Association between walkability and diverse health metrics: moderating role of social vulnerability
Farnaz Hesam Shariati, Anna L. Chupak, Erin Looney, Shirelle H. Hallum, Courtney M. Monroe, Mojtaba Kazemian, Andrew T. Kaczynski · 2026
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Farnaz Shariati and co-authors ask whether walkable neighborhoods are healthier, and whether poverty changes the answer, in a 2026 study. They covered 1,089 census tracts in South Carolina, joining a federal walkability index with six health measures and a social vulnerability index. Depression, mental and physical health, mobility disability, obesity, and inactivity were all mapped. Layered models respected the nesting of tracts inside counties.
Walkability tracked with better mental and physical health, less obesity, and more leisure activity overall. But the link bent with social vulnerability: the same sidewalks did less in harder-pressed places. City and countryside tracts also diverged. The authors urge planners to pair pavement with equity.
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| CREATOR | Farnaz Hesam Shariati, Anna L. Chupak, Erin Looney, Shirelle H. Hallum, Courtney M. Monroe, Mojtaba Kazemian, Andrew T. Kaczynski |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |