Darby Jack
Biographic Data
| ID | 6651263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Darby Jack |
| GIVEN NAMES | Darby |
| FAMILY NAME | Jack |
| SIGNATURE | JACK D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9932-0201 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The impact of New York City's Open Streets Program on local traffic
In recent years, there has been growing popularity in urban policies that prioritize pedestrians by reallocating road space away from motorized vehicles, with a focus on active transportation such as walking and cycling, as well as public transit. However, there is limited research exploring the traffic implications of such policies. New York City's (NYC) Open Streets Program, launched in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed to provide …
The impact of LPG consumption on cooking energy efficiency
Out of Gas, In with Justice
Extreme Heat and Covid-19 in New York City
In summer 2020, New York City (NYC) implemented a free air conditioner (AC) distribution program in response to the threats of extreme heat and COVID-19. The program distributed and installed ACs in the homes of nearly 73,000 older, low-income residents of public and private housing. To evaluate the program's impact, survey data were collected from October 2020 to February 2021 via mail and online from 1447 program participants and 902 non-partic…
A systematic review of household energy transition in low and middle income countries
A cluster randomised trial of cookstove interventions to improve infant health in Ghana
Introduction Household air pollution from solid fuel combustion for cooking and heating is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. We hypothesised that clean cooking interventions delivered during pregnancy would improve child health. Methods We conducted a cluster randomised trial in rural Ghana to test whether providing pregnant women liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstoves or improved biomass cookstoves would reduce pe…
Infant Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Subphenotypes and Early Childhood Lung Function
Early life respiratory microbiota may increase risk for future pulmonary disease. Associations between respiratory microbiota and lung health in children from low- and middle-income countries are not well-described. Leveraging the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS) prospective pregnancy cohort in Kintampo, Ghana, we collected nasopharyngeal swabs in 112 asymptomatic children aged median 4.3 months (interquartile range (IQR) …
Time Use Implication of Clean Cookstoves in Rural Settings in Ghana
Whilst the health benefit of using clean cookstoves and fuels is widely known, there is limited information on the non-health benefit of these stoves, especially in low-middle-income countries. This paper reports the time use implications of using clean cookstoves and fuels by comparing liquified petroleum gas (LPG), an improved biomass cookstove (BioLite), and traditional biomass cookstoves (three-stone fires) in Ghana. Using survey-based time d…
Determining the Enablers and Barriers for the Adoption of Clean Cookstoves in the Middle Belt of Ghana—A Qualitative Study
Despite its benefits and espousal in developed counties, the adoption of clean cookstoves is reportedly low in less developed countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This qualitative study aimed at exploring and documenting the enablers and barriers for adoption of clean cookstove in the middle belt of Ghana. The findings showed convenience of clean cookstove use, reduced firewood usage, less smoke emission and associated health problems res…
Aligning evidence generation and use across health, development, and environment
Although health, development, and environment challenges are interconnected, evidence remains fractured across sectors due to methodological and conceptual differences in research and practice. Aligned methods are needed to support Sustainable Development Goal advances and similar agendas. The Bridge Collaborative, an emergent research-practice collaboration, presents principles and recommendations that help harmonize methods for evidence generat…
Prenatal Household Air Pollution Alters Cord Blood Mononuclear Cell Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number
Increased prenatal HAP exposure reduces CBMC mtDNAcn, suggesting cumulative prenatal oxidative stress injury. An LPG stove intervention may reverse this effect. Boys appear most susceptible
Enhancing LPG adoption in Ghana (Elag)
NCT03352830 (November 24, 2017)
Urinary Concentrations of Insecticide and Herbicide Metabolites among Pregnant Women in Rural Ghana
Larger studies are necessary to more fully explore predictors of exposure in this population
Use of Google Street View to Assess Environmental Contributions to Pedestrian Injury
Objectives. To demonstrate an information technology–based approach to assess characteristics of streets and intersections associated with injuries that is less costly and time-consuming than location-based studies of pedestrian injury. Methods. We used imagery captured by Google Street View from 2007 to 2011 to assess 9 characteristics of 532 intersections within New York City. We controlled for estimated pedestrian count and estimated the relat…
Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries
Do public transport investments promote urban economic development? Evidence from bus rapid transit in Bogotá, Colombia
Socio-economic status, neighbourhood food environments and consumption of fruits and vegetables in New York City
Objective Recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption are largely unmet. Lower socio-economic status (SES), neighbourhood poverty and poor access to retail outlets selling healthy foods are thought to predict lower consumption. The objective of the present study was to assess the interrelationships between these risk factors as predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption. Design Cross-sectional multilevel analyses of data on fruit and v…
More neighborhood retail associated with lower obesity among New York City public high school students
Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India
BACKGROUND: In India, approximately 66% of households rely on dung or woody biomass as fuels for cooking. These fuels are burned under inefficient conditions, leading to household air pollution (HAP) and exposure to smoke containing toxic substances. Large-scale intervention efforts need to be informed by careful piloting to address multiple methodological and sociocultural issues. This exploratory study provides preliminary data for such an exer…
Neighborhood Walkability and Active Travel (Walking and Cycling) in New York City
Health co-benefits of climate mitigation in urban areas
Neighborhood Walkability and Active Travel (Walking and Cycling) in New York City
More neighborhood retail associated with lower obesity among New York City public high school students
Use of Google Street View to Assess Environmental Contributions to Pedestrian Injury
