• In this study, we aimed to characterize the diversity, community structure, and habitat use of small mammals in the FIOCRUZ Atlantic Forest Campus (CFMA), including areas of Pedra Branca State Park (PBSP, subunit Pau da Fome), state of Rio de Janeiro. (bvsalud.org)
  • Small mammal captures were made in different habitats: sylvatic-urban interface areas near human dwellings, disturbed forest, and preserved forest areas. (bvsalud.org)
  • The most altered environment showed the greatest species richness and abundance, while the forest areas showed the smallest values, which may be explained by the loss of mammal species, mainly specialist species in forested areas. (bvsalud.org)
  • The population of the urban areas and population centers in Quebec (Québec) by census years. (citypopulation.de)
  • The 130,000-member National Gendarmerie, which performs police functions outside of urban areas under the auspices of the Ministry of National Defense, and the approximately 200,000-member DGSN or national police, organized under the Ministry of Interior, share responsibility for maintaining law and order. (state.gov)
  • DEC. 8, 2016 - People who live in rural areas are more likely to own their own homes, live in their state of birth and have served in the military than their urban counterparts, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey . (census.gov)
  • Rural areas cover 97 percent of the nation's land area but contain 19.3 percent of the population (about 60 million people)," Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson said. (census.gov)
  • Most adults in both rural and urban areas owned their own homes but the percentage was higher in rural areas (81.1 percent compared with 59.8 percent). (census.gov)
  • Veterans comprised 10.4 percent of the population of adults in rural areas compared with 7.8 percent of adults in urban areas. (census.gov)
  • Adults in rural areas had a median age of 51, making them older compared with adults in urban areas with a median age of 45. (census.gov)
  • Rural communities had fewer adults born in other countries compared with those in urban areas (4.0 percent compared with 19.0 percent). (census.gov)
  • Compared with households in urban areas, rural households had lower median household income ($52,386 compared with $54,296), lower median home values ($151,300 compared with $190,900), and lower monthly housing costs for households paying a mortgage ($1,271 compared with $1,561). (census.gov)
  • In 2010, for the first time, more people lived in urban than rural areas. (deloitte.com)
  • Saddled by legacy infrastructure and limited budgets, many urban areas are struggling to keep pace with increased populations and growing volumes of freight, often leading to increased congestion, lower quality of life, lost economic potential, and negative health outcomes. (deloitte.com)
  • Over all, the population in Canada's metro areas grew by just 0.5 per cent and was outpaced by expansion in rural areas (places with fewer than 10,000 residents in their most densely populated parts) for the first time on record. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Increasing the amount of vegetation may be a good strategy to counteract the adverse effects of heat in urban areas. (nih.gov)
  • The first is that about a decade ago we became an urban species, with more than half of humanity living in urban areas. (timescolonist.com)
  • We distributed anthelmintic baits on a university campus in Japan inhabited by foxes infected with Echinococcus multilocularis to design an effective baiting protocol for small public areas. (cdc.gov)
  • In Hokkaido, Japan, foxes invade and breed on smaller spatial scales, such as university campuses and zoos in urban areas ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Anthelmintic baiting may be an efficient measure against echinococcosis in such areas with many users on a small spatial scale. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the effect of baiting on such small public areas has not been widely examined ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • We conducted this study to provide a basic dataset for designing an effective baiting protocol for small public areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Small CRA loans (those under $100,000) had the largest impact in rural areas. (usda.gov)
  • Congo's sparse population is concentrated in the southwestern portion of the country, leaving the vast areas of tropical jungle in the north virtually uninhabited. (globalsecurity.org)
  • however, population patterns are becoming more complex, especially in urban areas. (thearda.com)
  • According to a new study from Oregon State University, mothers who live in neighborhoods with plenty of green vegetation (like trees and grass) are more likely to deliver at full term than mothers in less green urban areas. (thebump.com)
  • And fewer infants from these areas were considered small for their gestational age. (thebump.com)
  • Over 50 percent of the world's population lives in urban areas. (thebump.com)
  • So the important thing to know is that urban areas in developing countries get their food from rural areas. (org.in)
  • Hedgehogs have been found in higher densities in urban compared to rural areas. (mdpi.com)
  • Recent dramatic declines in rural hedgehog numbers lead us to pose the question: how are hedgehogs faring in urban areas? (mdpi.com)
  • Within the past 10 years, both the United States General Accounting Office and Rural Health Workforce Australia have reported that, despite an increase in number of physicians per head of population, the disparity between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas persisted 6 , 7 . (rrh.org.au)
