Outputs (10)

Weighing up the evidence: a systematic review of the effectiveness of workplace interventions to tackle socio-economic inequalities in obesity (2015)
Journal Article
Cairns, J., Bambra, C., Hillier-Brown, F., Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2015). Weighing up the evidence: a systematic review of the effectiveness of workplace interventions to tackle socio-economic inequalities in obesity. Journal of Public Health, 37(4), 659-670. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdu077

Background: Addressing socio-economic inequalities in obesity is a public health priority and the workplace is seen as a potential health promotion site. However, there is a lack of evidence on what works. This article systematically reviews studies... Read More about Weighing up the evidence: a systematic review of the effectiveness of workplace interventions to tackle socio-economic inequalities in obesity.

Go slow: an umbrella review of the effects of 20mph zones and limits on health and health inequalities (2015)
Journal Article
Cairns, J., Warren, J., Garthwaite, K., Greig, G., & Bambra, C. (2015). Go slow: an umbrella review of the effects of 20mph zones and limits on health and health inequalities. Journal of Public Health, 37(3), 515-520. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdu067

Background Transport is an important determinant of health and there is a well-established association between socio-economic status (SES) and risk of road accidents. Effective traffic calming interventions such as 20 mph zones and limits may therefo... Read More about Go slow: an umbrella review of the effects of 20mph zones and limits on health and health inequalities.

This divided land: An examination of regional inequalities in exposure to brownfield land and the association with morbidity and mortality in England (2015)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Cairns, J., Kasim, A., Smith, J., Robertson, S., Copeland, A., & Johnson, K. (2015). This divided land: An examination of regional inequalities in exposure to brownfield land and the association with morbidity and mortality in England. Health & Place, 34, 257-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.05.010

This paper is the first empirical examination of the association between brownfield land and spatial inequalities in health. Linear mixed modelling of ward-level data suggests that there is higher exposure and susceptibility to brownfield land in the... Read More about This divided land: An examination of regional inequalities in exposure to brownfield land and the association with morbidity and mortality in England.

How effective are interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among children and adults? Two systematic reviews (2015)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Hillier, F., Cairns, J., Kasim, A., Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2015). How effective are interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among children and adults? Two systematic reviews. Public Health Research, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.3310/phr03010

Background: Tackling obesity is one of the major contemporary public health policy challenges and is vital in terms of addressing health inequalities. Objectives: To systematically review the effectiveness of interventions (individual, community and... Read More about How effective are interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among children and adults? Two systematic reviews.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst adults (2014)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F., Bambra, C., Cairns-Nagi, J., Kasim, A., Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2014). A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst adults. International Journal of Obesity, 38(12), 1483-1490. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.75

Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in obesity are well established in high-income countries. There is a lack of evidence of the types of intervention that are effective in reducing these inequalities among adults. Objectives: To systematically re... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst adults.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children (2014)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F., Bambra, C., Cairns, J., Kasim, A., Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2014). A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 834. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-834

Background: Tackling childhood obesity is one of the major contemporary public health policy challenges and vital in terms of addressing socioeconomic health inequalities. We aimed to systematically review studies of the effectiveness of intervention... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children.

Healthy land? An examination of the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England (2014)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Robertson, S., Kasim, A., Smith, J., Cairns-Nagi, J., Copeland, A., …Johnson, K. (2014). Healthy land? An examination of the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England. Environment and Planning A, 46(2), 433-454. https://doi.org/10.1068/a46105

It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to... Read More about Healthy land? An examination of the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England.

Defying the odds: A mixed-methods study of health resilience in deprived areas of England (2013)
Journal Article
Cairns-Nagi, J., & Bambra, C. (2013). Defying the odds: A mixed-methods study of health resilience in deprived areas of England. Social Science & Medicine, 91, 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.014

Previous studies have identified an area-level association between socio-economic deprivation and poorer population health. However, some recent studies have suggested that some areas exhibit better health outcomes than would be expected given their... Read More about Defying the odds: A mixed-methods study of health resilience in deprived areas of England.

Tackling inequalities in obesity: a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of public health interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among adults (2013)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Hillier, F., Moore, H., Cairns-Nagi, J., & Summerbell, C. (2013). Tackling inequalities in obesity: a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of public health interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among adults. Systematic Reviews, 2(1), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-2-27

Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in obesity and associated risk factors for obesity are widening throughout developed countries worldwide. Tackling obesity is high on the public health agenda both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Howe... Read More about Tackling inequalities in obesity: a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of public health interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among adults.

Defying Deprivation: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Area Level Health Resilience in England (2012)
Journal Article
Cairns, J., Curtis, S., & Bambra, C. (2012). Defying Deprivation: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Area Level Health Resilience in England. Health & Place, 18(4), 928-933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.02.011

Previous research has found evidence that some economically deprived areas in England exhibit ‘health resilience’ in terms of lower than expected mortality rates. Consistent with earlier research we analysed area ‘resilience’ for parliamentary consti... Read More about Defying Deprivation: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Area Level Health Resilience in England.