Objectives. To demonstrate an information technology–based approach to assess characteristics of streets and intersections associated with injuries that is less costly and time-consuming than location-based studies of pedestrian injury. Methods. We used imagery captured by Google Street View from 2007 to 2011 to assess 9 characteristics of 532 intersections within New York City. We controlled for estimated pedestrian count and estimated the relat…
Health co-benefits of climate mitigation in urban areas
Health co-benefits of climate mitigation in urban areas
Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India
BACKGROUND: In India, approximately 66% of households rely on dung or woody biomass as fuels for cooking. These fuels are burned under inefficient conditions, leading to household air pollution (HAP) and exposure to smoke containing toxic substances. Large-scale intervention efforts need to be informed by careful piloting to address multiple methodological and sociocultural issues. This exploratory study provides preliminary data for such an exer…
Neighborhood Walkability and Active Travel (Walking and Cycling) in New York City
Socio-economic status, neighbourhood food environments and consumption of fruits and vegetables in New York City
Objective Recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption are largely unmet. Lower socio-economic status (SES), neighbourhood poverty and poor access to retail outlets selling healthy foods are thought to predict lower consumption. The objective of the present study was to assess the interrelationships between these risk factors as predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption. Design Cross-sectional multilevel analyses of data on fruit and v…
More neighborhood retail associated with lower obesity among New York City public high school students
Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries
Do public transport investments promote urban economic development? Evidence from bus rapid transit in Bogotá, Colombia
Use of Google Street View to Assess Environmental Contributions to Pedestrian Injury
Objectives. To demonstrate an information technology–based approach to assess characteristics of streets and intersections associated with injuries that is less costly and time-consuming than location-based studies of pedestrian injury. Methods. We used imagery captured by Google Street View from 2007 to 2011 to assess 9 characteristics of 532 intersections within New York City. We controlled for estimated pedestrian count and estimated the relat…
Urinary Concentrations of Insecticide and Herbicide Metabolites among Pregnant Women in Rural Ghana
Larger studies are necessary to more fully explore predictors of exposure in this population
Prenatal Household Air Pollution Alters Cord Blood Mononuclear Cell Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number
Increased prenatal HAP exposure reduces CBMC mtDNAcn, suggesting cumulative prenatal oxidative stress injury. An LPG stove intervention may reverse this effect. Boys appear most susceptible
Enhancing LPG adoption in Ghana (Elag)
NCT03352830 (November 24, 2017)
Determining the Enablers and Barriers for the Adoption of Clean Cookstoves in the Middle Belt of Ghana—A Qualitative Study
Despite its benefits and espousal in developed counties, the adoption of clean cookstoves is reportedly low in less developed countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This qualitative study aimed at exploring and documenting the enablers and barriers for adoption of clean cookstove in the middle belt of Ghana. The findings showed convenience of clean cookstove use, reduced firewood usage, less smoke emission and associated health problems res…
Aligning evidence generation and use across health, development, and environment
Although health, development, and environment challenges are interconnected, evidence remains fractured across sectors due to methodological and conceptual differences in research and practice. Aligned methods are needed to support Sustainable Development Goal advances and similar agendas. The Bridge Collaborative, an emergent research-practice collaboration, presents principles and recommendations that help harmonize methods for evidence generat…
Time Use Implication of Clean Cookstoves in Rural Settings in Ghana
Whilst the health benefit of using clean cookstoves and fuels is widely known, there is limited information on the non-health benefit of these stoves, especially in low-middle-income countries. This paper reports the time use implications of using clean cookstoves and fuels by comparing liquified petroleum gas (LPG), an improved biomass cookstove (BioLite), and traditional biomass cookstoves (three-stone fires) in Ghana. Using survey-based time d…
A cluster randomised trial of cookstove interventions to improve infant health in Ghana
Introduction Household air pollution from solid fuel combustion for cooking and heating is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. We hypothesised that clean cooking interventions delivered during pregnancy would improve child health. Methods We conducted a cluster randomised trial in rural Ghana to test whether providing pregnant women liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstoves or improved biomass cookstoves would reduce pe…
Infant Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Subphenotypes and Early Childhood Lung Function
Early life respiratory microbiota may increase risk for future pulmonary disease. Associations between respiratory microbiota and lung health in children from low- and middle-income countries are not well-described. Leveraging the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS) prospective pregnancy cohort in Kintampo, Ghana, we collected nasopharyngeal swabs in 112 asymptomatic children aged median 4.3 months (interquartile range (IQR) …
A systematic review of household energy transition in low and middle income countries
Extreme Heat and Covid-19 in New York City
In summer 2020, New York City (NYC) implemented a free air conditioner (AC) distribution program in response to the threats of extreme heat and COVID-19. The program distributed and installed ACs in the homes of nearly 73,000 older, low-income residents of public and private housing. To evaluate the program's impact, survey data were collected from October 2020 to February 2021 via mail and online from 1447 program participants and 902 non-partic…
The impact of LPG consumption on cooking energy efficiency
Out of Gas, In with Justice
The impact of New York City's Open Streets Program on local traffic
In recent years, there has been growing popularity in urban policies that prioritize pedestrians by reallocating road space away from motorized vehicles, with a focus on active transportation such as walking and cycling, as well as public transit. However, there is limited research exploring the traffic implications of such policies. New York City's (NYC) Open Streets Program, launched in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed to provide …
Medicine (14 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (9 works) · Engineering (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Stove (6 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (6 works) · Waste management (6 works)