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Deborah A. Cohen

Deborah A. Cohen

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
77
Citations
23742
World Ranking
460
National Ranking
216

Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
24096
World Ranking
18363
National Ranking
9165

Overview

Deborah A. Cohen is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Transportation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Clinical Psychology, and Physiology.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as:

  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Deborah A. Cohen's recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients" (2021), British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Improved Street Walkability, Incivilities, and Esthetics Are Associated with Greater Park Use in Two Low-Income Neighborhoods" (2020), Journal of Urban Health
  • "Gender Differences in Physical Activity Associated with Urban Neighborhood Parks: Findings from the National Study of Neighborhood Parks" (2020), Women's Health Issues
  • "Effects of park-based interventions on health-related outcomes: A systematic review" (2021), Preventive Medicine
  • "Associations of Physical Inactivity and COVID-19 Outcomes Among Subgroups" (2022), American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Their frequent coauthors include Thomas L. McKenzie, Deborah Rohm Young, Kelly R. Evenson, Stephanie Williamson, and Bing Han, pointing to collaborative efforts within interdisciplinary domains related to public health and urban studies.

Publication venues where Deborah A. Cohen has most frequently contributed are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Urban Health
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Topics in Clinical Nutrition

The combination of research topics and publication venues indicates a focus on the intersections of urban environments, health outcomes, physical activity, and public health policy. Their work on physical inactivity and COVID-19 outcomes highlights engagement with pressing health issues emergent in recent years.

Best Publications

  • The significance of parks to physical activity and public health: a conceptual model.

    Ariane L. Bedimo-Rung;Andrew J. Mowen;Deborah A. Cohen

  • Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity

    Deborah A. Cohen;Thomas L. McKenzie;Amber Sehgal;Stephanie Williamson

  • Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients.

    Robert Sallis;Deborah Rohm Young;Sara Y Tartof;James F Sallis

  • System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC): Reliability and Feasibility Measures

    Thomas L. McKenzie;Deborah A. Cohen;Amber Sehgal;Stephanie Williamson

  • Public Parks and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls

    Deborah A. Cohen;J Scott Scott Ashwood;Molly M. Scott;Adrian Overton

  • Collective efficacy and obesity: The potential influence of social factors on health

    Deborah A. Cohen;Brian Karl Finch;Brian Karl Finch;Aimee Bower;Narayan Sastry

  • "Broken windows" and the risk of gonorrhea.

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  • You are where you shop: grocery store locations, weight, and neighborhoods.

    Sanae Inagami;Deborah A. Cohen;Brian Karl Finch;Steven M. Asch;Steven M. Asch;Steven M. Asch

  • Neighborhood Physical Conditions and Health

    Deborah A. Cohen;Karen Mason;Ariane Bedimo;Richard Scribner

  • The built environment and collective efficacy

    Deborah A. Cohen;Sanae Inagami;Brian Karl Finch

  • Parks and physical activity: why are some parks used more than others?

    Deborah A. Cohen;Terry Marsh;Stephanie Williamson;Kathryn Pitkin Derose

  • Contextual influences on eating behaviours: heuristic processing and dietary choices

    Deborah A. Cohen;Susan H. Babey

  • Distance to Store, Food Prices, and Obesity in Urban Food Deserts

    Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar;Deborah A. Cohen;Gerald P. Hunter;Shannon N. Zenk

  • Asymptomatic sexually transmitted diseases: the case for screening.

    Thomas A Farley;Deborah A Cohen;Deborah A Cohen;Whitney Elkins

  • Ultrasound renal denervation for hypertension resistant to a triple medication pill (RADIANCE-HTN TRIO): a randomised, multicentre, single-blind, sham-controlled trial.

    Michel Azizi;Michel Azizi;Kintur Sanghvi;Manish Saxena;Philippe Gosse

  • Peer Reviewed: Eating as an Automatic Behavior

    Deborah Cohen;Thomas A Farley

  • Why is poverty unhealthy? Social and physical mediators.

    Deborah A Cohen;Thomas A Farley;Karen Mason

  • The effect of light rail transit on body mass index and physical activity

    John M MacDonald;Robert J Stokes;Deborah A Cohen;Aaron Kofner

  • Diet and Perceptions Change with Supermarket Introduction in a Food Desert, but Not Because of Supermarket Use

    Tamara Dubowitz;Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar;Deborah A. Cohen;Robin Beckman

  • Measuring the Food Environment: Shelf Space of Fruits, Vegetables, and Snack Foods in Stores

    Thomas A. Farley;Janet Rice;J. Nicholas Bodor;Deborah A. Cohen

  • Eating as an Automatic Behavior

    Deborah A. Cohen;Thomas A. Farley

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas L. McKenzie
Thomas L. McKenzie San Diego State University
Kelly R. Evenson
Kelly R. Evenson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathryn Pitkin Derose
Kathryn Pitkin Derose RAND Corporation
Daniela Golinelli
Daniela Golinelli RAND Corporation
Ricky N. Bluthenthal
Ricky N. Bluthenthal University of Southern California
Katherine P. Theall
Katherine P. Theall Tulane University
Phillip Ward
Phillip Ward The Ohio State University
Brian Karl Finch
Brian Karl Finch University of Southern California
John P. Elder
John P. Elder San Diego State University
Daniel A. Rodriguez
Daniel A. Rodriguez University of California, Berkeley

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