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Nguyen, Thuy Ha, Simon Götz, Katharina Kreffter, Stefanie Lisak-Wahl, Nico Dragano, and Simone Weyers. "Neighbourhood deprivation and obesity among 5656 pre-school children—findings from mandatory school enrollment examinations." European Journal of Pediatrics 180, no. 6 (February 11, 2021): 1947–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-03988-2.

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AbstractThe risk of child obesity is strongly related to socioeconomic factors such as individual socioeconomic position (SEP) and neighbourhood deprivation. The present study analyses whether the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and child obesity differs by child’s individual SEP. Data from 5656 children (5–7 years) from the mandatory school enrollment examinations of the pre-school cohorts 2017/2018 in Düsseldorf were analysed. Obesity was determined by the age- and gender-specific body mass index (BMI); neighbourhood deprivation by using the socio-spatial degree of deprivation of the children’s residential addresses; and individual SEP by the level of parental education. Using Poisson regression, we estimated prevalence ratios (PR with 95% confidence interval (CI)) of child obesity by neighbourhood deprivation and parental education. Interactions between neighbourhood deprivation and parental education were tested. The prevalence of child obesity increases with the degree of neighbourhood deprivation. Compared to children living in low deprivation neighbourhoods, the proportion of obese children was twice as high in high deprivation neighbourhoods (PR=2.02; CI=1.46–2.78). Likewise, children from families with medium and low education have twice the risk for obesity compared to children with high parental education (PR=2.05; CI=1.46–2.78). The relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and child obesity was significantly moderated by parental education; it was stronger for higher parental education than for medium and low parental education (p<.001).Conclusion: Our findings suggest that children from deprived neighbourhoods and families with lower education have a higher risk for child obesity. The identification of particularly deprived neighbourhoods with structural interventions in combination with the strengthening of parental health literacy seems reasonable. What is Known:• Studies show that children from disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more frequently obese. What is New:• The relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and child obesity is significantly moderated by parental education. It is stronger for children with higher parental education than for children with medium and low parental education.
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Oudin Åström, Daniel, Jan Sundquist, and Kristina Sundquist. "Differences in declining mortality rates due to coronary heart disease by neighbourhood deprivation." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72, no. 4 (January 12, 2018): 314–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2017-210105.

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BackgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in most industrialised countries, including those in Europe. The mortality rates due to coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the most serious CVD conditions, have been decreasing in most European countries during the last decades. However, whether the trends over time in CHD mortality rates differ depending on neighbourhood deprivation has rarely been investigated.MethodsFor each year of the study period, 1988–2012, in Sweden, age-standardised mortality rates were calculated for three different types of neighbourhoods, characterised by a Neighbourhood Deprivation Index. Joinpoint regression was used to investigate potential changes in age-standardised mortality rates by neighbourhood deprivation and over time.ResultsOver the study period, age-standardised mortality rates due to CHD were consistently the highest in the deprived neighbourhoods and the lowest in the affluent neighbourhoods. We observed a statistically significant overall decline, ranging from 67% to 59%, in the age-standardised CHD mortality rates for each level of neighbourhood deprivation. Furthermore, the decline for the affluent neighbourhoods was significantly higher compared with the decline in the deprived neighbourhoods.ConclusionAge-standardised CHD mortality rates decreased significantly in Sweden between 1988 and 2012. This decline was more pronounced in the affluent neighbourhoods, which indicates that the improvements in prevention and treatment of CHD have not benefited individuals residing in deprived neighbourhoods to an equal extent. Knowledge of time trends in CHD mortality by level of neighbourhood deprivation may help guide decision-makers in the development of appropriate healthcare policies for deprived neighbourhoods.
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Fone, David, Giles Greene, Daniel Farewell, James White, Mark Kelly, and Frank Dunstan. "Common mental disorders, neighbourhood income inequality and income deprivation: small-area multilevel analysis." British Journal of Psychiatry 202, no. 4 (April 2013): 286–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.116178.

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BackgroundCommon mental disorders are more prevalent in areas of high neighbourhood socioeconomic deprivation but whether the prevalence varies with neighbourhood income inequality is not known.AimsTo investigate the hypothesis that the interaction between small-area income deprivation and income inequality was associated with individual mental health.MethodMultilevel analysis of population data from the Welsh Health Survey, 2003/04-2010. A total of 88623 respondents aged 18-74 years were nested within 50587 households within 1887 lower super output areas (neighbourhoods) and 22 unitary authorities (regions), linked to the Gini coefficient (income inequality) and the per cent of households living in poverty (income deprivation). Mental health was measured using the Mental Health Inventory MHI-5 as a discrete variable and as a ‘case’ of common mental disorder.ResultsHigh neighbourhood income inequality was associated with better mental health in low-deprivation neighbourhoods after adjusting for individual and household risk factors (parameter estimate +0.70 (s.e. =0.33), P=0.036; odds ratio (OR) for common mental disorder case 0.92, 95% CI 0.88-0.97). Income inequality at regional level was significantly associated with poorer mental health (parameter estimate −1.35 (s.e.=0.54), P=0.012; OR=1.13, 95% CI 1.04-1.22).ConclusionsThe associations between common mental disorders, income inequality and income deprivation are complex. Income inequality at neighbourhood level is less important than income deprivation as a risk factor for common mental disorders. The adverse effect of income inequality starts to operate at the larger regional level.
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Egli, Victoria, Matthew Hobbs, Jordan Carlson, Niamh Donnellan, Lisa Mackay, Daniel Exeter, Karen Villanueva, Caryn Zinn, and Melody Smith. "Deprivation matters: understanding associations between neighbourhood deprivation, unhealthy food outlets, unhealthy dietary behaviours and child body size using structural equation modelling." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 74, no. 5 (February 26, 2020): 460–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213159.

