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D. Alex Quistberg

Associate Research Professor, Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University
Verified email at drexel.edu
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Urban environment interventions linked to the promotion of physical activity: a mixed methods study applied to the urban context of Latin America

LF Gomez, R Sarmiento, MF Ordoñez, CF Pardo… - Social science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study summarizes the evidence from quantitative systematic reviews that assessed the
association between urban environment attributes and physical activity. It also documents …

Global and national burden of diseases and injuries among children and adolescents between 1990 and 2013: findings from the global burden of disease 2013 study

HH Kyu, C Pinho, JA Wagner, JC Brown… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The literature focuses on mortality among children younger than 5 years.
Comparable information on nonfatal health outcomes among these children and the fatal …

[PDF][PDF] Association of health literacy with self-management behavior in patients with diabetes

S Kim, F Love, DA Quistberg, JA Shea - Diabetes care, 2004 - researchgate.net
METHODS—We conducted a prospective observational study of patients enrolled in
diabetes education classes at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The classes …

Walking for transportation in large Latin American cities: walking-only trips and total walking events and their sociodemographic correlates

X Delclòs-Alió, DA Rodríguez, C Medina… - Transport …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Walking for transportation is a common and accessible means of achieving recommended
physical activity levels, while providing important social and environmental co-benefits. Even …

Mentoring at the University of Pennsylvania: Results of a faculty survey

AG Wasserstein, DA Quistberg, JA Shea - Journal of general internal …, 2007 - Springer
Background Research suggests mentoring is related to career satisfaction and success.
Most studies have focused on junior faculty. Objective To explore multiple aspects of …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing health literacy in African American and Caucasian adults: disparities in rapid estimate of adult literacy in medicine (REALM) scores

JA Shea, BB Beers, VJ McDonald… - FAMILY MEDICINE …, 2004 - academia.edu
Background and Objectives: The influence of literacy on health and health care is an
important area of investigation. Studies with a literacy focus are most valuable when literacy …

[HTML][HTML] Building a data platform for cross-country urban health studies: the SALURBAL study

DA Quistberg, AV Diez Roux, U Bilal, K Moore… - Journal of urban …, 2019 - Springer
Studies examining urban health and the environment must ensure comparability of
measures across cities and countries. We describe a data platform and process that …

Multilevel models for evaluating the risk of pedestrian–motor vehicle collisions at intersections and mid-blocks

DA Quistberg, EJ Howard, BE Ebel, AV Moudon… - Accident Analysis & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Walking is a popular form of physical activity associated with clear health benefits.
Promoting safe walking for pedestrians requires evaluating the risk of pedestrian–motor …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of population mobility on COVID-19 incidence in 314 Latin American cities: a longitudinal ecological study with mobile phone location data

JL Kephart, X Delclòs-Alió, DA Rodríguez… - The Lancet Digital …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Little is known about the effect of changes in mobility at the subcity level on
subsequent COVID-19 incidence, which is particularly relevant in Latin America, where …

National young-driver survey: teen perspective and experience with factors that affect driving safety

KR Ginsburg, FK Winston, TM Senserrick… - …, 2008 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of fatality and acquired
disability in adolescents. Young, inexperienced drivers are overrepresented in crashes …