  • Average temperatures in California rose nearly two degrees Fahrenheit during the second half of the 20th century, with urban areas blazing the way to warmer conditions. (nasa.gov)
  • The scientists concluded that small increases measured in many rural areas may reflect the contribution of global warming due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations. (nasa.gov)
  • Larger changes in and around urban areas are mostly due to growing population and the conversion of natural areas to urban ones. (nasa.gov)
  • Urban areas are colored gray. (nasa.gov)
  • Urban areas raise average temperatures mostly by preventing an area from cooling off at night. (nasa.gov)
  • Increasing population in urban areas is a major factor which is increasing the demand for better transportation system. (openpr.com)
  • Furthermore, growing concerns regarding public transportation in urban areas is a major factor which is expected to bolster the growth of global POD taxi market over the forecast period. (openpr.com)
  • Hispanic/Latino Persons -- California, 2007-2017 percentage of late-stage diagnoses (25.2%) than did those in 240 Trends in Use of Telehealth Among Health Centers urban (21.9%) and metropolitan (19.0%) areas. (cdc.gov)
  • There are 10 unincorporated areas , consisting of small islands or ski resorts, which are administered either by the state government or management boards. (wikipedia.org)
  • The act empowered shires to be established in territories that could financially support them, and boroughs to be established in areas not exceeding 9 square miles (23 km 2 ) with a population of at least 300. (wikipedia.org)
  • By aggregating five years of data collection, the ACS can generate reliable estimates for small geographic areas. (cdc.gov)
  • and in urban areas, 5.6. (lu.se)
  • Users of informal care received 33.1 hours of informal care/month in small municipalities, 54.6 in mid-size municipalities and 36.1 in urban areas. (lu.se)
  • and in urban areas, 2.6. (lu.se)
  • Corresponding figures for formal care users were 29.4 hours in small municipalities, 13.6 in mid-size municipalities and 16.7 in urban areas. (lu.se)
  • Informal care is more frequent in small municipalities than urban areas and for those with than without cognitive impairment. (lu.se)
  • As the poverty rate has increased, many Fijians have moved from rural areas to informal squatter settlements in urban centres where the majority have little access to clean water and sewerage infrastructure. (who.int)
  • [ 2 ] Ongoing assessment of adolescent vaccination coverage can help guide progress in implementation of ACIP recommendations and identify populations and areas with low coverage. (medscape.com)
  • For example, urban areas often have a microclimate that is a bit warmer than the surrounding natural areas, and even a couple of degrees of warmth can allow some vectors and pathogens to flourish. (cdc.gov)
  • 47.8%) lived in urban areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Although COCOMO-recommended strategies and measures are well-suited for urban areas, they may need to be adapted for use in rural areas. (cdc.gov)
  • It is expected that we will add 2.5 billion people to the world's urban population by 2050 - about 1.3 million new urbanites a week for the next 35 years, almost all of them in Asia and Africa. (timescolonist.com)
  • It's little wonder the world's urban population has grown more than fourfold in the last 60 years. (bmw.com)
  • We determined the prevalence of underweight, overweight/obesity and associated factors among adults in peri-urban and rural Uganda. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Overweight/obese was associated with being female, being aged 35 years and older, residing in a peri-urban area and having a higher SES. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity and associated factors in a population-based sample of adults in peri-urban and rural Uganda. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The American Community Survey is the only survey that provides statistics that tell the story of every community's current socio-economic state, from big cities to small towns. (census.gov)
  • Much of the rural population and almost all of the major towns and cities were located in the southwestern one-third of the country, whereas the northern two-thirds for the most part remained an undeveloped hinterland supporting less than one person per square mile. (globalsecurity.org)
  • The real India is in the small towns and villages where trust and affordability hold the key to insurance purchase. (indiatimes.com)
  • At 2 years ( N =222), residents trained in distributed sites were 15 times more likely to enter practice in rural communities, small towns and regional centers than those who trained in metropolitan teaching centers. (rrh.org.au)
  • The global POD taxi market is segmented into applications such as airports, shopping malls, eco towns, urban city developments and tourist attractions. (openpr.com)
  • Slum dwellers - which make up about 25% of Odisha's population in cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Rourkela - as well as thousands of migrant workers returning from other states were particularly vulnerable. (wri.org)
  • Within weeks of the shutdown, the department launched the Urban Wage Employment Initiative (UWEI), a large-scale jobs program to employ the urban poor and informal and migrant laborers in public works projects - mainly ones targeted at building resilience to climate change. (wri.org)
