A Regional Measure of Neighborhood Multiple Environmental Deprivation: Relationships with Health and Health Inequalities

The health impacts of simultaneous exposure to multiple adverse environmental factors are of concern in the United Kingdom. UK-wide indicators exist, but context-specific finer resolution measures are lacking. An environmental deprivation index was developed for 398 neighborhoods (average population...

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Published in:The Professional geographer 2013-02, Vol.65 (1), p.153-170
Main Authors: Richardson, Elizabeth A., Pearce, Jamie, Mitchell, Rich, Shortt, Niamh K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
admisiones hospitalarias
Bgi / Prodig
Consumerism
desigualdades
environment
Environmental conditions
Environmental protection
Europe
health
Health & beauty aids
hospital admissions
Immigrants
inequalities
Inequality
Interdisciplinary research
medio ambiente
Neighborhoods
Political ecology
salud
salud auto-reportada
Scotland and Scottish Islands
self-reported health
Socioeconomic factors
The British Isles
United Kingdom
不平等
自我报告的健康
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Summary:The health impacts of simultaneous exposure to multiple adverse environmental factors are of concern in the United Kingdom. UK-wide indicators exist, but context-specific finer resolution measures are lacking. An environmental deprivation index was developed for 398 neighborhoods (average population = 760) in a Scottish council area, including measures of air pollution, noise pollution, traffic environment, undesirable land uses, and crime. Adverse environmental conditions were related to ill health in the region and implicated in wider socioeconomic health inequalities. The results suggest an independent role for environmental deprivation in explaining poor health and health inequalities.
ISSN:0033-0124
1467-9272
DOI:10.1080/00330124.2012.660457