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BackgroundChildren residing in neighbourhoods of high deprivation are more likely to have poorer health, including excess body size. While the availability of unhealthy food outlets are increasingly considered important for excess child body size, less is known about how neighbourhood deprivation, unhealthy food outlets and unhealthy dietary behaviours are interlinked.MethodsThis study involves children aged 8–13 years (n=1029) and resided in Auckland, New Zealand. Unhealthy dietary behaviours (frequency of consumption of unhealthy snacks and drinks) and food purchasing behaviour on the route to and from school were self-reported. Height and waist circumference were measured to calculate waist-to-height ratio (WtHR). Geographic Information Systems mapped neighbourhood deprivation and unhealthy food outlets within individual, child-specific neighbourhood buffer boundaries (800 m around the home and school). Associations between neighbourhood deprivation (calculated using the New Zealand Index of Deprivation 2013), unhealthy food outlets, unhealthy dietary behaviours and WtHR were investigated using structural equation modelling in Mplus V.8.0. Age, sex and ethnicity were included as covariates, and clustering was accounted for at the school level.ResultsStructural equation models showed that unhealthy food outlets were unrelated to unhealthy dietary behaviours (estimate 0.029, p=0.416) and excess body size (estimate −0.038, p=0.400). However, greater neighbourhood deprivation and poorer dietary behaviours (estimate −0.134, p=0.001) were associated with greater WtHR (estimate 0.169, p<0.001).ConclusionExcess child body size is associated with neighbourhood deprivation and unhealthy dietary behaviours but not unhealthy outlet density or location of these outlets near home and school.
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Gilham, Kaitlyn, Qianqian Gu, Trevor J. B. Dummer, John J. Spinelli, and Rachel A. Murphy. "Diet Quality and Neighborhood Environment in the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Project." Nutrients 12, no. 10 (October 21, 2020): 3217. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12103217.

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An understanding of relationships between different constructs of the neighbourhood environment and diet quality is needed to inform public health interventions. This study investigated associations between material deprivation, social deprivation and population density with diet quality in a cohort of 19,973 Canadian adults aged 35 to 69 years within the Atlantic PATH cohort study. Diet quality, a metric of how well diet conforms to recommendations was determined from a 24-item food frequency questionnaire. Neighbourhood environment data were derived from dissemination area level Census data. Two deprivation indices were evaluated: material and social deprivation, which reflect access to goods and amenities and social relationships. Multi-level models were used to estimate relationships (mean differences and 95% CI) between neighbourhood environment and diet quality, adjusting for covariates. Mean diet quality was lower in the most socially deprived neighbourhoods compared to the least socially deprived: −0.56, 95% CI (−0.88, −0.25). Relationships between diet quality and population density differed between urban and rural areas (p-interaction < 0.0001). In rural areas, diet quality was higher in intermediate-density neighbourhoods: 0.54, 95% CI (0.05, 1.03). In urban areas, diet quality was lower in intermediate-density and the most-dense neighbourhoods: −0.84, 95% CI (−1.28, −0.40) and −0.72, 95% CI (−1.20, −0.25). Our findings suggest socially deprived and high-density neighbourhoods are associated with lower diet quality and possible urban-rural differences in neighbourhood environment-diet quality relationships. Additional studies are needed to determine the temporal nature of relationships and whether differences in diet quality are meaningful.
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Gage, S. H., G. Davey Smith, and M. R. Munafò. "Schizophrenia and neighbourhood deprivation." Translational Psychiatry 6, no. 12 (December 2016): e979-e979. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2016.244.

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Oates, Lloyd Louis, and Nick Firth. "Deprivation, access and outcomes in health psychology treatment." Mental Health Review Journal 25, no. 2 (June 10, 2020): 139–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mhrj-02-2020-0010.

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Purpose Individuals living in areas of higher deprivation are more likely to have requested mental health treatment but are less likely to have received treatment or benefitted from it. Less is known about the extent of access equality and treatment outcomes for individuals with a long-term health condition who experience mental health difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which the neighbourhood Index of Multiple Deprivation predicted access to treatment, appointment attendance, treatment completion and clinical outcomes in a British health psychology clinic. Design/methodology/approach Retrospective data were used from 479 individuals referred to a health psychology clinic over 12 months. Clinical outcomes were measured using the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure. Patient data were linked with their neighbourhood Index of Multiple Deprivation decile. Data were analysed using correlation, linear regression and Fisher’s exact test. Findings There were no significant associations between deprivation and whether an individual attended assessment, attended treatment or completed treatment or between deprivation and patients’ clinical outcomes. Exploratory evidence indicated that individuals from higher deprivation neighbourhoods may be over-represented in clinic referrals, and individuals from lower deprivation neighbourhoods may be under-represented, compared with local population distribution estimates. Originality/value This evaluation provides insights into treatment outcomes and deprivation in those with physical health difficulties. Further evaluation using a larger sample and comparing referrals with local prevalence estimates of comorbid mental and physical health problems would enable greater confidence in the conclusion that no evidence of inequality on the basis of neighbourhood deprivation was found.
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Gootjes, Dionne V., Maria P. H. Koster, Sten P. Willemsen, Anton H. J. Koning, Eric A. P. Steegers, and Régine P. M. Steegers-Theunissen. "The Impact of Neighbourhood Deprivation on Embryonic Growth Trajectories: Rotterdam Periconception Cohort." Journal of Clinical Medicine 8, no. 11 (November 8, 2019): 1913. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111913.

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Background: Neighbourhood deprivation is a risk factor for impaired health and adverse pregnancy outcomes. We investigated whether living in a deprived neighbourhood is associated with embryonic growth. Methods: From the Predict cohort, we studied 566 women who underwent repeated first trimester ultrasound examinations. Crown rump length (CRL; n = 1707) and embryonic volume (EV; n = 1462) were measured using three-dimensional techniques. Neighbourhood deprivation was assessed using the neighbourhood status scores (NSS) of the Dutch Social Cultural Planning office. A high NSS represents a non-deprived neighbourhood. Associations between the NSS and embryonic growth were investigated using linear mixed models. Adjustment was performed for individual-level factors: maternal age, geographic origin, educational level, BMI, folic acid supplement use, fruit and vegetable intake, alcohol use and smoking habits. Results: The NSS was negatively associated with embryonic growth: a higher score (a less deprived neighbourhood) was associated with a smaller CRL and EV; adjusted β: −0.025 (95% CI −0.046, −0.003) and adjusted β: −0.015 (95% CI −0.026, −0.003). At 11 weeks of pregnancy, we observed a 0.55 cm3 smaller EV (7.65 cm3 vs. 7.10 cm3) and 1.08 mm smaller CRL (43.14 mm vs. 42.06 mm) in the highest compared to the lowest category. Conclusion: In deprived neighbourhoods, embryos are larger than in non-deprived neighbourhoods.
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Lucas, Jennifer A., Miguel Marino, Katie Fankhauser, Andrew Bazemore, Sophia Giebultowicz, Stuart Cowburn, Jorge Kaufmann, David Ezekiel-Herrera, and John Heintzman. "Role of social deprivation on asthma care quality among a cohort of children in US community health centres." BMJ Open 11, no. 6 (June 2021): e045131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045131.

