Abstract Deprived settlements, usually referred to as slums, are often located in hazardous areas. However, there have been very few studies examine this notion. In study, we leverage the advancements open geospatial data, earth observation (EO), and machine learning create a multi-hazard susceptibility index transferrable disaster risk approach be adapted low- middle-income country (LMIC) citi...

This study explores the role of Swedish Sports Confederation (SSC) in its pursuit supporting sports socioeconomically deprived areas, specifically targeting ethnic minorities. is no easy task, seeing as SSC does so through ‘steering’ voluntary sport clubs towards social policy goals. Utilising multiple qualitative sources from 35 representatives, this examines practices according to Bronfenbren...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To investigate variations and trends in life expectancy in English district health authorities in relation to gender and Jarman deprivation level. DESIGN Mortality data for English health authorities from 1984-94, compiled by the Office for National Statistics, were assessed conventionally and using life table techniques. SETTING District health authorities in England. MA...

This paper analyzes the effects of immigration on waiting times for the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Linking administrative records from Hospital Episode Statistics (2003-2012) with immigration data drawn from the UK Labour Force Survey, we find that immigration reduced waiting times for outpatient referrals and did not have significant effects on waiting times in accident and emer...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between area-level socio-economic status and healthy and less healthy eating behaviours among adolescents and to determine whether the relationship between area-level socio-economic status and dietary behaviours was related to the relevant attitudes and environments. DESIGN Data were collected as part of Youth'07, a na...

It has previously been suggested that deprived neighbourhoods within modern cities have poor access to general amenities, for example, fewer food retail outlets. Here we examine the distribution of food retailers by deprivation in the City of Glasgow, UK.We obtained a list of 934 food retailers in Glasgow, UK, in 2007, and mapped these at address level. We categorised small areas (data zones) i...

STUDY OBJECTIVE s: To examine changing inequality in the coverage of cervical screening and its relation to organisational aspects of primary care and to inequality in cervical cancer incidence and mortality. DESIGN Retrospective time trends analysis (1991-2001) of screening coverage and cervical cancer incidence and mortality in England. SETTING The 99 district health authorities in Englan...

OBJECTIVES We examined whether access to retail sources of healthy and unhealthy food varies according to level of neighbourhood material deprivation in three Ontario regions and whether urban form characteristics help to explain any such variations. METHODS Food retail (FR) outlets were identified from a commercial database for 804 urban neighbourhoods in Toronto, Brampton/Mississauga and Ha...