Recent national guidelines call for improved nutrition within early years settings. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe foods and beverages served in nurseries, assess provider behaviors related to feeding, and compare these practices to national guidelines. We administered a mailed survey to a random sample of nurseries across England, stratifying by tertile of deprivation. A...

Air pollution in cities disproportionately affects children and those living economically-deprived areas near busy roadways. Walls are effective deflecting particulate matter but the addition...

Commuters in rural Ireland, like in many other countries are primarily constrained to using private vehicles as their primary form of transport. This reliance on motorcars is much greater than in urban areas which are well served by public transport. With this in mind, carbon reduction schemes such as carbon taxation and carbon trading which penalise the use of these less sustainable modes of t...

BACKGROUND Numerous area-based initiatives (ABIs) have been implemented in deprived neighbourhoods across Europe. These large-scale initiatives aim to tackle the socio-economic and environmental problems in these areas that might influence physical activity (PA). There is little robust evidence of their impact on PA. This study aimed to assess the impact of a Dutch ABI called the District Appro...