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Geography
He Jin, Yongmei Lu
Summary: This study focuses on the relationship between food access and socioeconomic status in Austin, Texas, using a spatial perspective. The research found that the Economic Deprivation Index is a significant predictor for access to healthy food, while the Sociocultural Deprivation Index is associated with access to unhealthy food. Additionally, food deserts and swamps in Austin exhibit distinct spatial patterns, highlighting the potential of the SAR-Gi* model in reflecting geographical relationships.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yenisei Ramirez-Toscano, Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Usama Bilal, Amy H. Auchincloss, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez
Summary: There has been a rapid and significant change in Mexico's retail food environment over the past decade, mainly driven by an increase in convenience stores and supermarkets in areas with higher socioeconomic deprivation and lower urbanization.
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Food Science & Technology
Olivia Souza Honorio, Paula Martins Horta, Milene Cristine Pessoa, Mariana Zogbi Jardim, Ariene Silva do Carmo, Larissa Loures Mendes
Summary: The study evaluated the community food environment in Belo Horizonte City, Brazil, finding that food deserts and food swamps were widely present, with a higher prevalence in low-income areas. The metric developed in Brazil was deemed most suitable for assessing these phenomena, highlighting the need for improvement in existing metrics including the incorporation of income variables.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cindy Needham, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Liliana Orellana
Summary: The study identified multiple typologies of food retail environments in Melbourne, with varying levels of accessibility and healthiness. These typologies changed over time, with an overall increase in accessibility and healthiness. The majority of small areas were dominated by unhealthy food outlets, especially those experiencing growth and disadvantage.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Tracy L. Schumacher, Carissa A. Alderton, Leanne J. Brown, Susan Heaney, Laura Alston, Katherine Kent, Stephanie Louise Godrich
Summary: This study aimed to adapt existing Australian scoring tools for food retail outlets to represent rural locations. Through a modified Delphi technique, rural nutrition experts were engaged to modify and develop a tool that reflects the unique characteristics of rural retail outlets. The developed tool accurately assesses the healthiness of food outlets in rural areas and is important in studying the link between the food environment and health in rural populations.
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Infectious Diseases
Olena Oliveira, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Raquel Duarte, Margarida Correia-Neves, Teresa Rito
Summary: This study analyzed the spatial distribution of non-MDR TB and MDR TB in the Lisbon metropolitan area of Portugal and found an association between TB and socioeconomic deprivation. The study identified high-risk areas for both non-MDR TB and MDR TB, with socioeconomically disadvantaged areas being more affected. These findings suggest the need for targeted interventions in these areas for more effective control and prevention of TB.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maria Vassilaki, Ronald C. Petersen, Prashanthi Vemuri
Summary: This article aims to summarize the current literature on the area deprivation index (ADI) and its link to cognitive impairment outcomes, suggest potential mechanisms through which ADI may impact AD/ADRD outcomes, and discuss important considerations when studying the relationships between ADI and cognitive as well as brain health.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Isabelle Finke, Gundula Behrens, Werner Maier, Lars Schwettmann, Ron Pritzkuleit, Bernd Holleczek, Hiltraud Kajueter, Michael Gerken, Johann Mattutat, Katharina Emrich, Lina Jansen, Hermann Brenner
Summary: The study investigated the association between area-based socioeconomic deprivation on municipality level and cancer survival for 25 cancer sites in Germany. Despite adjusting for stage, most cancer patients showed significant socioeconomic inequalities in survival rates. Trend analyses indicated improved survival over recent periods, but persisting deprivation differences in cancer survival still existed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2021)
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Health Policy & Services
Daysha Tonumaipe'a, Radilaite Cammock, Cath Conn
Summary: The paper provides a critical review of the literature on food environments, introducing the concept of food havens as places of refuge and support for health and well-being in settings of scarcity. The authors emphasize the urgency of transforming global food environments to promote human health and planetary sustainability.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mariana Fagundes Grilo, Caroline de Menezes, Ana Clara Duran
Summary: The characteristics of the food environment can affect people's access to healthy foods and contribute to health inequalities. Food swamps, where there is a greater availability of unhealthy processed food and commercial establishments compared to healthier options, are associated with unhealthy food consumption. This study identified the spatial distribution of these establishments in Campinas, Sao Paulo. The findings highlight the need for interventions to improve access to healthy foods in more vulnerable neighborhoods.
CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA
(2022)
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Surgery
Joshua Herb, Lisette Dunham, Karyn Stitzenberg
Summary: This study aims to compare the performance of different measures of area socioeconomic status (SES) in predicting guideline concordant care and overall survival, and found that several measures were significantly associated with guideline concordant care and overall survival.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Management
John D. Lowrey, Timothy J. Richards, Stephen F. Hamilton
Summary: The management of perishable food near its expiration is a challenge for grocery retailers. Donating food to food banks is socially responsible, benefiting local communities and reducing waste. This paper examines the economic impact of this secondary food market by studying donation and pricing behaviors of competing retailers.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Lauren Swan, N. Frances Horgan, Chie Wei Fan, Austin Warters, Maria O'Sullivan
Summary: Elderly individuals living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas experience higher rates of polypharmacy, physical dependency, hospitalization-associated dependency, and have a younger average age of needing state home support compared to those in more affluent settings. These findings suggest that health inequalities persist in older populations and highlight the need for further research and community-based health and social care initiatives.
