An Affordable and Sustainable Thrifty-Like Meal Plan, FoodRx, That Meets the Recommended Dietary Allowances
AbstractThere is considerable controversy as to whether a healthy diet is affordable given recent inflation. In order to determine whether a healthy, climate-friendly sustainable diet can be obtained within the allotments of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), we created and purchased 26 weeks of meal plans designed to meet the EAT-Lancet sustainability guidelines and > 90% of the RDAs for 23 macro/micronutrients for households with at least 2 adults and 1–3 children. We compared the food quantities and cost of a healthy sustainable diet purchased in Los Angeles, 2023, to the Thrifty Food Plan...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Bridging the Gap in Harm Reduction Using Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional health challenges for people who use substances (PWUS) amid the overdose crisis. Numerous harm reduction services, including supervised consumption sites (SCS) across Canada, faced shutdowns and reduced operating capacity in order to comply with public health measures. Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) are novel overdose prevention technologies that allow those who are unable to access alternative means of harm reduction to consume substances under the virtual supervision of a trained operator. Here, we examine the role of MORS in the context of the COVID-19 pandem...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
An Affordable and Sustainable Thrifty-Like Meal Plan, FoodRx, That Meets the Recommended Dietary Allowances
AbstractThere is considerable controversy as to whether a healthy diet is affordable given recent inflation. In order to determine whether a healthy, climate-friendly sustainable diet can be obtained within the allotments of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), we created and purchased 26 weeks of meal plans designed to meet the EAT-Lancet sustainability guidelines and > 90% of the RDAs for 23 macro/micronutrients for households with at least 2 adults and 1–3 children. We compared the food quantities and cost of a healthy sustainable diet purchased in Los Angeles, 2023, to the Thrifty Food Plan...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Bridging the Gap in Harm Reduction Using Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional health challenges for people who use substances (PWUS) amid the overdose crisis. Numerous harm reduction services, including supervised consumption sites (SCS) across Canada, faced shutdowns and reduced operating capacity in order to comply with public health measures. Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) are novel overdose prevention technologies that allow those who are unable to access alternative means of harm reduction to consume substances under the virtual supervision of a trained operator. Here, we examine the role of MORS in the context of the COVID-19 pandem...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Spatial and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cesarean Section Deliveries in Urban Settings in Dakar, Senegal
This study incorporates data from various sources, including the health routine data within District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) platform, government statistics on slum areas, and data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). A geospatial analysis was conducted to identify locations of Comprehensive emergency obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) services using theDirection des Travaux G éographiques et Cartographiques (DTGC) databases and satellite imagery from the Google Earth platform. The analytical approach encompassed univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. The C-section rate fluctuated over the ...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Socioeconomic Inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Health Outcomes in Urban Italy During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, January –November 2021
This study analysed the evolution of the association of socioeconomic deprivation (SED) with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 outcomes in urban Italy during the vaccine rollout in 2021. We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis between January and November 2021, comprising of 16,044,530 individuals aged ≥ 20 years, by linking national COVID-19 surveillance system data to the Italian SED index calculated at census block level. We estimated incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes by SED tercile relative to the least deprived tercile, over three periods defined a s low (0–10%); int...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Individual and Neighborhood Level Predictors of Children ’s Exposure to Residential Greenspace
AbstractInequities in urban greenspace have been identified, though patterns by race and socioeconomic status vary across US settings. We estimated the magnitude of the relationship between a broad mixture of neighborhood-level factors and residential greenspace using weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, and compared predictive models of greenspace using only neighborhood-level, only individual-level, or multi-level predictors. Greenspace measures included the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), tree canopy, and proximity of the nearest park, for residential locations in Shelby County, Tennessee of children i...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Deprivation and Its Association with Child Health and Nutrition in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area of Uganda
AbstractAfrican cities are experiencing increasing living standard disparities with limited evidence of intra-urban health disparities. Using data from the 2006 –2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys, we employed the UN-Habitat definition to examine slum-like household conditions in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). Subsequently, we developed a slum-like severity index and assessed its association with under-5 common morbidities and healt hcare access. We also assessed the characteristics of people in slum-like household conditions. We identified five slum-like conditions: substandard housing conditions...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Homelessness in Pregnancy and Increased Risk of Adverse Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study
AbstractLimited data indicates that homelessness during pregnancy is linked to adverse outcomes for both mothers and newborns, but there is an information gap surrounding pregnant individuals struggling with homelessness. In a landscape of increasing healthcare disparities, housing shortages and maternal mortality, information on this vulnerable population is fundamental to the creation of targeted interventions and outreach. The current study investigates homelessness as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical, neonatal, and postpartum outcomes. We reviewed more than 1000 deliveries over 1 year at a large public hospital ...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Deprivation and Its Association with Child Health and Nutrition in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area of Uganda
AbstractAfrican cities are experiencing increasing living standard disparities with limited evidence of intra-urban health disparities. Using data from the 2006 –2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys, we employed the UN-Habitat definition to examine slum-like household conditions in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). Subsequently, we developed a slum-like severity index and assessed its association with under-5 common morbidities and healt hcare access. We also assessed the characteristics of people in slum-like household conditions. We identified five slum-like conditions: substandard housing conditions...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Homelessness in Pregnancy and Increased Risk of Adverse Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study
AbstractLimited data indicates that homelessness during pregnancy is linked to adverse outcomes for both mothers and newborns, but there is an information gap surrounding pregnant individuals struggling with homelessness. In a landscape of increasing healthcare disparities, housing shortages and maternal mortality, information on this vulnerable population is fundamental to the creation of targeted interventions and outreach. The current study investigates homelessness as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical, neonatal, and postpartum outcomes. We reviewed more than 1000 deliveries over 1 year at a large public hospital ...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