  • There is a considerable need to train medical students and graduates in general, and occupational medicine residents in particular, to be competent in knowledge and skills pertaining to rural and migrant populations, who have special cultural needs and considerations. (cdc.gov)
  • These estimates, the first to give us a look at a subprovincial level for an entire year of the COVID-19 pandemic, tell of an accelerating trend in migration from large urban centres, leaving their continued growth largely supported by international migration," Statscan said on Thursday. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The demand for energy has sharply increased due to population growth in urban centres. (actapress.com)
  • Expand pollinator populations by restoring habitat throughout urban and suburban communities. (nwf.org)
  • Restore the connection between Westerners and nature by empowering suburban and urban communities to create wildlife habitat where they live, work, study and play. (nwf.org)
  • In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a City Council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a Shire Council. (wikipedia.org)
  • 236 Mortality Among Minority Populations with infection during 2018 by population area of residence§ (area). (cdc.gov)
  • For the three-fourths of all counties with populations too small to produce single-year statistics (2,323 counties), it is the only available dataset. (census.gov)
  • Between 2000 and 2015, rural counties received smaller loan amounts per capita than urban counties for small business loans recorded under CRA regulations. (usda.gov)
  • In 2000, the per capita loan amount for urban counties was $1,006, compared to $760 for rural counties. (usda.gov)
  • Loan amounts generally increased for urban counties until 2007, with a downward tick in 2005-before declining in 2009 to the lowest reported levels during that period. (usda.gov)
  • Loan amounts for rural counties followed a similar pattern with a shallower peak before the Great Recession, but per capita loan amounts lagged the urban amounts and continued to stagnate after the Recession. (usda.gov)
  • The study found that, between 1996 and 2010, receiving higher CRA loan amounts had a statistically significant positive effect on small business startups in both rural and urban counties. (usda.gov)
  • With other factors constant, doubling the number of the small CRA loans increased the startup growth in rural counties by 26 percent-compared to just 7 percent in urban counties. (usda.gov)
  • We conducted in-store surveys in 2009 on store type and the availability of nutritious food in a sample of nonchain food stores (n = 102) in 6 predominantly urban counties in Northern California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Santa Clara). (cdc.gov)
  • Northeast Texas, home to about 1.5 million people spanning 35 counties, is considered the largest rurally distributed population in the state and is also one of the unhealthiest. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2013, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) revised and updated their Urban-Rural Classification Scheme of Counties, based on population density, to examine health disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • Rates were higher among NH-AI/AN populations in moderate and high SVI score counties in Alaska, the Southern Plains, and the East compared with low SVI counties. (bvsalud.org)
  • The percentage of people with HIV living in large central metropolitan counties (standardized prevalence difference=13.4%) or who were recently incarcerated (standardized prevalence ratio=5.9) was higher than the total U.S. population. (bvsalud.org)
  • Community centers are one of many public works projects implemented through the Urban Wage Employment Initiative. (wri.org)
  • Numerous strategies have been suggested to increase recruitment of family physicians to rural communities and smaller regional centers. (rrh.org.au)
  • This way of living can have less impact on the environment as it helps curb urban sprawl, resulting in more land preservation. (gulfnews.com)
  • As a reactive healing force, this city could renew weak urban zones in decline by filling voids and dead space with functioning, thriving neighborhoods. (e-architect.com)
  • Since 2020, UWEI has supported vulnerable populations and made Odisha's slums more resistant to climate change while creating a permanent public employment program for the urban poor. (wri.org)
  • Innovative training experiences for occupational medicine residents in non-urban and agricultur al settings (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2020). (cdc.gov)
  • Urban populations are highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of heat, with heat-related mortality showing intra-urban variations that are likely due to differences in urban characteristics and socioeconomic status. (nih.gov)
  • Target the most vulnerable population if you want to see an impact. (org.in)
  • With a population of over 50,000 people, Joplin offers a unique blend of small-town charm and urban amenities. (thepaperboy.com)
  • And this urban zone has high rates of zoonotic diseases, not only because there's more people there to come in contact with the wildlife, vectors, and pathogens and not only because there are more doctors there that are aware of these infections, but also because there are key features of the urban habitat that might actually promote infections. (cdc.gov)
