Geospatial Research Institute: Journal Articles

Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before

Hobbs M; Gray L; Campbell, Malcolm (Conversation, 2021)

Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown

Sutherland D; Basu A; Berka M; Baker M; Shaw R; Campbell, Malcolm (Conversation, 2020)

Reducing health inequity for Māori people in New Zealand

Hobbs M; Ahuriri-Driscoll A; Marek L; Campbell M; Tomintz M; Kingham S (Elsevier BV, 2019)

In which population groups are food and physical activity environments related to obesity?

Hobbs M; McKenna J (SAGE Publications, 2019)

Associations between food environment typologies and body mass index: Evidence from Yorkshire, England

Hobbs M; Green MA; Wilkins E; Lamb KE; McKenna J; Griffiths C (Elsevier BV, 2019)

International research linking food outlets and body mass index (BMI) is largely cross-sectional, yielding inconsistent findings. However, addressing the exposure of food outlets is increasingly considered as an important ...

Reconsidering the relationship between fast-food outlets, area-level deprivation, diet quality and body mass index: An exploratory structural equation modelling approach

Hobbs M; Green M; Roberts K; Griffiths C; Mckenna J (BMJ, 2019)

Background: Internationally, the prevalence of adults with obesity is a major public health concern. Few studies investigate the explanatory pathways between fast-food outlets and body mass index (BMI). We use ...

Close proximity to alcohol outlets is associated with increased crime and hazardous drinking: Pooled nationally representative data from New Zealand

Hobbs M; Marek L; Wiki J; Campbell M; Deng BY; Sharpe H; McCarthy J; Kingham, Simon (Elsevier BV, 2020)

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd This nationwide study investigated the relationship between proximity to alcohol outlets (off-licence, on-licence, and other-licence) and two adverse outcomes; hazardous drinking and crime (common ...