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ObjectiveSocial deprivation is associated with worse asthma outcomes. The Social Deprivation Index is a composite measure of social determinants of health used to identify neighbourhood-level disadvantage in healthcare. Our objective was to determine if higher neighbourhood-level social deprivation is associated with documented asthma care quality measures among children treated at community health centres (CHCs).Methods (setting, participants, outcome measures)We used data from CHCs in 15 states in the Accelerating Data Value Across a National Community Health Center Network (ADVANCE). The sample included 34 266 children with asthma from 2008 to 2017, aged 3–17 living in neighbourhoods with differing levels of social deprivation measured using quartiles of the Social Deprivation Index score. We conducted logistic regression to examine the odds of problem list documentation of asthma and asthma severity, and negative binomial regression for rates of albuterol, inhaled steroid and oral steroid prescription adjusted for patient-level covariates.ResultsChildren from the most deprived neighbourhoods had increased rates of albuterol (rate ratio (RR)=1.22, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.32) compared with those in the least deprived neighbourhoods, while the point estimate for inhaled steroids was higher, but fell just short of significance at the alpha=0.05 level (RR=1.16, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.34). We did not observe community-level differences in problem list documentation of asthma or asthma severity.ConclusionsHigher neighbourhood-level social deprivation was associated with more albuterol and inhaled steroid prescriptions among children with asthma, while problem list documentation of asthma and asthma severity varied little across neighbourhoods with differing deprivation scores. While the homogeneity of the CHC safety net setting studied may mitigate variation in diagnosis and documentation of asthma, enhanced clinician awareness of differences in community risk could help target paediatric patients at risk of lower quality asthma care.
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Lönn, Sara Larsson, Olle Melander, Casey Crump, and Kristina Sundquist. "Accumulated neighbourhood deprivation and coronary heart disease: a nationwide cohort study from Sweden." BMJ Open 9, no. 9 (September 2019): e029248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029248.

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ObjectiveNeighbourhood deprivation is a recognised predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD). The overall aim was to investigate if accumulated exposure to neighbourhood deprivation resulted in higher odds of CHD.DesignThis is a longitudinal cohort study. Models based on repeated assessments of neighbourhood deprivation as well as single-point-in-time assessments were compared.SettingSweden.Participants3 140 657 Swedish men and women without a history of CHD and who had neighbourhood deprivation exposure data over the past 15 years.Primary outcome measuresCHD within 5 years’ follow-up.ResultsThe results suggested a gradient of stronger association with CHD risk by longer cumulative exposures to neighbourhood deprivation, particularly in the younger age cohorts. Neighbourhood deprivation was also highly correlated over time, especially in older age cohorts.ConclusionsThe effect of neighbourhood deprivation on CHD might depend on age. Accounting for individuals’ baseline age may therefore be important for understanding neighbourhood environmental effects on the development of CHD over time. However, because of high correlation of neighbourhood deprivation over time, single-point-in-time assessments may be adequate for CHD risk prediction especially in older adults.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Neighbourhood deprivation"

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Dube, Masimba. "Neighbourhood deprivation and adult adiposity in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29249.

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Over the past three decades there has been a significant increase in adiposity - prevalence of accumulation of excess fat around some human organs - globally. This has been characterised by an increase of body mass index (BMI) among men and women. In Sub-Sahara Africa, South Africa has one of the highest prevalence of obesity and the country currently experiences some epidemiological transitions. Excess adiposity is a major risk factor for a number of non-communicable diseases creating a burden for individuals, families, the health care system and society at large (Colditz, 1999). Therefore, there are both direct and indirect costs that can be averted by effectively controlling the obesity epidemic. Still this can only be achieved when there is a good understanding of its determinants. This study sought to investigate association between neighbourhood deprivation and adult adiposity (a combination of body mass index and waist circumference), the association of neighbourhood deprivation and body mass index and waist circumference individually and to examine individual and household level determinants impacting adult adiposity. The study utilised the South African National Income Dynamic Survey (NIDS) 2012 (wave 3) and the ward level South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2011 (SAIMD 2011) produced by Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) and the Southern African Social Policy Research Institute/Insights (SASPRI) respectively. Individuals with high body mass index (BMI ≥ 25kg/m²) and an expanded waist circumference (WC ≥ 102cm for men and WC ≥ 88cm for women) were considered as having high adiposity. Multilevel logistic regression was used for data analysis due to hierarchical nature of the data to allow simultaneous examination of the impact of some socio-economic factors influencing adiposity. The results showed that individuals that were living in districts that are in quintile 3 (OR= 0.659; 95% CI 0.461, 0.942) of the multiple deprivation score had significantly lower odds of having high adiposity as compared to those living in the least deprived districts. Those living in districts that are in quintiles 3 (OR= 0.652; 95% 0.449, 0.945) and 4 (OR= 0.621; 95% 0.393, 0.983) of the multiple deprivation score were at significantly lower odds of having high BMI as compared to those living in the least deprived districts. When the analysis was stratified by gender the results showed that women living in districts in that are in quintiles 3 (OR= 0.654; 95% 0.450, 0.951) and 4 (OR= 0.624; 95% 0.394, 0.986) of the multiple deprivation score were at lower odds of having high adiposity as compared to women living in the least deprived district. The results for men on the other hand showed no association between adiposity and district level deprivation. Our results show that individual level characteristics and neighbourhood level deprivation regardless of how far distal has an impact on adiposity. Neighbourhood affluence seems to be a buffer that promotes weight gain. The impact of neighbourhood deprivation on adiposity is stronger among women as compared to men. However, further studies that employ a smaller area metric of analysis (preferably ward level) are required to better inform policy prescriptions of neighbourhood deprivation and adiposity.
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Fagg, Jamie. "Neighbourhood deprivation and self-esteem : is there equalisation in early adolescence?" Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2009. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/549.

