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.

Living in an area with lots of fast-food spots is associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research on veterans indicates.

Two factors had an overwhelming influence on the speed of COVID's spread: population density and long-term exposure to air pollution.

Neighborhoods with opportunities for socialization, physical activity, and intellectual stimulation may help preserve older adults' cognitive health.

Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.

Older people living in less advantaged neighborhoods become disabled roughly two years earlier than their counterparts in more affluent neighborhoods.

To help people who live in areas with high flood risk consider moving, you need to first understand how they decide to stay or leave, says Anna Rhodes.

Because law enforcement interacts with a large number of people, "policing may be a conspicuous yet not-well understood driver of population health."