Andy Hong

Researcher

Andy Hong is a Lead Urban Health Scientist at the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health. He is also Co-founder of the Healthy Cities Network, a global nexus of innovators dedicated to sharing cutting-edge information on urban health.

He completed his PhD at the University of Southern California and he previously held positions at the University of British Columbia, the Korea Transport Institute, and Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates.

His research interests lie at the nexus of data science, geography, and public health.

andy.hong@wrh.ox.ac.uk

Oxford profile page

Oxford

Projects

Exploring the complex relationship between environmental factors and health outcomes using machine learning approaches

Mohammad Mamouei, Kazem Rahimi, Andy Hong

Exploring the complex relationship between environment and health using machine learning

This project aims to estimate risks for a range of health conditions based on environmental factors, which can be useful for policy makers even in areas where local health data might be limited.

Health and Wellbeing

Oxford

Developing a scalable method to assess urban greenspace and associated health disparities in the global South

Andy Hong, Kazem Rahimi, Yajie Zhu

Developing a scalable method to assess urban greenspace and health disparities in the global South

This study aims to describe patterns of greenspace access and usability and examine associated health disparities in the global South.

Health and Wellbeing

Oxford

Publications

Green space and the built environment: Optimising health benefits in rapidly emerging cities of the global South

16 June 2022 | PEAK Briefing

Green space and the built environment: Optimising health benefits in rapidly emerging cities of the global South

Andy Hong

Health and Wellbeing

Reconciling big data and thick data to advance the new urban science and smart city governance

4 March 2022 | Journal article

Reconciling big data and thick data to advance the new urban science and smart city governance

Andy Hong, Lucy Baker, Rafael Prieto Curiel, James Duminy, Bhawani Buswala, Divya Ravindranath

City Governance

Neighbourhood green space and health disparities in the global South: Evidence from Cali, Colombia

26 October 2021 | Journal article

Neighbourhood green space and health disparities in the global South: Evidence from Cali, Colombia

Andy Hong, Lina Martínez, Jorge Eduardo Patiño Quinchía, Juan Carlos Duque, Kazem Rahimi

Health and Wellbeing

Is biodiversity of greenspace important for human health and wellbeing? A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review

18 October 2021 | Journal article

Is biodiversity of greenspace important for human health and wellbeing? A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review

Andy Hong, Victoria Houlden, Anant Jani

Health and Wellbeing

¿Qué es lo que hace que el entorno urbano sea saludable en Colombia?

30 June 2021 | PEAK Briefing

¿Qué es lo que hace que el entorno urbano sea saludable en Colombia?

Jorge Eduardo Patiño Quinchía, Andy Hong, Juan Carlos Duque, Kazem Rahimi, Silvana Zapata, Verónica Lopera

Health and Wellbeing

Towards a better understanding of what makes a healthy urban built environment in Colombia

15 June 2021 | PEAK Briefing

Towards a better understanding of what makes a healthy urban built environment in Colombia

Jorge Eduardo Patiño Quinchía, Andy Hong, Juan Carlos Duque, Kazem Rahimi, Silvana Zapata, Verónica Lopera

Health and Wellbeing

Built environment and mortality risk from cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Medellín, Colombia: An ecological study

3 May 2021 | Journal article

Built environment and mortality risk from cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Medellín, Colombia: An ecological study

Jorge Eduardo Patiño Quinchía, Andy Hong, Juan Carlos Duque, Kazem Rahimi, Silvana Zapata, Verónica M.Lopera

Sustainable Cities

Health and Wellbeing

Designing walkable cities and neighborhoods in the era of urban big data

28 April 2020 | Journal article

Designing walkable cities and neighborhoods in the era of urban big data

ChengHe Guan , Michael Keith, Andy Hong

City Governance

27 April 2020 | Blog

Sandip Chakrabarti

Keep cities moving during the global COVID-19 pandemic

These four urban transportation strategies can mitigate hardship caused by coronavirus and future pandemics

A Car Free City: Utopian dream or realistic vision?

Man cycling on pedestrian crossing.Credit Olaser

20 September 2019 | Blog

A Car Free City: Utopian dream or realistic vision?

The time is ripe to expand the number of car-free cities. But it needs to be done carefully and strategically by studying invaluable lessons from around the world says Andy Hong.

Andy Hong

Oxford

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