Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melissa Mjoberg, Lauren Lissner, Monica Hunsberger
Summary: This study analyzed the food promotions in supermarkets in a large region of Sweden and found that the majority of promotions were for unhealthy foods. Additionally, the proportion of unhealthy food promotions was higher in areas with lower socioeconomic index.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Erika M. Brown, Stephanie M. Franklin, Jessica L. Ryan, Melanie Canterberry, Andy Bowe, Matt S. Pantell, Erika K. Cottrell, Laura M. Gottlieb
Summary: This study examines the relation between the highest quartile of three different area-level social risk measures and six individual-level social risks and three risk combinations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Urban Studies
Anne Durand, Toon Zijlstra, Marije Hamersma, Arjen't Hoen, Niels van Oort, Sascha Hoogendoorn-Lanser, Serge Hoogendoorn
Summary: Digitalisation has become widespread in public transport, particularly in urban areas. However, it can have negative impacts on certain groups, such as older adults, people with lower education levels, impairments, and migration backgrounds. Difficulties in digital skills, lack of on-the-go technology use, inadequate devices, and complex technology design contribute to the challenges faced by these groups. Nonetheless, coping strategies, including support from social networks, can help mitigate the consequences and prevent exclusion from public transport.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amy Heather Finlay, Scott Lloyd, Amelia Lake, Thomas Armstrong, Mark Fishpool, Mark Green, Helen J. Moore, Claire O'Malley, Emma J. Boyland
Summary: This study investigates the extent and healthfulness of food and beverage advertising on bus shelters in a deprived area of the UK, as well as the appeal to young people and the creative strategies used. The findings demonstrate that there is a significant amount of food advertising, with a considerable proportion classified as less healthy. Food advertisements are found to be appealing to children. There is no difference in the healthiness of advertised foods based on the level of deprivation in the area.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bente A. Smagge, Laura A. van der Velde, Jessica C. Kiefte-de Jong
Summary: There is a relationship between the food environment around primary schools in The Hague, The Netherlands, and childhood overweight, with schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods surrounded by more and closer fast-food outlets.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ruben Martin-Payo, Maria del Rosario Gonzalez-Moradas, Juan Iturrate-Bobes, Alejandro Fernandez-Sutil, Rafael Cofino, Maria del Mar Fernandez-Alvarez
Summary: Overweight and obesity rates have increased globally, with the marketing strategies of unhealthy food exacerbating the problem. This study aimed to assess advertisements around public and concerted schools in three cities in northern Spain, categorizing them as healthy or unhealthy and analyzing the types of food and beverages advertised. The results showed a significant amount of discretionary product advertisements targeting children in these schools, highlighting the need for regulation.
Article
Economics
Erik Bjornson Lunke
Summary: This study examines the trade-offs between public transport accessibility, house size, and the ethnic diversity of neighborhoods among first-time parents in the multi-ethnic Oslo region. The findings indicate that higher-income households have more opportunities and face less difficulty in making trade-offs. Native Norwegians, compared to immigrants, show a higher preference for spacious housing and ethnically homogeneous neighborhoods, resulting in lower levels of public transport accessibility.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Chandra Ward, Darrell Walsh
Summary: Building on previous research, this study explores the adaptive strategies used by transit disadvantaged individuals and how these strategies can reinforce their social exclusion. Using a case study in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the authors discuss the findings, implications for policy, and the need for further research in the field of transportation and social exclusion.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Kristen S. Purrington, Theresa A. Hastert, K. C. Madhav, Mrudula Nair, Natalie Snider, Julie J. Ruterbusch, Ann G. Schwartz, Elena M. Stoffel, Edward S. Peters, Laura S. Rozek
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between neighborhood-level social disadvantage and cancer incidence in a racially diverse population in metropolitan Detroit. The results showed that social disadvantage was inversely associated with breast and prostate cancer incidence for both non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black individuals, and positively associated with lung and colorectal cancer incidence. Social disadvantage played a moderating role in racial disparities in cancer incidence.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gina S. A. Trapp, Paula Hooper, Lukar Thornton, Kelly Kennington, Ainslie Sartori, Wesley Billingham, Alexia Bivoltsis
Summary: This study investigates the socio-economic disparities in the availability of fast-food outlets in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. The results show that there is a socio-economic gradient, with greater fast-food availability in areas with more relative socio-economic disadvantage. Policy and practice changes are needed to manage the proliferation of fast-food outlets in areas of greater socio-economic disadvantage to address health inequalities associated with fast-food consumption.
