Search Results - "Turrell, Gavin"

City planning and population health: a global challenge by Giles-Corti, Billie, Prof, Vernez-Moudon, Anne, Prof, Reis, Rodrigo, Prof, Turrell, Gavin, Prof, Dannenberg, Andrew L, Prof, Badland, Hannah, PhD, Foster, Sarah, PhD, Lowe, Melanie, PhD, Sallis, James F, Prof, Stevenson, Mark, Prof, Owen, Neville, Prof

“…Summary Significant global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting calls to rethink approaches to disease prevention. A key part…”
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Food insecurity among adults residing in disadvantaged urban areas: potential health and dietary consequences by Ramsey, Rebecca, Giskes, Katrina, Turrell, Gavin, Gallegos, Danielle

“…Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain availability or access to nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate and safe foods. Food insecurity may result…”
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Single‐item measure of food insecurity used in the National Health Survey may underestimate prevalence in Australia by McKechnie, Rebecca, Turrell, Gavin, Giskes, Katrina, Gallegos, Danielle

“…To compare prevalence estimates of food insecurity using a single‐item measure, with three adaptations of the United States Department of Agriculture Food…”
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Neighbourhood socio-economic disadvantage and loneliness: the contribution of green space quantity and quality by Jamalishahni, Tara, Turrell, Gavin, Foster, Sarah, Davern, Melanie, Villanueva, Karen

“…Disadvantaged areas experience higher levels of loneliness than advantaged areas, though studies rarely identify environmental determinants of neighbourhood…”
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Ethnic differences in overweight and obesity and the influence of acculturation on immigrant bodyweight: evidence from a national sample of Australian adults by Menigoz, Karen, Nathan, Andrea, Turrell, Gavin

“…Despite growing international migration and documented ethnic differences in overweight and obesity in developed countries, no research has described the…”
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A Longitudinal Study Examining Changes in Street Connectivity, Land Use, and Density of Dwellings and Walking for Transport in Brisbane, Australia by Bentley, Rebecca, Blakely, Tony, Kavanagh, Anne, Aitken, Zoe, King, Tania, McElwee, Paul, Giles-Corti, Billie, Turrell, Gavin

“…Societies face the challenge of keeping people active as they age. Walkable neighborhoods have been associated with physical activity, but more rigorous…”
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Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and body size in Australia's capital cities: The contribution of obesogenic environments by Carroll, Suzanne J, Dale, Michael J, Turrell, Gavin

“…Residents of socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods have higher rates of overweight and obesity and chronic disease than their counterparts from…”
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Neighborhood environmental attributes and walking mobility decline: A longitudinal ecological study of mid-to-older aged Australian adults by Sugiyama, Takemi, Sugiyama, Masaaki, Mavoa, Suzanne, Barnett, Anthony, Kamruzzaman, Md, Turrell, Gavin

“…Objectives Cross-sectional studies have found some built environmental attributes to be associated with residents’ lower levels of mobility (functional…”
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Neighborhood walkability and 12-year changes in cardio-metabolic risk: the mediating role of physical activity by Chandrabose, Manoj, Cerin, Ester, Mavoa, Suzanne, Dunstan, David, Carver, Alison, Turrell, Gavin, Owen, Neville, Giles-Corti, Billie, Sugiyama, Takemi

“…Living in walkable neighborhoods may provide long-term cardio-metabolic health benefits to residents. Little empirical research has examined the behavioral…”
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Positive HABITATS for physical activity: Examining use of parks and its contribution to physical activity levels in mid-to older-aged adults by Hooper, Paula, Foster, Sarah, Edwards, Nicole, Turrell, Gavin, Burton, Nicola, Giles-Corti, Billie, Brown, Wendy J.

“…Studies of parks and physical activity rarely identify the actual spaces participants use. Using data from the HABITAT project, a longitudinal cohort of mid-to…”
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Built environment impacts on walking for transport in Brisbane, Australia by Kamruzzaman, Md, Washington, Simon, Baker, Douglas, Brown, Wendy, Giles-Corti, Billie, Turrell, Gavin

“…This study examines the association between urban form and walking for transport in Brisbane, Australia based on both panel and cross-sectional data…”
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Associations between supermarket availability and body size in Australia: a cross-sectional observational study comparing state and territory capital cities by Carroll, Suzanne J, Turrell, Gavin, Dale, Michael J, Daniel, Mark

“…Residential environment features such as availability of supermarkets may shape dietary behaviour and thus overweight and obesity. This relationship may not be…”
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Contribution of psychosocial factors to the association between socioeconomic position and takeaway food consumption by Miura, Kyoko, Turrell, Gavin

“…To examine whether psychosocial factors mediate (explain) the association between socioeconomic position and takeaway food consumption. A cross-sectional…”
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Socio-economic differences in takeaway food consumption among adults by Miura, Kyoko, Giskes, Katrina, Turrell, Gavin

“…To examine socio-economic differences in the frequency and types of takeaway foods consumed. A cross-sectional postal survey. Participants were asked about…”
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Individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and mental well-being: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis of mid-age adults by Mann, Emily M, Heesch, Kristiann C, Rachele, Jerome N, Burton, Nicola W, Turrell, Gavin

“…Socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with mental illness, yet its relationship with mental well-being is unclear. Mental well-being is defined as feeling…”
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Safe Habitats: Does the Association Between Neighborhood Crime and Walking Differ by Neighborhood Disadvantage? by Foster, Sarah, Hooper, Paula, Burton, Nicola W., Brown, Wendy J., Giles-Corti, Billie, Rachele, Jerome N., Turrell, Gavin

“…Interrelationships between neighborhood walkability, area disadvantage, and crime may contribute to the inconsistent associations between crime and walking. We…”
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Factors associated with being diagnosed with high severity of breast cancer: a population-based study in Queensland, Australia by Kou, Kou, Cameron, Jessica, Aitken, Joanne F., Youl, Philippa, Turrell, Gavin, Chambers, Suzanne, Dunn, Jeff, Pyke, Chris, Baade, Peter D.

“…Purpose This study explores factors that are associated with the severity of breast cancer (BC) at diagnosis. Methods Interviews were conducted among women ( n…”
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Social determinants of depression among mid-to-older aged Australians: A prospective study of the effects of neighbourhood disadvantage and crime by Learnihan, Vincent, Kinfu, Yohannes, Turrell, Gavin

“…Few studies examining social determinants of depression have incorporated area level objectively measured crime combined with self-report measures of perceived…”
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Correction to: Individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and mental well-being: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis of mid-age adults by Mann, Emily M, Heesch, Kristiann C, Rachele, Jerome N, Burton, Nicola W, Turrell, Gavin

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Distance to the closest radiotherapy facility and survival after a diagnosis of rectal cancer in Queensland by Baade, Peter D, Dasgupta, Paramita, Aitken, Joanne F, Turrell, Gavin

“…Objective: To determine whether an association exists between distance from radiotherapy facilities and survival outcomes of people diagnosed with rectal…”
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