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Background - Residents of more deprived and socially fragmented neighbourhoods are more likely to suffer from poor physical health and severe psychiatric morbidity than individuals living in more affluent and socially cohesive neighbourhoods. However, this pattern is less clear for more common psychological outcomes such as depression, anxiety and psychological traits such as self-esteem in early adolescence. In particular, the relationship between adolescent mental health and psychological traits may vary by national context. Two hypotheses broadly frame these variations: the deprivation amplification hypothesis and the socio-economic equalisation in youth hypothesis. Specifically, deprivation amplification is supported for adolescents in the U.S, while equalisation hypothesis appears to be supported outside that national context. Aims - The study aims to extend existing international research by addressing three research questions using data on adolescents aged 10-15 in the UK and Canada. 1. Is there support for socio-economic equalisation in early adolescent self-esteem in the UK and Canada across household socio-economic status and neighbourhood deprivation? 2. Is support for equalisation consistent across the socio-geographic levels of family, neighbourhood, region and nation? 3. Is there evidence for prospective associations between adolescent self-esteem and socio-geographic processes of neighbourhood context, composition, health selective migration and socio-geographic mobility in the UK and Canada? 6 Methods - Two longitudinal datasets, the British Youth Panel (UK) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (Canada) were analysed using multilevel logistic regression and cluster-adjusted multinomial logistic regression models. Results – Contrary to prevailing deprivation amplification hypothesis, self-esteem was not inversely associated with neighbourhood deprivation and social fragmentation neighbourhoods in both countries either prior to, or after controlling for individual and family characteristics. In fact, living in the least deprived 20% of Canadian neighbourhoods was associated with lower self-esteem in boys. Other than this, neighbourhood composition accounted for all significant associations with self-esteem. However, low teenage self-esteem was associated with subsequent household socio-geographic mobility, an effect explained by family factors. In addition, moving to more socially fragmented neighbourhoods is associated with low self-esteem but moving to more materially deprived neighbourhoods is not, independently of individual and family variables. Discussion and conclusions – Results are discussed with reference to the implications for deprivation amplification and socio-economic equalisation in youth hypotheses. Contributions to health geography and limitations of the study are then addressed before policy implications are considered.
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Annear, M. J. ""They're not including us!" : neighbourhood deprivation and older adults' leisure time physical activity participation." Diss., Lincoln University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/468.

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Population ageing and the tendency for older adults to have poorer health status than younger adults have raised concerns about potential increases in the number of elderly suffering disease and disability. Significantly, many health problems experienced in later life are associated with the onset of a more sedentary lifestyle. Increasing older adults' participation in leisure time physical activity (henceforth LTPA) offers an opportunity to reduce the prevalence of preventable morbidity in later life and offset a potential burden of ageing on the public health sector. As a forerunner to the development of strategies to increase older adults' LTPA participation, researchers have investigated the intrapersonal, interpersonal and, to a lesser extent, environmental influences on this health behaviour. Recent findings from studies of the adult population have suggested that neighbourhood deprivation, a measure of the socioeconomic conditions of small areas, may significantly influence LTPA participation. Extending previous findings, this research investigated how neighbourhood deprivation influenced older adults' LTPA participation. A total of 63 older adults were recruited from high- and low-deprivation neighbourhoods in Christchurch, New Zealand. Neighbourhoods were selected because of their relative positions on the New Zealand Deprivation Index and were characterised by the researcher as "East-town", a neighbourhood of high deprivation, and "West-town", a neighbourhood of low deprivation. The research incorporated a cross-sectional, comparative and mixed-methods approach. The methods of enquiry employed in this research included a recall survey, Q method, and semi-structured interviewing. Each method addressed a different aspect of the primary research question and provided data that was used in the creation of an integrated model depicting the influence of neighbourhood deprivation on older adults' LTPA participation. The results derived from the three research methods showed that older adults from the low-deprivation neighbourhood of West-town participated in LTPA more frequently than older adults from the high-deprivation neighbourhood of East-town. East-town was identified as having many physical and social environmental constraints to LTPA and comparatively few facilitators. Alternatively, West-town was found to have many physical and social environmental facilitators to LTPA and relatively few constraints. Neighbourhood attributes which appeared to influence older adults' LTPA participation included appropriateness of leisure provision, neighbourhood attractiveness, walkability, traffic, and perceptions of crime and antisocial behaviour. One implication of this research is that environmental interventions should be considered in attempts to engage older adults in LTPA for health purposes, particularly in high-deprivation neighbourhoods.
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Zhang, Xin. "Area effects on health inequalities: the impact of neighbourhood deprivation on mortality and morbidity." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583375.

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There is a long history of research showing that material deprivation indicators are important predictors of health inequalities. The gap between the richest and poorest members of society is more predictive' of ill-health than the deprivation per se in countries that are above a certain income threshold level. However, although . . . , demonstrated across nations and states, the exact nature of the association between the context of the local area and local health outcomes is unclear. The aim of this thesis is to examine area effects on health inequalities. It explores whether the socioeconomic conditions of neighbouring localities influence the mortality and self-reported morbidity of a target locality, analysing at different levels of small geographical units across the whole of England. It tests the hypothesis that areas which are geographically close, but divergent in terms of deprivation, have different health outcomes than those where deprivation is similar across neighbouring localities. The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) was used to create a neighbouring deprivation index (Adjacent Locality Deprivation-ALD) using a gravity model. Principal component analysis was then applied to disaggregate the strong correlation between the deprivation of a target area (lMD) and that of its surrounding areas (ALD). At lower super output area (LSOA) level (n=32,482, population size approximately 1,500 persons), the first principal component (PC1) represents the common effect of IMD and ALD. The second principal component (PC2) represents the additional effect due to the difference between IMD and ALD, which is interpreted as relative deprivation. However, at middle super output area (MSOA) level (n=6,780, population 7,500), IMD and ALD are already orthogonal, with the PCl being the equivalent of IMD and PC2 being ALD. Linear regression models were applied to scrutinize the association between the two principal component scores (predictors) and Directly Standardised Rate (DSR) mortality, self-reported morbidity (outcome variables), identifying the strength of the relative effect of the two principal component scores on health in different segments of the population. At LSOA level, areas that were deprived compared to their immediate neighbours . , . , suffered higher rates of mortality (~=0.162, p
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Scott-Arthur, Tom A. "Exploring deprivation, locality and health : a qualitative study on St Ann's Nottingham." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2017. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/33580.