  • These studies clarified that the spatial distribution of population and urban land use can be modified by policies and technologies affecting land and transport, but studies considering applications to realistic cities have typically assumed given total populations for target urban agglomerations. (nature.com)
  • Typically ranging between 180 and 300 square feet, these tiny apartments are popular among the young and single, and even some retirees. (gulfnews.com)
  • The Urban Land Institute in the US defines it as "a small studio apartment, typically less than 350 square feet, with a fully functioning and accessibility compliant kitchen and bathroom. (gulfnews.com)
  • There are benefits, too, from working in an urban environment, including partnerships with diverse groups that typically have little exposure to careers in the natural resource field. (fws.gov)
  • While the high-rise typology effectively challenges high density with a small footprint, it is typically plagued with a homogeneous function. (e-architect.com)
  • We used remotely sensed data and geographic information to determine the amount of urban vegetation and the distance to bodies of water (the Atlantic Ocean and the Tagus Estuary). (nih.gov)
  • This study examined incidence rates of three gastrointestinal cancers among non-Hispanic AI/AN (NH-AI/AN) and non-Hispanic White (NHW) populations by geographic region and social vulnerability index (SVI) score. (bvsalud.org)
  • The study was conducted on the Hokkaido University campus (an area of 1.8 km 2 ) in an urban area of Sapporo, Japan ( Figure 1 , panel A). We evenly distributed anthelmintic baits manually by using 100-m grids on a map ( Figure 1 , panel B). We structured bait distribution into 2 phases. (cdc.gov)
  • Nearly three-fourths of the population was concentrated in the southern part of the country, west of Brazzaville, and occupied less than one-third of the total land area. (globalsecurity.org)
  • The country has an area of 495,755 square miles and a population of 10 million. (thearda.com)
  • Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. (mdpi.com)
  • The act here involved is applicable only to cities with a population of 4,000 or less, which population is not more than one-seventh of the total population of the city and the unincorporated urban area within a radius of three miles of its limits. (findlaw.com)
  • 41 states¶ and the District of Columbia, jurisdictions in which rural area, 1,920 (13.2%) lived in an urban area, and 11,685 laboratory reporting was complete as of December 31, 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • The town of Qatif and surrounding area of 10-15 km radius include urban, rural, and nomadic populations. (who.int)
  • We used this classification to analyze the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), which is uniquely capable of generating small area estimates of reported disabilities to document disparities at local administrative levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevalence of hearing disability was estimated from the 2012-2016 ACS by sex, age, race/ ethnicity, the economically-depressed Appalachian area, and the 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural County Classification. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite many attempts by public health authorities, little progress has been made in the area of environmental adaptation and behaviour change. (who.int)
  • And finally, Chicago is an area of recent Lyme disease emergence in the human population. (cdc.gov)
  • From the data obtained, we conclude that the oral health status of elderly residents in the urban area of Manoel Vitorino is unsatisfactory, the self-perception of oral health is low and access to public oral health care is inadequate. (bvsalud.org)
  • Census tract data allows a user to find population and housing statistics about a specific part of an urban area. (cdc.gov)
  • Since the goal of CRA is to help meet the credit needs of small businesses, a recent study examined county data to assess the impact of CRA lending practices on small business outcomes. (usda.gov)
  • The data included demographic and socioeconomic profiles, morbidity and mortality, and attitudes and practices relating to health of the population. (who.int)
  • Finally, this paper seeks to contribute to research on the living conditions and mental health of rural populations, and to promote territorial practices. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although our method is very simple and omits various aspects of urbanization, it nonetheless yields valuable insight into long-term SSP-specific urbanization trends to inform discussion of sustainable urban policies. (nature.com)
  • Its objective is to generate sustainable urban planning, compatible with promoting investment in our region, boosting the economy, generating employment and dealing with the problem of depopulation in the rural world of Madrid. (comunidad.madrid)
  • The aim is to generate the urban conditions that convert municipalities into attractive spaces for the implementation of activities that generate employment, facilitating population roots by providing the necessary public services and, ultimately, improving the quality of life of its neighbors by favoring sustainable growth. (comunidad.madrid)
  • Its story is an example of how governments can deliver relief in a moment of deep crisis while fostering long-term sustainable urban development. (wri.org)
  • In order to secure smarter and more sustainable solutions for everyone, the BMW Group pays special attention to urban mobility. (bmw.com)
