abstract：:This paper examines spatial variation in the delivery of out of hours care through general practice, in two Health Authorities in northwest England. It demonstrates considerable variations in the type of care provided to patients in different parts of the region. These differences are not due primarily to either the g...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Pooley CG,Briggs J,Gatrell T,Mansfield T,Cummings D,Deft J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of smoking during pregnancy in the US is strongly associated with women's individual socioeconomic status (SES) but little is known about the influence of local area context. The aim of this study was to examine whether local-area characteristics increase the risk of smoking during pregnancy above and beyond ...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Pickett KE,Wakschlag LS,Rathouz PJ,Leventhal BL,Abrams B

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have demonstrated a relationship between income inequality and poor health, but how does income inequality impact health? One possible explanation is that greater income inequality undermines social capital (social cohesion, civic engagement, and mutual trust in a community). We conducted path analyses of...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Gold R,Kennedy B,Connell F,Kawachi I

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much research into spatial inequalities in health has sought the balance between compositional and contextual influences on observed patterns. Research published recently by the authors sought to determine whether composition of areas alone might account for the changing geography of mortality in Britain, between 1983...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Mitchell R,Dorling D,Shaw M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose that, beyond their educational function, schools can serve as catalysts for community participation, social cohesion and the vitality of neighbourhoods. The paper explores the impacts of a school closure on families in an urban neighbourhood in Invercargill, New Zealand. The highest urban depopulation rate ...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Witten K,McCreanor T,Kearns R,Ramasubramanian L

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the coverage of minor surgery, child health surveillance and chronic disease management for asthma and diabetes in relation to population need and key organisational features of general practice in the 481 primary care groups (PCGs) in England. PCG-level summary scores were developed to estimate th...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Baker D,Hann M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Czech Republic, together with Slovakia and Poland, forms a region within Central-Eastern Europe in which the values of life expectancy at birth have been increasing during the period of transformation. However, the tempo of mortality reduction has differed spatially within the territory of the Czech Republic, as h...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Dzúrová D

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper extends earlier explorations of the use of metaphor in the marketing of the Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, by examining controversy surrounding the opening of an in-hospital McDonalds fast-food outlet. The golden arches have become a key element of many children's urban geographies a...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Kearns RA,Barnett JR

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the discourse of 'interactions' as applied to the interpersonal management of smoking in public places (and to accounts thereof). Empirical data from a qualitative study of smokers and non-smokers in metropolitan Toronto, Ontario (Canada) are used to illustrate how smokers and non-smokers define an...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Poland BD

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aims of this paper are to review the concept of social capital and related constructs and to provide a brief guide to their operationalization and measurement. We focus on four existing constructs: collective efficacy, psychological sense of community, neighborhood cohesion and community competence. Each o...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Lochner K,Kawachi I,Kennedy BP

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is interested in the issue of community participation and empowerment in health care provision and decision-making. In Canada, the present scope for public involvement in planning or managing the state's health and social services system is limited. This poses a particular problem for rural communities--pla...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Halseth G,Williams A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a qualitative analysis of the health and health care experiences of South Asian Fijian women now living in the lower mainland area of British Columbia, Canada. A particular focus is put on the health impacts of the migration experience. A thematic analysis of in-depth interviews informs the discus...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Elliott SJ,Gillie J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether differences in health behaviour between Eastern and Western Finland have changed between 1977 and 1993 and whether adjusting for socio-economic characteristics changes the relationship between region and health behaviour. The Adolescent Health and Life-style Survey data have been collected biannuall...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Karvonen JS,Rimpelä AH

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health concepts depend on socially constructed hygiene practices. Many accounts of "traditional" Gypsy hygiene make gender differentiation primary, implying that traditional health practices reinforce patriarchy and emphasizing the special needs of Gypsy women. This paper argues, however, that the position of women is...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Acton T,Caffrey S,Dunn S,Vinson P

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV and AIDS are rapidly becoming leading causes of death for men and women in large cities across the US. Epidemiological data indicate that persons of color in particular have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. The continuing growth in the incidence of HIV/AIDS among persons of color implies that human se...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Takahashi LM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the nature and characteristics of research in environmental health, viewed as the effects of the environment on human health. It is argued that most of this work has been predicated on an epidemiological approach which has yielded significant (if sometimes equivocal) findings about exposure-outcome...

journal_title：Health & place

authors： Eyles J

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00