns in older adults. METHODS: We generated three types of activity spaces (Standard Deviation Ellipse, Minimum Convex Polygon, Daily Path Area) using GPS data from 95 older adults in Vancouver, Canada. Ca…
Change in Walking and Body Mass Index Following Residential Relocation
Objectives. We investigated whether moving to neighborhoods with closer proximity of destinations and greater street connectivity was associated with more walking, a greater probability of meeting the “Every Body Walk!” campaign goals (≥ 150 minutes/week of walking), and reductions in body mass index (BMI). Methods. We linked longitudinal data from 701 participants, who moved between 2 waves of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2004–2012…
Change in Walking and Body Mass Index Following Residential Relocation
Objectives. We investigated whether moving to neighborhoods with closer proximity of destinations and greater street connectivity was associated with more walking, a greater probability of meeting the “Every Body Walk!” campaign goals (≥ 150 minutes/week of walking), and reductions in body mass index (BMI). Methods. We linked longitudinal data from 701 participants, who moved between 2 waves of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2004–2012…
Generating GPS activity spaces that shed light upon the mobility habits of older adults
BACKGROUND: Measuring mobility is critical for understanding neighborhood influences on older adults' health and functioning. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) may represent an important opportunity to measure, describe, and compare mobility patterns in older adults. METHODS: We generated three types of activity spaces (Standard Deviation Ellipse, Minimum Convex Polygon, Daily Path Area) using GPS data from 95 older adults in Vancouver, Canada. Ca…
Change in Walking and Body Mass Index Following Residential Relocation
Objectives. We investigated whether moving to neighborhoods with closer proximity of destinations and greater street connectivity was associated with more walking, a greater probability of meeting the “Every Body Walk!” campaign goals (≥ 150 minutes/week of walking), and reductions in body mass index (BMI). Methods. We linked longitudinal data from 701 participants, who moved between 2 waves of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2004–2012…
The Impact of Neighborhoods on CV Risk
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death and a major source of health disparities in the Unites States and globally. Efforts to reduce CVD risk and eliminate cardiovascular health disparities have increasingly emphasized the importance of the social determinants of health. Neighborhood environments have emerged as a possible target for prevention and policy efforts. Hence there is a need to better understand the rol…
The Association of Neighborhood Medical Facilities with Aging in Place and Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction
Objectives: Aging in place (residential stability) is a desirable means of aging where adults remain in their homes, even when facing challenges that impair their capacity for self-care. Residential stability, especially following acute health challenges, depends on individual and community factors, possibly including proximity to medical facilities. Methods: We explored the association between the density of medical facilities around homes with …
Health and Health-Related Resources in Newly Designated Federally Qualified Opportunity Zones
Objectives. To characterize health and health-related resources in the new qualified opportunity zones (QOZs) relative to tracts not selected or not eligible for this federal investment incentive. Methods. We used tract-level data from the 498 largest cities in the contiguous United States (n = 24 409), categorized using designations from the Department of Treasury. We compiled data on population characteristics, health-related resources, and hea…
Healthy Community Design, Anti-displacement, and Equity Strategies in the USA
Recent investments in built environment infrastructure to create healthy communities have highlighted the need for equity and environmental justice. Although the benefits of healthy community design (e.g., connecting transportation systems and land use changes) are well established, some reports suggest that these changes may increase property values. These increases can raise the risk of displacement for people with low incomes and/or who are fr…
Medicine (5 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · MEDLINE (2 works)