  • Our goal is to make urban mobility both more sustainable and more convenient. (bmw.com)
  • 2007 - The United Nations published Sustainable Consumption Patterns , which outlined small scale sustainability actions. (wikipedia.org)
  • FLIP/CITY realizes this urban typology in the context of Shanghai, a prime location for sustainable innovation at an immense scale. (e-architect.com)
  • The availability of nutritious food and produce was better in stores in neighborhoods that had a higher percentage of white residents and a lower population density but did not differ significantly by neighborhood income. (cdc.gov)
  • By expressing distinct functions for its citizens, FLIP/CITY relates strongly to the human scale while simultaneously increasing density and green space at the urban scale. (e-architect.com)
  • Shanghai faces problems incurred by high population density, heavy pollution, rapid growth, and decreasing viable land. (e-architect.com)
  • Retail tobacco outlet addresses were determined through North American Industry Classification System codes, and density per 1000 population was estimated for each census tract. (who.int)
  • Most forms of insurance are still mainly purchased by India's urban population, which accounts for about three-quarters of policies sold. (indiatimes.com)
  • Per capita measures account for differences in population size, making rural and urban data comparable. (usda.gov)
  • Identifying urban-rural differences in HIV care outcomes is crucial for addressing HIV-related dis- parities among Black persons with HIV infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Urban-rural differences in the relation between demographics and TOD were found in all socio-demographic categories, with the exception of poverty, but were particularly striking for Hispanics, for whom the relation with TOD was 10 times larger in urban compared with rural census tracts. (who.int)
  • The differences were quantified using standardized prevalence differences and standardized prevalence ratios, adjusting for differences in age, race/ethnicity, and birth sex between people with HIV and the total U.S. population. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Community of Madrid, aware of the need for municipalities to modernize their urban planning in municipalities with less than 15.000 inhabitants, wants to promote different actions of support and cooperation with the different municipalities of the Community of Madrid. (comunidad.madrid)
  • Government expenditures (except for sanitation) are uncorrelated with urban growth. (repec.org)
  • To this end, it makes available to the Local Entities (Town Halls, Associations) with the smallest population in the Community of Madrid various lines of action in terms of cooperation and urban assistance to the municipality. (comunidad.madrid)
  • Once the request has been registered, the technical services of the General Sub-directorate for Cooperation and Urban Assistance to the Municipality will report on the purpose of the question raised. (comunidad.madrid)
  • To evaluate the oral health status, self-perception, oral condition and access to dental services in elderly aged 65-74 living in the urban municipality of Manoel Vitorino, Bahia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusions: These findings provide a baseline for assessing national-level disparities in social determinants of health between people with HIV and the total U.S. population, and it can be used as a model to assess local disparities. (bvsalud.org)
  • Over the year ending July 1, 2021, Toronto's population dropped by about 16,600 and Montreal's by roughly 46,700, according to estimates published on Thursday by Statistics Canada. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Odisha's Urban Wage Employment Initiative (UWEI) is a finalist for the 2021-2022 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities. (wri.org)
  • Driven by the demands of hunting, gathering and eventually pastoralism and agriculture, population densities remained low. (deloitte.com)
  • in developing nations, in particular, many aspects of urban infrastructure are inadequate already for the needs of today's population, and accommodating rapid future growth will require major improvements in urban planning 1 , for which accurate population estimates are essential. (nature.com)
  • Our findings also suggest potential benefits of urban blue that may be present several kilometers from a body of water. (nih.gov)
  • Our major findings are that income and population growth move together and both types of growth are (1) positively related to initial schooling, (2) negatively related to initial unemployment and (3) negatively related to the share of employment initially in manufacturing. (repec.org)
  • Pursuant to the Limited Obligation Bond Law, the city of Walnust Creek, after notice duly given, and a hearing, determined that the population formula was met and adopted a resolution in accordance with its findings, Gov.Code, ss 43648, 2 43649. (findlaw.com)
  • Findings should be replicated in more than one study or population. (medscape.com)
  • The evidence is everywhere, especially in the form of cars and urban sprawl, but also in the form of electronic gadgets, fast food and "stuff. (timescolonist.com)
  • The state's large urban poor population could not survive the lockdown on state aid alone. (wri.org)
  • But digital startups like InsuranceDekho aim to reach smaller cities and rural buyers by using technology for wider distribution. (indiatimes.com)
