All Outputs (3)

Toward the next generation of research into small area effects on health: a synthesis of multilevel investigations published since July 1998 (2007)
Journal Article
Riva, M., Gauvin, L., & Barnett, T. (2007). Toward the next generation of research into small area effects on health: a synthesis of multilevel investigations published since July 1998. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61(10), 853-861. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2006.050740

To map out area effects on health research, this study had the following aims: (1) to inventory multilevel investigations of area effects on self rated health, cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, and mortality among adults; (2) to describe and... Read More about Toward the next generation of research into small area effects on health: a synthesis of multilevel investigations published since July 1998.

Use of local area facilities for involvement in physical activity in Canada: insights for developing environmental and policy interventions (2007)
Journal Article
Riva, M., Gauvin, L., & Richard, L. (2007). Use of local area facilities for involvement in physical activity in Canada: insights for developing environmental and policy interventions. Health Promotion International, 22(3), 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dam015

Despite growing literature showing associations of availability and accessibility of facilities to greater levels of physical activity, considerably less is known about the actual extent of use of these facilities. The purpose of this study was to ex... Read More about Use of local area facilities for involvement in physical activity in Canada: insights for developing environmental and policy interventions.

Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Neighbourhoods: The Conundrum of Identifiying Territorial Units (2007)
Journal Article
Gauvin, L., Robitaille, E., Riva, M., McLaren, L., Dassa, C., & Potvin, L. (2007). Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Neighbourhoods: The Conundrum of Identifiying Territorial Units. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 98(1), 18-26

Background: Over the past 10 years, there has been a surge of interest in studying smallarea characteristics as determinants of population and individual health. Accumulating evidence indicates the existence of variations in the health status of popu... Read More about Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Neighbourhoods: The Conundrum of Identifiying Territorial Units.