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This thesis is an attempt to better understand the inter-relationship between deprivation, locality and health. This study explores the views of different residents in St Ann s, a deprived neighbourhood in Nottingham, to find out how they make sense of their health. The thesis is based on some participant observation in the area but mainly draws on qualitative interviews with diverse residents in St Ann's: (including, in particular, working-class older adults of different ethnicities; some working-class parents with children; middle-class younger adults living in the area; and activists and professionals providing services to the area, such as volunteers running the food bank, the local priest and GPs. As I asked all of my participants questions about their lives and their health, as well as their perceptions of what health was like in St Ann s generally, I realised they did not mention what talk about things that I, or public health professionals, would expect them to i.e. whether they took regular exercise or ate fruits and vegetables. Rather than individual lifestyle choices , people mostly talked about places, doing rounds and routines. They also talked about other groups, which allegedly were less healthy than them. Further, different groups of people in the area spoke about health quite differently. It is these broader discussions and concerns, and differences between groups of people, that I make sense of throughout my thesis. I argue that existing quantitative research on health, deprivation and the physical environment typically focuses on how health varies across different neighbourhoods. Some of these studies examine how factors, such as the proximity of supermarkets or leisure facilitates, produce health inequalities. However, while I found residents in St Ann s mentioned the proximity of shops, I also found that health and place had broader meanings to people in terms of gathering together and structuring routines. Additionally, I found that different people had conflicting ideas about health, place and one another. Addressing health therefore needs to take these conflicts into consideration rather than implementing public health policy that mainly articulates the views and habits of the middle-class. I use concepts from Bourdieu (1979), such as habitus , field and symbolic violence to make sense of these conflicts, arguing that the reasons why people act as they do is beyond their cognitive and rational understanding. In circumstances such as those in St Ann's, where the working-class residents were most at home in their given social space where habitus meshes with field - their apprehension of their social environment is more practical than it is theoretical and more tacit than it is explicit. In other words, I argue that residents in St Ann s are curtailed by their habitus. Additionally, I argue that there is insufficient previous work which has acknowledged and validated the experiences of residents in deprived neighbourhoods. Residents may articulate deprivation and lack of understanding of what constitutes health, but they also draw attention to important issues that, whilst often mentioned in the literature (e.g. social cohesion and health), have not been sufficiently accounted for, such as the importance of sociability, community activities, amenities and services. Finally, it should be acknowledged that these issues are not equally or similarly important for all residents, so that middle-class residents are unlikely to mix with locals at the community centre for example and that also older and younger residents considered different places important. So, instead of accepting the premise inherent in much public health research that seeks to identify the barriers to change with individuals, there first needs to be a more rigorous examination of the practices and lifestyles of the working-class residents within deprived communities such as St Ann s. We should seek to understand that their current practices are important for their well-being and sense of community. However, and, at the same time, we should seek to identify appropriate approaches that can improve their health that does not only fit the middle-class agenda. A key element of this is to take the various elements of their practical, tacit knowledge more seriously as part of these conditions of possibility. Then, it may be possible to more fruitfully identify how and why such practices are created, and what might be the conditions of possibility for change.
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Kumar, Anjeela Marie. "The Effect of the Neighbourhood Built Environment on Obesity in Christchurch." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Geography, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3196.

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Obesity is becoming a worldwide concern, with more than 300 million individuals who are obese and a further 750 million who are overweight. This increase is important as obesity has been linked to an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, type two diabetes mellitus, stroke and some cancers. One factor receiving increasing attention to explain variation in obesity prevalence is the role of the built environment. This involves examining how features of the built environment such as green space or food premises vary by neighbourhood area. The presence of such resources within a neighbourhood can influence obesity through encouraging a healthy or unhealthy environment. It is important to understand how neighbourhoods influence obesity. This will allow the creation of effective public policy and urban design initiatives to reduce the obesity prevalence. Little research has examined how the quality of these resources varies between neighbourhoods and their effect on the prevalence of obesity. This thesis addresses this using a systematic site survey tool to investigate how the quality of built environment resources varies by neighbourhood deprivation. It also employs a questionnaire to examine residents’ perception of their neighbourhood as these can influence obesity through the utilisation of healthy resources. Three key findings were identified: there is a significant relationship between deprivation and the number of neighbourhood resources; the quality of these resources increases as deprivation increases; and residents in a high deprivation neighbourhood had a more positive perception of the neighbourhood. As a result, high deprivation neighbourhoods may be less likely to promote obesity as they have higher quality resources and residents have a more positive perception of the environment. These findings suggest that the influence of the built environment is context specific and that it may not be as influential on obesity in Christchurch. It highlights the need to consider both individual and environmental factors in explaining the geographic variation of obesity.
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Crouse, Daniel. "On the associations between local concentrations of ambient air pollution, neighbourhood-scale deprivation, and postmenopausal breast cancer in Montreal, Canada." Thesis, McGill University, 2010. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=86805.