  • But most of the infectious diseases that devastate human populations have their roots in wild species, and many pathogens are maintained silently by local wildlife communities before spillover to humans occurs. (cdc.gov)
  • The population of Quebec (Québec) by census years. (citypopulation.de)
  • Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. (census.gov)
  • The estimated population of Qatif is a little over 200 000 (1983 Census Municipal Office, Qatif), comprising the town and its 17 adjoining villages. (who.int)
  • Census tract where the address is located is a unique identifier associated with a small statistical subdivision of a county. (cdc.gov)
  • By combining five years of survey responses, the American Community Survey provides unequaled insight into the state of every community, whether large or small, urban or rural. (census.gov)
  • Thankfully, population growth is slowing, in large part due to human, social and economic development. (timescolonist.com)
  • Small on the outside, large on the inside, it pioneers our circular design approach to minimise the use of first materials and work in line with the principles of RE:THINK, RE:DUCE, RE: USE, and RE:CYCLE. (bmw.com)
  • These pathogens include not only relatively large bacterial cells but also viruses, tiny pieces of genetic code that take over human cells to replicate themselves. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • We also find that racial composition and segregation are basically uncorrelated with urban growth across all cities, but that in communities with large nonwhite communities segregation is positively correlated with white population growth. (repec.org)
  • Because the baseline risk is small, if an exposure conveys a modestly increased risk, a large population of infants is required to detect an increase in anomalies. (medscape.com)
  • The absence of health policies in Brazil in times past contributed to the high rate of edentulism 1 , which has now become a public health issue and is generating a large demand from the population with needs for prosthetic treatment 2 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Formal care users received 7.1 hours, and informal care users, 5.9 hours for each hour/month received by people in the study population as a whole. (lu.se)
  • We also compared species diversity and composition between two moments 15 years apart (2001 and 2012-2015) and analyzed the population dynamics of the marsupial Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied, 1826). (bvsalud.org)
  • There was a reduction in species richness and β diversity between the two periods, indicating that disturbances in the environment over the years may have affected the small mammal community structure. (bvsalud.org)
  • The urban surroundings carry risks and challenges for management of the species. (fws.gov)
  • It's a true BMW, but with a minimal footprint, and taking up as little space as possible when parked or driving. (bmw.com)
  • Using linked health administrative data for the province of Quebec, we conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of children aged 1-17 years in whom diabetes was diagnosed from 2006 to 2015. (cmaj.ca)
  • Whereas the Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) conducted the Oak Ridge Health Studies to evaluate whether off-site populations have been exposed in the past, ATSDR's activities have focused on current public health issues related to Superfund cleanup activities at the site. (cdc.gov)
  • It reviews and restates our understanding of the determinants of health and the measures required to improve the health of populations, communities, families and individuals. (who.int)
  • Incident cases diagnosed during 2010-2019 were identified from population-based cancer registries linked with the Indian Health Service patient registration databases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Over the years, the life expectancy of the Brazilian population has risen from 67 years in 1991 to 72.57 by 2007 3 , which has prompted fresh studies focusing on the health of the elderly 4 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Two determinations must be made when a physician responds to a patient's concerns about a specific exposure: (1) whether any quantity of the toxicant has known adverse effects on reproduction in humans and (2) whether the substance is present in sufficient quantity to affect the patient or population exposed. (medscape.com)
  • However, the classification of small, independently owned (nonchain) food stores remains a challenge. (cdc.gov)
  • This parasite primarily depends on red foxes as definitive hosts, along with small mammals (mainly Myodes rufocanus gray-backed voles) as intermediate hosts in Japan ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A small minority of Muslims (5 to 10 percent) hold more fundamentalist beliefs, which in some cases are associated with Wahhabism or Salafism. (thearda.com)
  • Urban green and blue appeared to have a mitigating effect on heat-related mortality in the elderly population in Lisbon. (nih.gov)
  • By generating various functional problems with speech, mastication, nutrition and systemic geriatric illnesses, edentulism also creates a huge esthetic impact, pain and social frustrations that could result directly in reduced quality of life for the elderly population 4,7 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The foremost thing is that small farmers need to get organised-by forming associations, farmer groups, women's group, and cooperatives-to access financial services. (org.in)
  • Sixty four percent owned one or more cars, 90% had radios, 95% had televisions, 70% had telephones, 77% had cookers and almost all urban households had refrigerators and air-conditioning. (who.int)