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jason J. Han, Amit Iyengar, Cody Fowler, Andrew Acker, William Patrick, Mark Helmers, John Kelly, Alyse Ameer, Edo Y. Birati, Pavan Atluri
Summary: This study evaluated the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) as a novel prognostic metric for patients with left ventricular assist devices, finding that a higher ADI can provide protective effects. Factors such as being male, bridge-to-transplant, and not requiring biventricular support were found to be protective on multivariate analysis, while chronic kidney disease and elevated total bilirubin were identified as harmful factors.
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE
(2021)
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Substance Abuse
Salla-Maaria Patsi, Arho Toikka, Hanna Ollila, Otto Ruokolainen
Summary: Research from Finland suggests that there are differences in tobacco retailer density based on sociodemographic factors, with lower income areas having higher tobacco availability. Income was found to be the strongest predictor of retailer density, while other indicators showed inconsistent associations with retailer presence and density.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jacqueline Schmidt-Busby, Janine Wiles, Daniel Exeter, Timothy Kenealy
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2018)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Katherine Elizabeth Walesby, Daniel John Exeter, Sheree Gibb, Philip Clive Wood, John Michael Starr, Tom Charles Russ
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Annie Chiang, Janine Paynter, Richard Edlin, Daniel J. Exeter
Summary: The suicide rate in New Zealand is higher than the global average, with youth, males, and Maori bearing a disproportionate burden. Individuals who had contact with health services in the 6 months prior to suicide had significantly higher odds of committing suicide. Contact with health services, especially tertiary services, was associated with a substantially increased risk of suicide.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Emily Keddell, Luke Fitzmaurice, Kerri Cleaver, Daniel Exeter
Summary: The rate of orders for removing babies into care in New Zealand decreased significantly in 2019-2020 following a high profile media case known as the 'Hawkes Bay case'. This led to challenges to the legitimacy of the child protection system and efforts by Oranga Tamariki to regain public trust. However, the focus on disparity alone had unintended consequences such as constrictions on orders, diminishing social worker discretion, and limited attention to other forms of system accountability.
KOTUITUI-NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ONLINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Pushkar Raj Silwal, Daniel Exeter, Tim Tenbensel, Arier Lee
Summary: This study investigates the interdistrict variations in childhood ambulatory sensitive hospitalisation (ASH) in New Zealand over the years 2008-2018. The findings show that only 1.4% of the variability in childhood ASH can be explained at the level of District Health Board (DHB), with ethnicity and deprivation having stronger relationships with childhood ASH than geography and health system variables.
Review
Psychology, Educational
Molly Grant, Kane Meissel, Daniel Exeter
Summary: Children's learning and cognitive development are influenced by the circumstances of childhood, and not all children have equal opportunities. Analyzing the factors in children's environments and their associations with learning can help identify opportunities for change and support more children in reaching their potential.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
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Health Policy & Services
Fulvio D. Lopane, Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Andrea Raith, Daniel J. Exeter, Ilze Ziedins, Richard Dawson
Summary: Shortage of general practitioners is a global challenge, including in New Zealand. Providing primary care in rural areas is particularly difficult. This paper provides an overview of literature on locating GP practices and proposes an approach to assess coverage and determine future GP locations using a genetic algorithm framework. The rural region of Northland in New Zealand is used as a case study, and a sensitivity analysis for key input parameters is performed.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
J. Wiki, L. Marek, C. Sibley, D. Exeter
Summary: Quality of life is a complex concept with multiple definitions and measures. Research is increasingly focusing on subjective well-being to better understand personal drivers related to quality of life. This study demonstrates that spatial microsimulation can be a powerful tool to understand population well-being and support future planning and resource allocation for achieving health equity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Daniel J. Exeter, Olivia Healey, Jessie Colbert, Nichola Shackleton
Summary: Globally, societies are experiencing aging populations due to longer life expectancy and declining fertility rates. Many studies have explored the association between socioeconomic position and health outcomes among older populations using conventional working-age measures or area-based deprivation indices. This study used microdata from the 2013 New Zealand Census to create a new measure of socioeconomic position specifically for people aged 65 years and above (SEP65). The study found an inverse relationship between SEP65 and smoking.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Demography
Paul Norman, Jessie Colbert, Daniel J. Exeter
Summary: The advancement of modern computational capabilities has raised concerns about the risk of information disclosure in public datasets. This study aims to balance the protection of individual privacy with the utility of research by investigating the interplay between geographic entities using logistic regression models. The findings suggest that there is a sufficient level of confidentiality protection when using certain geographic scenarios.
SPATIAL DEMOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Natalia Boven, Daniel Exeter, Andrew Sporle, Nichola Shackleton
KOTUITUI-NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ONLINE
(2020)
Article
Geography
Jinfeng Zhao, Pauline Gulliver, Daniel J. Exeter, Arier Lee, Michael Browne, Shanthi Ameratunga
NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHER
(2020)
Article
Pediatrics
Daniel J. Exeter, Nichola Shackleton, Michael Browne, Jinfeng Zhao, Arier Lee, Sue Crengle
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jinfeng Zhao, Shanthi Ameratunga, Arier Lee, Michael Browne, Daniel J. Exeter
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Geography
Victoria Egli, Caryn Zinn, Lisa Mackay, Niamh Donnellan, Karen Villanueva, Suzanne Mavoa, Daniel J. Exeter, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Melody Smith
GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
(2019)