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Abstract Urban air pollution is a complex mixture composed of hundreds of different solids, liquids, and gases. Some pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide, are highly variable at a local scale, such that the variability in concentrations within cities can be greater than the variability between cities. Long-term exposures to air pollution have been associated with many health outcomes, and there is evidence that individuals of lower socioeconomic status may be more vulnerable to the effects of exposure. Associations between exposure to ambient air pollution and the incidence of breast cancer have not been investigated adequately despite findings from occupational studies that have suggested increased risks among women exposed to some contaminants found also in ambient pollution. Only about one-third of new cases of breast cancer are attributable to known risk factors; thus much breast cancer aetiology remains unexplained. The task of assigning exposure to air pollution to individuals is the principal challenge in studying associations between air pollution and health, due in part to the fact that levels of pollution vary over small areas. Thus, this dissertation develops and describes improved methods for modelling local-scale variations in concentrations of ambient air pollution. First, samples of nitrogen dioxide were collected at 129 locations across Montreal, Quebec, Canada on three occasions. A spatial model was developed that described approximately 80% of the variability in concentrations of nitrogen dioxide across Montreal. Next, spatial associations were identified at the neighbourhood scale between patterns of ambient air quality and indicators of social deprivation (e.g., percentage of people living alone) and material deprivation (e.g., low income households). Lastly, this dissertation demonstrates an association between the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer and long-term exposure to concentrations of intra-urban air pollution. Women
Résumé La pollution atmosphérique urbaine est un mélange complexe d'une centaine de différents polluants primaires et secondaires. Certains polluants, dont le dioxyde d'azote, sont présents en quantités très variables localement. Ainsi, la variabilité des concentrations à l'échelle intra-urbaine peut être plus prononcée que celle des concentrations à l'échelle inter-urbaine. Une exposition prolongée à la pollution atmosphérique a été associée à plusieurs effets néfastes sur la santé dont la réduction de l'espérance de vie et un taux de mortalité plus élevé chez les personnes atteintes de maladies cardio-pulmonaires et de cancer du poumon. Les liens entre l'exposition à la pollution atmosphérique et l'incidence du cancer du sein n'ont pas été étudiés adéquatement, malgré les conclusions d'études professionnelles qui indiquent une augmentation du risque de développer le cancer du sein lors de l'exposition à certains contaminants présent dans l'air ambiant. Environ seulement un tiers des nouveaux cas de cancer du sein sont imputables aux facteurs de risque connus. L'étiologie du cancer du sein demeure donc inexpliquée. Le principal défi d'une étude concernant les liens entre la pollution atmosphérique et la santé est de quantifier l'exposition à la pollution atmosphérique ambiante au niveau de l'individu. Cela est dû en partie à la variabilité des concentrations de polluants à une échelle géographique réduite. Cette dissertation a pour but de (1) développer et décrire une méthodologie améliorée pour modéliser les variations locales des concentrations de pollution atmosphérique à petite échelle; (2) identifier des liens entre la qualité de l'air ambiant et des indicateurs de privation sociale et matérielle à l'échelle local pour la ville de Montréal (Québec, Canada); (3) démontrer le lien entre l'incidence du cancer post-ménopausique du sein et l'exposition prolongée à la pollution at
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Lymperopoulou, Kyriaki. "Dimensions of new immigration in England : immigrant settlement patterns, labour market outcomes and neighbourhood experiences." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/dimensions-of-new-immigration-in-england-immigrant-settlement-patterns-labour-market-outcomes-and-neighbourhood-experiences(182cff91-f36f-410d-9739-e625a8e20177).html.

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Much of the public policy discourse about immigration in the UK has drawn on the experiences of post-war immigrants from the former British colonies. The volume and composition of immigration flows has changed significantly in recent years with substantial increases in the number of immigrants, particularly from countries without links to the UK, and as a result of the large scale immigration from the EU Accession countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Immigration remains a contested issue with public and political debates focusing on the nature and impact of immigration and its perceived negative effects on employment, public services and social cohesion. In spite of the growing number of studies examining the experiences of new immigrants in local neighbourhoods and labour markets there is a lack of comprehensive evidence about how these experiences differ across immigrant groups and the role of place in shaping the experiences and outcomes of new immigration. This research draws on a variety of data from the census, national surveys, administrative sources and qualitative interviews to explore the settlement patterns, labour market outcomes and neighbourhood experiences of new immigrants. The findings show that new immigrants are more likely to locate in ethnically diverse and socially deprived neighbourhoods upon arrival although there is variation in the factors determining immigrant settlement by world area of origin in line with differences in migration motives and entitlements in the UK. The findings from the qualitative interviews highlight the range of motivations and constraints that shape immigrant settlement patterns and how these change over time with secondary migration and family formation. Analysis of the labour market position of immigrants defined by country of origin and ethnicity shows the persistence of ethnic penalties in the labour market. Immigrants from ethnic minority groups both from established and new immigrant groups are found to be more disadvantaged in the labour market than white immigrants and the White British. The neighbourhood context, specifically neighbourhood deprivation and ethnic diversity, is associated with poorer employment outcomes, with the relationship between area deprivation and employment shown to depend on ethnicity. The qualitative evidence highlights the role of social networks and a range of other factors in facilitating and hindering the socio-economic integration of new immigrants. The findings, particularly in relation to immigrant social networks, access to welfare, settlement intentions and housing aspirations, challenge common perceptions about new immigrants living in deprived areas in the UK. The research evidence contributes to a better understanding of the settlement patterns and experiences of new immigration and has implications for national and local policies.
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D'Andreta, Daniela. "Urban cohesion and resident social networks : an analysis of spatial, structural and ideational forms of interaction and consequences for deprived neighbourhoods." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2012. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/urban-cohesion-and-resident-social-networks-an-analysis-of-spatial-structural-and-ideational-forms-of-interaction-and-consequences-for-deprived-neighbourhoods(81224fab-855f-4131-bf4b-d286cf542603).html.

