A5082087909- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Smart Parking Systems Research
- Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
Universidad de Los Andes
2019-2021
Although travel behavior is expected to influence personal health, few studies have examined associations with mental health. This study examines between commute patterns and health using survey data in 11 Latin American cities. Using a conducted by the Development Bank of America 2016, we measured presence depressive symptoms 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD-10) screening scale. We used multilevel non-linear models estimate magnitude depression risk, adjusting...
The built environment of cities is complex and influences social environmental determinants health. In this study we, 1) identified city profiles based on the landscape street design characteristics in Latin America 2) evaluated associations with health air pollution. Landscape 370 were using finite mixture modeling. For landscape, we measured fragmentation, isolation, shape. design, connectivity, length, directness. We fitted a two-level linear mixed model to assess association profiles....
Ciclovía Recreativa is a program in which streets are closed off to automobiles so that people have safe and inclusive space for recreation being physically active. The study aims were: (1) compare participant’s spatial trajectories four programs Latin America (Bogotá, Mexico City, Santiago de Cali, Chile) according socioeconomic characteristics urban segregation of these cities; (2) assess the relationship between participants’ physical activity (PA) levels sociodemographic characteristics....