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Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: The MOVE Project (2016)
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Tymms, P., Curtis, S. E., Routen, A. C., Thomson, K. H., Bolden, D. S., Bock, S., …Kasim Adetayo, S. (2016). Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: The MOVE Project. BMJ Open, 6(1), Article e009318. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009318

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of two interventions in improving the physical activity and wellbeing of secondary school children. Design: A clustered randomised controlled trial; classes, one per school, were assigned to one of three interve... Read More about Clustered randomised controlled trial of two education interventions designed to increase physical activity and well-being of secondary school students: The MOVE Project.

Connecting global health interventions and lived experiences: suspending ‘normality’ at funerals in rural Tanzania (2015)
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Dunn, C., Le Mare, A., & Makungu, C. (2016). Connecting global health interventions and lived experiences: suspending ‘normality’ at funerals in rural Tanzania. Social and Cultural Geography, 17(2), 262-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2015.1031685

In this paper, we use the funeral space and its liminal nature as a milieu for exploring how a ‘modern’ health intervention, the mosquito bednet, is negotiated by its recipients in relation to its (non)-usage in such spaces. With a focus on sleeping... Read More about Connecting global health interventions and lived experiences: suspending ‘normality’ at funerals in rural Tanzania.

The role of formal and informal networks in supporting older people's care during extreme weather events (2015)
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Wistow, J., Dominelli, L., Oven, K., Dunn, C., & Curtis, S. (2015). The role of formal and informal networks in supporting older people's care during extreme weather events. Policy and Politics, 43(1), 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312x655855

We use theories of formal and informal networks of care, within a local governance system, to interpret networks supporting older people during extreme weather events. Drawing on international literatures about network governance and emergency manage... Read More about The role of formal and informal networks in supporting older people's care during extreme weather events.

“Yes we are here, living, but malaria is surrounding us”: sustainable livelihoods and malaria in Tanzania (2014)
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Le Mare, A., Makungu, C., & Dunn, C. (2014). “Yes we are here, living, but malaria is surrounding us”: sustainable livelihoods and malaria in Tanzania. Development in Practice, 24(2), 216-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2014.892571

This paper examines connections between sustainable livelihoods and the ability to deal with health risks, in the Kilombero Valley in Tanzania where rates of mortality and morbidity from malaria remain high. Application of the Sustainable Livelihoods... Read More about “Yes we are here, living, but malaria is surrounding us”: sustainable livelihoods and malaria in Tanzania.

Health impacts of pedestrian headloading: a review of the evidence with particular reference to women and children in sub-Saharan Africa (2013)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Dunn, C., Hall, R., Levesley, M., Burton, K., …Panther, J. (2013). Health impacts of pedestrian headloading: a review of the evidence with particular reference to women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Social Science & Medicine, 88, 90-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.010

Across sub-Saharan Africa, women and children play major roles as pedestrian load-transporters, in the widespread absence of basic sanitation services, electricity and affordable/reliable motorised transport. The majority of loads, including water an... Read More about Health impacts of pedestrian headloading: a review of the evidence with particular reference to women and children in sub-Saharan Africa.

Meteorological conditions and incidence of Legionnaires' disease in Glasgow, Scotland: application of statistical modelling (2013)
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Dunn, C., Rowlingson, B., Bhopal, R., & Diggle, P. (2013). Meteorological conditions and incidence of Legionnaires' disease in Glasgow, Scotland: application of statistical modelling. Epidemiology and Infection, 141(4), 687-696. https://doi.org/10.1017/s095026881200101x

This study investigated the relationships between Legionnaires' disease (LD) incidence and weather in Glasgow, UK, by using advanced statistical methods. Using daily meteorological data and 78 LD cases with known exact date of onset, we fitted a seri... Read More about Meteorological conditions and incidence of Legionnaires' disease in Glasgow, Scotland: application of statistical modelling.

Climate change and health and social care: Defining future hazard, vulnerability and risk for infrastructure systems supporting older people’s health care in England (2012)
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Oven, K., Curtis, S., Reaney, S., Riva, M., Stewart, M., Ohlemuller, R., …Holden, R. (2012). Climate change and health and social care: Defining future hazard, vulnerability and risk for infrastructure systems supporting older people’s health care in England. Applied Geography, 33, 16-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.05.012

Health and social care systems (including the care needs of the population and infrastructures providing health and social care) are likely to be influenced by climate change, in particular by the increasing frequency and severity of weather-related... Read More about Climate change and health and social care: Defining future hazard, vulnerability and risk for infrastructure systems supporting older people’s health care in England.

Geo-information tools for participatory spatial planning: Fulfilling the criteria for 'good' governance? (2012)
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McCall, M., & Dunn, C. (2012). Geo-information tools for participatory spatial planning: Fulfilling the criteria for 'good' governance?. Geoforum, 43(1), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.07.007

The last few decades have seen increasing attempts to foster ‘collaborative’ and ‘participatory’ approaches to spatial planning and decision-making, with a more sophisticated conceptualisation of the contested term, participation. Participatory, ‘bot... Read More about Geo-information tools for participatory spatial planning: Fulfilling the criteria for 'good' governance?.