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Most studies of 'cohesion' between urban residents focus separately on either social network structure or ideations with very little attention given to the intersection between spatial, structural and ideational dimensions of networks. This is problematic on two levels: firstly because attitudes and practices are formed in the context of personal social networks; and secondly because social interactions between residents are physically embodied and therefore spatially constrained. This thesis explores empirically the relationship between spatial cohesion (the extent to which a network is geographically localised or dispersed), structural cohesion (the extent to which a network is tight-knit or fragmented) and ideational cohesion (the extent to which residents have similar attitudes and practices). The social networks, attitudes and practices of white-British residents living in deprived urban localities of North Manchester are studied (survey, n=409; interview, n=53). Variances in forms of cohesion were found to have consequences for residents and localities. At the individual level, the spatial and structural shape of a resident's network was linked to their attitudes and behaviours. Attitudes and practices were 'framed' in the context of personal network structure exhibited through a set of resident 'roles'. This matters for urban cohesion because a person's social network structure influenced whether they liked their neighbourhood, trusted other residents, felt a sense of community or had found jobs through contacts. Previous studies have argued that contemporary urban networks have become fluid, dynamic and spatially dispersed. Yet this research found that although some people had networks that were geographically spread, most resident networks were made of localised, tight-knit, stable, long-term relations. Moreover, people with these cohesive, localised networks framed their experiences of urban cohesion differently to those with geographically spread and/or disconnected social networks. Particularly because the attitudes and practices of residents with localised, cohesive networks were very often habitual and socially reproduced. Social networks focus people's activities in such a way that not only constrains or enables current attitudes and practices but can also affect an individual's ability to change their future behaviour. At the locality level, the type of 'deprived' locality seemed to influence network structure. The structural, spatial and ideational distribution of cohesion at locality level provided neighbourhoods with different portfolios of social capital. Qualitative differences were observed between homogeneous-deprived (very low income, white areas) and socially mixed-deprived (white deprived areas with some class/ethnic mix) localities. People living in deprived-homogenous localities concentrated their networks within the local area and had few ties to residents of bordering areas, a sign of social distance. Conversely, residents of socially mixed-deprived localities had more potential to bridge ties to other neighbourhoods because their networks were not overly focused within the local area. Given that attitudes and practices are framed in the context of social network structure, it was argued that residents of deprived-homogeneous and socially mixed-deprived areas may experience and interpret urban cohesion differently and this has implications for universal policies of cohesion in deprived neighbourhoods. The thesis illustrates the interplay between spatial, structural and ideational forms of cohesion and highlights consequences for individual action and the generation of neighbourhood social capital. The originality of analysis and data synthesis are used to advance a relational and contextualised theory of urban cohesion and contribute to wider academic and policy debates on urban social networks and neighbourhood deprivation.
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McDonald, Ewan W. "Spatial-temporal analysis of endocrine disruptor pollution, neighbourhood stress, maternal age and related factors as potential determinants of birth sex ratio in Scotland." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/16044.

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Background: The human secondary sex ratio has been the subject of long-standing medical, environmental and social scientific curiosity and research. A decline in male birth proportion in some industrialised countries is linked to endocrine disruption and is validated by some empirical studies. Increasing parental age and population stress and associated decreases in sex ratio have also been demonstrated. A thorough literature review of 123 relevant and diverse studies provides context for these assessments. Methods: A spatial-temporal investigation of birth sex ratio in Scotland and potential determinants of endocrine disruptor pollution, socio-economic factors including neighbourhood stress, deprivation, smoking, and maternal age, was conducted. This involved review of national and regional sex ratio time trends, and stratified/spatial analysis of such factors, including the use of GIS tools. Secondary data were sourced from Scottish Government web portals including Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Results: Regional differences in sex ratio between 1973 and 2010 are observed which likely lever the national male birth proportion downwards, with the region of poorest air quality from industrial emissions, the Forth Valley, displaying the greatest sex ratio reduction. Further analysis shows significant upwards skewing in sex ratio for the population cohort experiencing the least and 2nd most deprivation. Localised reductions in sex ratio for areas of high modelled endocrine disruptor pollution within the Central Region in Scotland are also displayed. Discussion: Limitations of the analyses include the danger of ecological fallacy in interpreting from area-based measurement and the simplified pollution modelling adopted. Despite this, and given elevated incidence of testicular cancer in Scottish regions mirrors the study’s results, tentative confirmation of the endocrine disruptor hypothesis can be substantiated. Further, elucidation on advanced parental age as a contributory factor to secondary sex ratio change is also given. Recommendations are made with respect to environmental monitoring and health protection, and preventative health strategies in Scotland.
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Books on the topic "Neighbourhood deprivation"

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Livingston, Mark. People's attachment to place: The influence of neighbourhood deprivation. Coventry: Chartered Institute of Housing, 2008.

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Statistics Canada. Analytical Studies Branch., ed. Neighbourhood inequality, relative deprivation and self-perceived health status. [Ottawa]: Analytical Studies Branch, Statistics Canada, 2004.

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Livingston, Mark. People's attachment to place: The influence of neighbourhood deprivation. Coventry: Chartered Institute of Housing, 2008.

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Nettle, Daniel. Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in one British City. Open Book Publishers, 2015.

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Nettle, Daniel. Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in One British City. Open Book Publishers, 2015.

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Jones, Phil, Beth Perry, and Paul Long, eds. Cultural Intermediaries Connecting Communities. Policy Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447344995.001.0001.

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This book explores the policy and social frames through which citizens and wider communities are being engaged with culture as a tool to mitigate the effects of social exclusion and deprivation. The study is based on an inter-disciplinary four-year research project investigating those individuals and organisations whose mission is to use culture, instrumentally, to help deprived communities in a variety of different ways. The project sought to examine the different scales of activity involved within cultural intermediation, examining national policy and practice, but grounded within specific community-level case studies. Although a number of sites across England were examined, two field sites in particular were the subject for a deep ethnographic engagement, including active interventions. These were Birmingham, with a focus on the Balsall Heath neighbourhood and Greater Manchester, with detailed work being undertaken in the Ordsall ward of Salford. These case studies feature throughout much of the book as a lens through which to see the impacts of wider policy trends. Research was undertaken during a period of quite dramatic change in policy and governance within the UK’s cultural sector. These changes were driven by one of the biggest experiments in refiguring the role of the public sector within the UK since 1945, as post-credit crunch governments have responded to the challenges of a struggling global economy by employing the discourse of ‘austerity’. As this book shows, what has emerged is a cultural intermediation sector that has refined its practices, adopting new funding models and arenas of activity.
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Emond, Alan, and Alice Haynes. Enhancements to child health programmes in the UK. Edited by Alan Emond. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198788850.003.0032.

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Five programmes which offer additional services to enhance the child health programmes for families at risk of poorer maternal and child health and development outcomes are being evaluated. Flying Start is a community-based programme targeted on families with children under 4 years of age living in deprived neighbourhoods in Wales. A Better Start is a place-based programme implemented by local partnerships in English wards with high levels of economic deprivation, providing services and support for all families living in the target wards from pregnancy until a child’s fourth birthday. The Family Nurse Partnership is a structured programme of home visits for first-time young mothers. The Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting programme is a structured programme of sustained home visiting delivered by health visitors in pregnancy and the first 2 years. The Trial of Healthy Relationship Initiatives for the Very Early-years is comparing two parenting programmes for women with additional mental health or social support needs in pregnancy with outcomes up to 18 months. Early published results are reviewed and links given to the websites to signpost the reader to up-to-date information on the effectiveness of each programme.
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Book chapters on the topic "Neighbourhood deprivation"

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Jamal, Saleha, and Uzma Ajmal. "Neighbourhood Deprivation and Health; A Study of Low-Income Neighbourhoods in Azamgarh City." In Urban Health Risk and Resilience in Asian Cities, 253–70. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1205-6_15.

