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Policy Responses and the Physical Environment. (2011)
Book Chapter
Riva, M., & Curtis, S. (2011). Policy Responses and the Physical Environment. In J. Pearce, & K. Witten (Eds.), Geographies of Obesity: Environmental Understandings of the Obesity Epidemic. Farnham, Ashgate

Residential mobility within England and urban-rural inequalities in mortality (2011)
Journal Article
Riva, M., Curtis, S., & Norman, P. (2011). Residential mobility within England and urban-rural inequalities in mortality. Social Science & Medicine, 73(112), 1698-1706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.09.030

This study is situated within the international literature on geographic health inequalities between urban and rural areas. Using data from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (ONS LS), this paper assesses the role of residentialmob... Read More about Residential mobility within England and urban-rural inequalities in mortality.

Collective resources or local social inequalities? Examining the social determinants of mental health in rural areas (2011)
Journal Article
Riva, M., Bambra, C., Curtis, S., & Gauvin, L. (2011). Collective resources or local social inequalities? Examining the social determinants of mental health in rural areas. European Journal of Public Health, 21(2), 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckq064

Background: In England, although some studies report better health among rural populations, few have examined social inequalities in health within rural areas and how they compare to inequalities observed in urban settings. The objectives of this stu... Read More about Collective resources or local social inequalities? Examining the social determinants of mental health in rural areas.