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The Relationship Between Urban Environment and Health

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Particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone have adverse health effects. Increased mortality during London’s 1952 smog episode demonstrated harmful health effects from coal burning. Recent massive urbanization in developing countries is accompanied by traffic congestion and environmental degradation. In developed countries, residents and commuters are exposed to transportation-based emissions linked to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, urban sprawl is associated with obesity in children and adults and related disorders, while driving affects mental health such as stress, and increases traffic and pedestrians/cyclists accident risks. Urban environmental exposure poses health risks to pregnancies including low birthweight and pre-term births. Differences in birth outcomes between high and low exposure areas are analyzed in Memphis, TN. Due to public health concerns, studying adverse impacts of urbanization and transportation helps to improve public health.

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