Health inequalities
This page lists research demonstrating how active travel and activity friendly environments can be effective in tackling health inequalities.
NEW - Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status? NEW - The Sociodemographics of land use planning: Relationships to physical activity, accessibility and equity
David Crawford et al
Health and Place 14 (2008) 889-893
Semra A. Aytur et al
Health and Place 14 (2008) 367-385
Residential context, walking and obesity: Two African-American neighbourhoods compared
R Miles et al.
Health and Place 14 (2008) 275-286
Obesity and health inequalities
Department of Health Public Health Research Consortium et al.
Obesity Reviews 8;s1 (2007) 19-22
The role of traffic-free routes in encouraging cycling among excluded groups: A case study of the National Cycle Network
C Moore et al.
World Transport Policy and Practice 12;3 (2006) Special Cycling Edition, 21-35
Physical activity and health: evidence from a study of deprived communities in England
E Ellis et al.
Journal of Public Health 29;1 (2006) 27-34
Active transportation increases adherence to activity recommendations
David Berrigan et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, September 2006, Volume 31, Number 3, Pages 210-216
Neighbourhood inequalities in physical inactivity: the role of neighbourhood attractiveness, proximity to local facilities and safety in the Netherlands
F. J. van Lenthe et al.
Social Science and Medicine 60;4 (2005) 763-775
Transport policy and health inequalities: a health impact assessment of Edinburgh's transport policy
D Gorman et al.
Journal of the Royal Institute of Public Health 117 (2003) 15-24