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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?.

Expertise and scientific uncertainty: understanding trust amongst professional stakeholders in environment and health (2008)
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Dunn., C., Crowley, P., Bush, J., Pless-Mulloli, T., & McKinney, P. (2008). Expertise and scientific uncertainty: understanding trust amongst professional stakeholders in environment and health. Environment and Planning A, 40(3), 696-714. https://doi.org/10.1068/a3993

There is a substantial literature on notions of public trust in relation to risks from environmental and technological hazards. Rather less work has sought to explore trust in terms of professional interstakeholder relations in this context. Drawing... Read More about Expertise and scientific uncertainty: understanding trust amongst professional stakeholders in environment and health.

Participatory GIS: a people's GIS? (2007)
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Dunn, C. (2007). Participatory GIS: a people's GIS?. Progress in Human Geography, 31(5), 616-637. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132507081493

Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning of applications of GIS which grant legitimacy to indigenous geographical knowledge as well as to `official' spatial data. By incorporating various forms of community participation these newer framings of Geogr... Read More about Participatory GIS: a people's GIS?.

Advancing insights into methods for studying environment-health relationships: A multidisciplinary approach to understanding Legionnaires' disease (2007)
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Dunn, C., Bhopal, R., Cockings, S., Walker, D., Rowlingson, B., & Diggle, P. (2007). Advancing insights into methods for studying environment-health relationships: A multidisciplinary approach to understanding Legionnaires' disease. Health & Place, 13(3), 677-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.10.003

Recent years have witnessed important advances in the analysis of spatially referenced health data. This paper uses GIS and point pattern modelling to address previously unanswered questions regarding the spatial epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease... Read More about Advancing insights into methods for studying environment-health relationships: A multidisciplinary approach to understanding Legionnaires' disease.

Geographic variation and localised clustering of congenital anomalies in Great Britain (2007)
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Armstrong, B., Dolk, H., Pattenden, S., Vrijheid, M., Loane, M., Rankin, J., …Wellesley, D. (2007). Geographic variation and localised clustering of congenital anomalies in Great Britain. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 4, Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-7622-4-14

Background: Environmental pollution as a cause of congenital anomalies is sometimes suspected because of clustering of anomalies in areas of higher exposure. This highlights questions around spatial heterogeneity (clustering) in congenital anomaly ra... Read More about Geographic variation and localised clustering of congenital anomalies in Great Britain.

Environmental irony: summoning death in Bangladesh (2007)
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Atkins, P., Hassan, M., & Dunn, C. (2007). Environmental irony: summoning death in Bangladesh. Environment and Planning A, 39(11), 2699-2714. https://doi.org/10.1068/a38123

The arsenic crisis that affects at least thirty million water consumers in Bangladesh has been called the world’s greatest ever environmental health disaster. Although the problem and the potential solutions have been presented confidently in the med... Read More about Environmental irony: summoning death in Bangladesh.

Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility (2006)
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Atkins, P., Hassan, M., & Dunn, C. (2006). Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 31(3), 272-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00209.x

Tubewells have been so popular in rural Bangladesh that about 12 million have been installed, yielding water that is convenient, free and low in bacteria. But every fourth well is polluted with arsenic, with the result that millions of people are exp... Read More about Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility.

Users' perspectives on epidemiological, GIS and point pattern approaches to analysing environment and health data (2004)
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Cockings, S., Dunn, C., Bhopal, R., & Walker, D. (2004). Users' perspectives on epidemiological, GIS and point pattern approaches to analysing environment and health data. Health & Place, 10(2), 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2003.09.001

Despite examples showing the usefulness of geographical information systems (GIS) and spatial point pattern analysis in health research, there remain barriers to their widespread use within health service settings. This paper explores potential users... Read More about Users' perspectives on epidemiological, GIS and point pattern approaches to analysing environment and health data.

Mixed picture for changes in stable malaria distribution with future climate in Africa (2004)
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Thomas, C., Davies, G., & Dunn, C. (2004). Mixed picture for changes in stable malaria distribution with future climate in Africa. Trends in Parasitology, 20(5), 216-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2004.03.001

Our models indicate that in the next 30–40 years, the effects of climate change on stable falciparum malaria zones in Africa are probably complex and spatially heterogeneous, and that range contractions are more likely than expansions. Notably, we di... Read More about Mixed picture for changes in stable malaria distribution with future climate in Africa.