People, places … and other people?

Invited commentary: places, people, and health.

A growing body of research in epidemiology and public health has examined how characteristics of the places where people live are related to a variety of health outcomes, including health-related behaviors (1–4), prevalence and incidence of disease (5–7), and mortality (3, 8–13). The paper by Balfour and Kaplan (14) in this issue of the Journal examines how neighborhood characteristics are rela...

Invited Commentary: Places, People, and Health

Living with Other People

Any teenager or anyone involved with teenagers must find something of value in this excellent little book. Without patronising or preaching from any particular viewpoint, it describes the change from child into teenager, the problems this age brings with it and how to cope with the years that follow. The reader is constantly urged to think for himself, to discuss his problems and act accordingl...

Trust is other people

A renewed interest in the concept of sharing emerges from a community that drifts apart and lives next to each other instead of with each other. Technology offers interesting possibilities to support sharing activities not only in small neighbourhoods, but also in highly populated areas. However, the Internet is often experienced as a place of anonymity, and people are scared of the 'figurative...

The media equation - how people treat computers, television, and new media like real people and places