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jonathan R. Olsen, Chris Patterson, Fiona M. Caryl, Tony Robertson, Stephen J. Mooney, Andrew G. Rundle, Richard Mitchell, Shona Hilton
Summary: This study found that children from more deprived areas had higher exposure to unhealthy commodity advertising at transportation stops compared to children from less deprived areas, indicating the need for city- or country-wide restrictions on advertising to reduce inequalities in children's exposure.
Article
Transportation
Anne Durand, Toon Zijlstra, Niels van Oort, Sascha Hoogendoorn-Lanser, Serge Hoogendoorn
Summary: Digitalisation in transport services brings benefits but not everyone can adapt to it. Vulnerability to digitalisation exists along dimensions of age, income, education, etc. Having material access to technology doesn't guarantee benefiting from it.
Article
Psychology, Applied
Luke Butler, Tan Yigitcanlar, Alexander Paz
Summary: This study identified factors influencing public awareness of autonomous vehicles (AVs) as a solution to transport disadvantage, revealing potential opportunities and challenges associated with public expectations.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Chad Markey, Oluwaferanmi Bello, Meg Hanley, Andrew P. Loehrer
Summary: This scoping review summarizes the use of composite indices of small-area socioeconomic characteristics in cancer literature and their association with outcomes. The findings indicate that neighborhood deprivation indices are most commonly used at the census tract level and ordinally as quintiles. Despite methodological variations, there is a strong indication that deprived areas are associated with adverse cancer-related outcomes.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
D. C. Butler, L. R. Jorm, S. Larkins, J. Humphreys, J. Desborough, K. J. Korda
Summary: This study found significant regional variations in primary healthcare services in Australia, with major cities having better accessibility while remote areas had more comprehensive and coordinated services. In disadvantaged areas of cities, there were fewer GPs but more affordable services and more after-hours and chronic disease care. However, disadvantaged areas in regional locations lacked after-hours care. Measures of primary healthcare services were positively correlated, except for GP supply and affordability in major cities.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Clara Gomez-Donoso, Gary Sacks, Lana Vanderlee, David Hammond, Christine M. White, Claudia Nieto, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Adrian J. Cameron
Summary: In the assessed five countries, the majority of respondents showed high levels of support for three supermarket initiatives aimed at promoting healthy food choices. The level of support varied by type of initiative (product positioning or availability) and was influenced by factors such as age, gender, education level, and nutrition knowledge. This evidence suggests the importance of retailers and policy makers taking action to promote healthy food choices in stores.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ayuba Issaka, Adrian J. Cameron, Yin Paradies, Jean B. Kiwallo, William K. Bosu, Yessito Corine N. Houehanou, Chea S. Wesseh, Dismand S. Houinato, Diarra J. P. Nazoum, Christopher Stevenson
Summary: The study found that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and waist circumference are the obesity indices most strongly associated with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) among adults from West African countries. Due to its simplicity, waist circumference may be the most useful metric for conveying the risk of T2DM in this population.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gina Trapp, Paula Hooper, Lukar Thornton, Kelly Kennington, Ainslie Sartori, Nicole Wickens, Joelie Mandzufas, Wesley Billingham
Summary: The study shows that a significant proportion of outdoor advertisements around schools are about unhealthy food products. Schools in lower socio-economic areas have more unhealthy food advertisements. Policy interventions are needed to restrict unhealthy food advertising near schools.