  • Methods: The ACS collects data from a rolling sample of 250,000 households each month on over 40 topics, including disability, in the civilian non-institutionalized U.S. population. (cdc.gov)
  • Here, working within the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) and using a simple urban-growth model, we estimate population trends throughout the 21st century for ~20,000 urban agglomerations in 151 countries. (nature.com)
  • Urban fox populations have increased in many countries in recent decades. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa, with 70% of its total population living in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the 332-mile railway that connects them. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Furthermore, governments of various developed and developing countries are adopting POD taxi services to offer more convenience to the population of the country. (openpr.com)
  • In addition to the mitigating nature of urban vegetation, trees and shrubs might also act as windbreakers, increasing surface roughness and thereby reducing wind speed. (nih.gov)
  • Convenience and specialty stores were smaller and carried fewer nutritious and fresh food items. (cdc.gov)
  • Poisson generalized additive models were fitted, allowing for the interaction between equivalent temperature [universal thermal climate index (UTCI)] and quartiles of urban greenness [classified using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)] and proximity to water (≤ 4 km vs. (nih.gov)
  • Furthermore, higher TOD was associated with larger proportions of blacks, Hispanics, women with low levels of education and with smaller household size. (who.int)
  • The populations of Toronto and Montreal declined over a portion of the pandemic as immigration waned and more residents fled those cities for cheaper housing markets. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), enacted in 1977, encourages financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of low-income residents and smaller firms. (usda.gov)
  • Furthermore, the role of urban vegetation in shaping thermal environments has been highlighted in the literature. (nih.gov)
  • The colorful, tiny fish are seldom seen, usually hidden by vegetation. (fws.gov)
  • We examine the relationship between urban characteristics in 1960 and urban growth (income and population) between 1960 and 1990. (repec.org)
  • These results are qualitatively unchanged if we examine cities (a smaller political unit) or SMSAs (a larger 'economic' unit). (repec.org)
  • The primary objective of this study was to examine the categorization of small food stores and determine whether data from 3 sources would yield a single homogenous healthful food store category. (cdc.gov)
  • Secondary objectives were to examine the availability of nutritious foods in small food stores across neighborhood sociodemographic contexts and test for inaccuracies in commercial database variables that could bias or misrepresent measures of nutritious food availability. (cdc.gov)
  • In this regard, the Mancomunidades that opt ​​for this line of aid will aim to provide urban services to the joint City Councils in terms of: planning, management, execution and urban discipline. (comunidad.madrid)
  • To request this urban planning advice, the City Councils must only complete the application and attach those documents that they consider necessary. (comunidad.madrid)
  • This is the great challenge of our urban age, a challenge Victoria, as a typical small city, must rise to. (timescolonist.com)
  • FLIP/CITY proposes a new urban identity for Shanghai as a model for the development of future cities. (e-architect.com)
  • FLIP/CITY is a new urban typology that answers the needs of modern Shanghai, its economy, social structures and ecological plans for the future while embracing Shanghai's rich history and its citizens. (e-architect.com)
  • With the emergence of shared autonomous mobility, connected infrastructure, and smart cities technologies, the prospects for an urban intermodal transportation ecosystem that is faster, cheaper, cleaner, and safer appear closer than ever. (deloitte.com)
  • After five or more years of urban residency, the urban dweller has been unlikely to return to the countryside. (globalsecurity.org)
  • This effect persists for 10 years after completion of training and is independent of other predictors of non-urban practice including gender, rural upbringing, and rural undergraduate training. (rrh.org.au)
  • Having this out-migration to smaller communities across Southern Ontario has revitalized a lot of Main Streets," Mr. Moffatt said. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Small Baha'i and Jehovah's Witnesses communities also are present. (thearda.com)
  • More than half of the population is Muslim, approximately one-third is Christian, and the remainder practice traditional indigenous religious beliefs or have no religion. (thearda.com)
  • This was even more predictive for retention in non-urban practice sites. (rrh.org.au)
  • While the vast majority of those trained in metropolitan sites chose an urban practice location, a subgroup of those with some rural upbringing were more likely to practice in rural or regional settings. (rrh.org.au)
  • Participation in a distributed postgraduate family medicine training site is an important predictor of a non-urban practice location. (rrh.org.au)
  • Non-urban populations are given little attention in many aspects of medical practice. (cdc.gov)