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Pearce, Jamie, and Peter Day. "Neighbourhood Histories and Health: Social Deprivation and Food Retailing in Christchurch, New Zealand, 1966-2005." In Obesogenic Environments, 183–98. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118786611.ch12.

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Beaumont, Justin. "London: Deprivation, Social Isolation and Regeneration." In Neighbourhoods of Poverty, 139–61. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-27275-0_9.

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Morgan, Deborah, Lena Dahlberg, Charles Waldegrave, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Gražina Rapolienė, Giovanni Lamura, and Marja Aartsen. "Revisiting Loneliness: Individual and Country-Level Changes." In International Perspectives on Aging, 99–117. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8_8.

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AbstractThe links between loneliness and overall morbidity and mortality are well known, and this has profound implications for quality of life and health and welfare budgets. Most studies have been cross-sectional allowing for conclusions on correlates of loneliness, but more recently, some longitudinal studies have revealed also micro-level predictors of loneliness. Since the majority of studies focused on one country, conclusions on macro-level drivers of loneliness are scarce. This chapter examines the impact of micro- and macro-level drivers of loneliness and loneliness change in 11 European countries. The chapter draws on longitudinal data from 2013 and 2015 from the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), combined with macro-level data from additional sources. The multivariable analysis revealed the persistence of loneliness over time, which is a challenge for service providers and policy makers. Based on this cross-national and longitudinal study we observed that micro-level drivers known from previous research (such as gender, health and partnership status, frequency of contact with children), and changes therein had more impact on loneliness and change therein than macro-level drivers such as risk of poverty, risk of social deprivation, level of safety in the neighbourhood.
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Mendola, Daria, and Anna Maria Parroco. "Life satisfaction of refugees living in Germany." In Proceedings e report, 97–102. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-304-8.20.

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Since 2015, Germany has been hosting noticeable incoming flows of refugees and asylum seekers, leading, in 2020, the ranking of European countries and being the fifth in the world ranking for the number of hosted refugees. Despite the quality of life of refugees is expected to be improved in the aftermath of their arrival to Germany, refugees are still facing several problems of integration and economic deprivation (e.g., about 90% are unemployed). Hence, it is a worthwhile exercise to study how satisfied they are with their present life. Using a sample of 3,408 individuals from the German IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees (regarding refugees and asylum seekers who came to the country between January 2013 and January 2016), we present some preliminary analyses on the life satisfaction (LS) of these vulnerable individuals. Particularly, satisfaction levels were arranged by quartile and an ordinal regression model was estimated to focus on the association among levels of LS and main socio-demographic characteristics. Syrians experience worst perceived quality of life (LS), such as older and higher educated people, other things being equal. Uncertainty, due to their legal status or to lesser support received by law, may explain that those with dismissed or pending asylum application are less satisfied than refugees. Family arrangements, as expected, has an impact, other things being equal, on the overall life satisfaction: the higher the number of co-residing household members the higher the LS; cohabiting partner of spouse affect positively LS. Noticeably, LS is positively associated with satisfaction in specific domains such as health, privacy in the current living arrangement, and neighbourhood safety. Interesting insights come out for policy design.
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Dutta, Tanusree, and R. B. Bhagat. "Deprivation in Urban Neighbourhoods of Kolkata: A Sustainable Livelihood Approach." In Population Dynamics in Eastern India and Bangladesh, 417–31. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3045-6_24.

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Lau, Joseph Cho-yam. "Social Exclusion Produces Commuting Problems and Deprivation in Xiguan, Guangzhou." In Self-Organisation Shapes Travel Behaviours and Social Exclusion in Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods of China, 117–56. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2252-9_5.

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Garner, Catherine L. "Educational Attainment in Glasgow: The Role of Neighbourhood Deprivation." In Education and Society, 226–56. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315412337-9.

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Elands, Birgit, Karin Peters, and Sjerp de Vries. "Promoting social cohesion—increasing well-being." In Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health, edited by Matilda van den Bosch and William Bird, 116–22. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198725916.003.0044.

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This chapter discusses how green places contribute to well-being and health through social cohesion. Social cohesion contributes positively to both mental and physical health and is influenced by neighbourhood characteristics (such as socioeconomic deprivation) and individual characteristics (such as age). As neighbourhood green spaces are often perceived as attractive places to visit, they provide ample opportunities for residents to meet other people and interact. These interactions form the basis of neighbourhood social cohesion. This chapter reveals that although people generally do not visit public green areas to meet strangers, they do like to engage in small talk with other visitors. These casual encounters appear to be very relevant as they create public familiarity, which results in feeling at home in a neighbourhood. Occasionally, this provides opportunities to perpetuate existing friendships and develop new ones. To facilitate neighbourhood social cohesion, the availability, functions, and quality of green areas are important.
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Schofield, Peter. "Why urban environments matter for refugee mental health." In Urban Mental Health (Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series), edited by Dinesh Bhugra, Antonio Ventriglio, João Castaldelli-Maia, and Layla McCay, 73–82. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198804949.003.0006.

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Refugees are at increased risk of mental disorders. This is increasingly attributed to the post-migration context in which they live, typically socio-economically deprived urban areas. In general, neighbourhood factors are relevant to mental health outcomes. There is now research showing that neighbourhood ethnic density is related to the incidence of psychosis and other mental disorders for ethnic minorities. One consequence of dispersal policies is that refugees are often placed in urban areas far from others from their country of origin, which is likely to affect their mental health. Refugees are more likely to be exposed to other neighbourhood factors shown to have adverse mental health consequences, e.g. high levels of social deprivation and low levels of social cohesion. The extent to which these factors might explain the elevated risk of mental disorders among refugees is still unknown and further research is needed.
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Conference papers on the topic "Neighbourhood deprivation"

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Baranyi, Gergo, Simon Cox, Ian Deary, Niamh Shortt, Catharine Ward Thompson, Miles Welstead, and Jamie Pearce. "P33 Life course neighbourhood deprivation and frailty in older adulthood." In Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-ssmabstracts.121.

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