Background With rapid urbanization, the urban environment, especially the neighborhood
environment, has received increasing global attention. However, a comprehensive overview …

Urban environments shape early childhood exposures, experiences, and health behaviors,
including outdoor free play, influencing the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional …

Background: We engaged Canadian women in the development of a prenatal education
program delivered via one-way text messaging called SmartMom. SmartMom is the first peer-…

Anthropogenic environmental change will heavily impact cities, yet associated health risks
will depend significantly on decisions made by urban leaders across a wide range of non-…

The urban environment influences human health, safety and wellbeing. Cities in Africa are
growing faster than other regions but have limited data to guide urban planning and policies. …

Background: In 2018, the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization and the
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada recommended a single dose of …

Urban environments influence child behaviours, exposures and experiences and may affect
health, development, achievement and realization of fundamental human rights. We …

Objective This study sought to assess change in knowledge and preference for epidural use
associated with use of an information pamphlet and to explore women's decision-making …

Although a great deal of research work has been done by social scientists on walkability and
playability, the focus to a large extent has been on the global north. Research work on the …

The interactions of individuals with city neighbourhoods is determined, in part, by the perceived
quality of urban environments. Perceived neighbourhood quality is a core component of …