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lukar E. Thornton, Ralf-Dieter Schroers, Karen E. Lamb, Mark Daniel, Kylie Ball, Basile Chaix, Yan Kestens, Keren Best, Laura Oostenbach, Neil T. Coffee
Summary: This study aimed to develop and apply a practical definition of the 20-minute neighbourhood (20MN) to assess the presence of 20MNs in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Adelaide. The results showed the existence of 20MNs in both cities, but Adelaide had lower population and dwelling density compared to Melbourne.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Kate Parker, Jo Salmon, Nicola D. Ridgers, Shannon Sahlqvist, Riaz Uddin, Jenny Veitch, Lukar Thornton, Anna Timperio, Helen Brown, Lauren Arundell
Summary: This study examined the participation of adolescent muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE) at home during Australia's initial COVID-19 lockdown and its associated socioecological factors. The findings showed that fewer adolescents engaged in MSE during the lockdown compared to before, but the proportion of those who engaged in MSE more than 3 times a week remained the same. Prioritizing daily physical activity, engaging in MSE with siblings, and having access to weights at home were positively associated with participation in MSE at home during the lockdown.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tony Robertson, Ruth Jepson, Kyle Lambe, Jonathan R. Olsen, Lukar E. Thornton
Summary: This study aimed to explore the socio-economic patterning of food and drink advertising at bus stops in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. The results showed no evidence for any socio-economic patterning of these advertisements. While the majority of advertisements were for 'unhealthy' food and drink categories, there was also no evidence of a relationship between advertisements and proximity to schools and leisure centres.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rachel B. Acton, Lana Vanderlee, Adrian J. Cameron, Samantha Goodiehn, Alejandra Jauregui, Gary Sacks, Christine M. White, Martin White, Davi Hammond
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on dietary behaviors and food security across multiple countries. People have decreased eating food prepared away from home and increased consumption of healthier diets. However, the changes have been variable and have affected food behaviors in both healthful and less healthful directions.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Gary Sacks, Liliana Orellana, Josephine Marshall, Ella Robinson, Marj Moodie, Miranda Blake, Amy Brown, Rob Carter, Adrian J. Cameron
Summary: The supermarket environment has an impact on the healthiness of purchased and consumed food. Shelf tags that alert customers to healthier packaged products can improve overall purchases. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of implementing a three-year shelf tag intervention in Australian supermarkets. The findings showed that the intervention had positive effects on food choices and had good value-for-money from societal and healthcare sector perspectives.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Laura Helena Oostenbach, Karen Elaine Lamb, David Crawford, Lukar Thornton
Summary: This study found positive associations between work hours and commute time with frequency of out-of-home food purchasing, and negative associations with fruit and vegetables consumption. In the long term, this may have negative health consequences.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Adrian J. Cameron, Amy Brown, Liliana Orellana, Josephine Marshall, Emma Charlton, Winsfred W. Ngan, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Jasmine Isaacs, Miranda Blake, Gary Sacks
Summary: This study assessed changes in the healthiness of foods sold in an Australian supermarket chain following the implementation of a shelf tag intervention based on the Australian Health Star Rating system. The results showed that the use of shelf tags increased the sales of healthy food products and contributed to a decrease in the nutrient content of packaged foods. Customer surveys also indicated that the shelf tags influenced purchasing decisions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jonathan R. Olsen, Lukar Thornton, Grant Tregonning, Richard Mitchell
Summary: The aim of this study was to create 20-minute catchment areas for various domains and examine the access to these areas based on area-level socioeconomic status and urbanicity. It found that one in five residential locations had access to all 10 20-minute neighbourhood domains, with variations across different facilities and amenities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gina S. A. Trapp, Paula Hooper, Wesley Billingham, Lukar Thornton, Ainslie Sartori, Kelly Kennington, Amanda Devine, Stephanie Godrich, Ros Sambell, Justine Howard, Alexia Bivoltsis
Summary: This study aims to assess the availability of fast-food outlets near schools in Perth and determine whether there are differences based on area-level disadvantage and school type.
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2023)
Article
Geography
Laura H. Oostenbach, Jennifer Noall, Karen E. Lamb, Amber L. Pearson, Suzanne Mavoa, Lukar E. Thornton
Summary: Limited research has explored the associations between blue spaces (coastal environments) and mental health in children. This study found that living closer to the coast was associated with lower levels of depression in childhood, but not in adolescence. No associations were found with anxiety. The duration of residency at the current address appeared to have a weak effect on associations. Further research is needed to understand the specific characteristics of coastal environments that may benefit children's mental health.
GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura Helena Oostenbach, Karen Elaine Lamb, David Crawford, Anna Timperio, Lukar Ezra Thornton
Summary: This study aimed to examine the associations between work and commute hours with food consumption and test the moderating effect of neighbourhood type. The findings suggest that non-workers and overtime workers have less healthy food behaviours compared to full-time workers. Among those employed, longer work and commute hours were positively associated with takeaway consumption. Although behaviours appeared healthier for individuals in the 20-minute neighbourhood, the differences in associations between work and commute hours with food consumption across neighbourhood type were negligible.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ayuba Issaka, Christopher Stevenson, Yin Paradies, Yessito Corine N. Houehanou, William K. Bosu, Jean Baptiste Kiwallo, Chea Sanford Wesseh, Dismand Stephan Houinato, Diarra J. P. Nazoum, Adrian J. Cameron
Summary: This study investigated the association between urban/rural location and type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in five West African countries. The results showed that the prevalence of both diseases was more than two times higher in urban areas compared with rural areas.
