Geospatial Research Institute (GRI)
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GeoHealth Laboratory [41]
Recent submissions
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Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before
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Reducing health inequity for Māori people in New Zealand
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In which population groups are food and physical activity environments related to obesity?
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Associations between food environment typologies and body mass index: Evidence from Yorkshire, England
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Investigating spatial variation and change (2006–2017) in childhood immunisation coverage in New Zealand
(Elsevier BV, 2020)Background Immunisation is a safe and effective way of protecting children and adults against harmful diseases. However, immunisation coverage of children is declining in some parts of New Zealand. Aim Use a ... -
A socio-spatial analysis of pedestrian falls in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Elsevier BV, 2020)Falls are a leading cause of injury and accidental death, particularly amongst older people. Evidence of environmental risk factors for pedestrian falls among older adults could support age-friendly urban design and contribute ... -
Winter Is Coming: A Socio-Environmental Monitoring and Spatiotemporal Modelling Approach for Better Understanding a Respiratory Disease
(2018)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive lung disease affecting the respiratory function of every sixth New Zealander and over 300 million people worldwide. In this paper, we explored how the combination ... -
Experiences of the Built Environment, Falls and Fear of Falling Outdoors among Older Adults: An Exploratory Study and Future Directions
(MDPI AG, 2020)Falls can have serious impacts on the health, wellbeing and daily mobilities of older adults. Falls are a leading cause of injury and death amongst older adults and outdoor falls comprise a substantial proportion of ... -
A systematic review employing the GeoFERN framework to examine methods, reporting quality and associations between the retail food environment and obesity
(Elsevier BV, 2019)© 2019 The Authors This systematic review quantifies methods used to measure the ‘retail food environment’ (RFE), appraises the quality of methodological reporting, and examines associations with obesity, accounting for ... -
Modelling policy relevant small area smoking simulations at neighbourhood level to add new insights and information
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Investigating the rates and spatial distribution of childhood ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations in New Zealand
(2019)The GeoHealth Laboratory developed this report in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to help policymakers understand the distribution of childhood ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations (ASHs) within New Zealand. ... -
Accessibility to food retailers and socio-economic deprivation in urban New Zealand
(Wiley, 2018)The spatial locations of food retailers are considered to be an influential aspect of population consumption patterns. Such contextual relationships are often related to socioeconomic deprivation, with disparities in ... -
The built environment and health: a spatial analysis of type 2 diabetes and childhood weight status in urban New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The built environment is an integral aspect of everyday life. It provides the context in which individual behaviours are set and can affect both individual and population health. It is shaped by distal systematic drivers ... -
Exploring the social and spatial context of adult obesity in Aotearoa New Zealand : a spatial microsimulation approach.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Obesity rates have risen substantially in recent decades. A large body of research links excess body fat to a variety of health conditions including cardio vascular disease (CVD), certain cancers, and non-insulin-dependent ...
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