Places and health
Our Places and health programme studies the ways in which people and places interact to affect health. There is a long history of research which shows that while 'who you are' is really important for determining your chances of good health, 'where you are' also matters. A lot of research has shown that characteristics of the 'neighbourhood' seem to affect health and health inequalities.
In theory, we could use the neighbourhood environment as a lever to protect and improve health and reduce inequality - if we create the right kind of neighbourhood, we might reap public health benefits.
Our programme aims to develop our understanding of which aspects of neighbourhood environment matter most for health and how effective place-based interventions are.
We work closely with other Unit programmes on a variety of projects, for example the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Social Policy and Health Inequalities (SPHI). We are also active members of inter-University research groups and centres, including the Centre for Research on Environment Society and Health (CRESH) and the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC).
Our objectives are to:
- Develop methods to detect change over time in the built and natural environment across multiple villages, towns and cities.
- Explore how people, especially children, use and experience urban areas, and how built and natural environment affect their health-related activities and exposures.
- Evaluate the impact on health and inequality of interventions to the built and natural environment.
- Explore the potential for agent-based models and other kinds of systems modelling to identify and assess place-based interventions for improving health and minimising inequalities.
Programme staff
Programme Leader
Programme Staff
Programme Students
- Oliver Traynor
- Robert Christian Masters
- Robert Sutton
- Craig Houston
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Publications
Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)
Olsen, J. R. , Niedzwiedz, C. , Nicholls, N. , Wheeler, B. W., Ho, F. K. and Pell, J. P. (2025) Sociodemographic and geographic inequalities in exposure to projected hot and extreme summer days in England: a nationwide socio-spatial analysis. Environment International, 197, 109351. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109351) (PMID:40020634)
Ngan, T. T., Wang, R., Tate, C., Green, M., Mitchell, R. , Hunter, R. F. and O'Neill, C. (2025) Inequality in green space distribution and its association with preventable deaths across urban neighbourhoods in the UK, stratified by Index of Multiple Deprivation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79(2), pp. 102-109. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222485) (PMID:39532391)
Pollack, R. et al. (2024) How could 20-minute neighbourhoods impact health and health inequalities? A policy scoping review. BMC Public Health, 24, 3426. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20928-5) (PMID:39696117) (PMCID:PMC11653922)
Niedzwiedz, C. L. et al. (2024) Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and well-being. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222716) (PMID:39694671) (Early Online Publication)
Macdonald, L. , Caryl, F. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Inequalities in geographical distribution of heritage in Scotland, investigating spatial exposure to heritage sites through area-based and individual-based (GPS) measurement. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7, 100211. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2024.100211)
Baillie, A. et al. (2024) Research and Policy Agenda on Health Inequalities and Planetary Health: A Coproduced Cross Sector Vision. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.339527).
Dimova, E. D., Shortt, N. K., Smith, M., Mitchell, R. J. , Lekkas, P., Pearce, J. R., Clemens, T. L. and Emslie, C. (2024) Public and professional stakeholders' perceptions of alcohol advertising and availability policies: a qualitative study. Drug and Alcohol Review, (doi: 10.1111/dar.13972) (PMID:39468768) (Early Online Publication)
Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)
Dyer, G. M.C. et al. (2024) Exploring the nexus of urban form, transport, environment and health in large-scale urban studies: a state-of-the-art scoping review. Environmental Research, 257, 119324. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119324)
Caryl, F. , McCrorie, P. , Olsen, J. R. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Use of natural environments is associated with reduced inequalities in child mental wellbeing: a cross-sectional analysis using global positioning system (GPS) data. Environment International, 190, 108847. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108847) (PMID:38936067)
Asplin, P., Mancy, R. , Finnie, T., Cumming, F., Keeling, M. J. and Hill, E. M. (2024) Symptom propagation in respiratory pathogens of public health concern: a review of the evidence. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 21(216), 20240009. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0009) (PMID:39045688)
Letina, S., Long, E. , Mccrorie, P. , Mitchell, K. , Zucca, C., Riddell, J. , Simpson, S. A. , Moore, L. and McCann, M. (2024) Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level. Social Networks, 78, pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)
Luo, W., Yao, J. , Mitchell, R., Zhang, X. and Li, W. (2024) Location optimization of emergency medical services: Considering joint service coverage of ambulances and emergency centers. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, (doi: 10.1177/23998083241253108) (Early Online Publication)
Casais, G. et al. (2024) Wildfire, deforestation and health in tropical rainforest areas: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(4), e082381. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082381) (PMID:38719283) (PMCID:PMC11086528)
Asplin, P., Keeling, M. J., Hill, E. M. and Mancy, R. (2024) Epidemiological and health economic implications of symptom propagation in respiratory pathogens: a mathematical modelling investigation. PLoS Computational Biology, 20(5), e1012096. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012096) (PMID:38701066) (PMCID:PMC11095726)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Whitley, E. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Association between local amenities, travel behaviours and urban planning: a spatial analysis of a nationwide UK household panel study. Journal of Transport and Health, 36, 101784. (doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2024.101784)
Bulloch, M. and Olsen, J. R. (2024) Exploring young people’s views of their local area related to the 20-minute neighbourhood policy: A national cross-sectional study. Cities and Health, (doi: 10.1080/23748834.2024.2315804) (Early Online Publication)
Tomaz, S. A., Reilly, J. J., Johnstone, A. , Hughes, A., Robertson, J., Craig, L. C.A. and Bardid, F. (2024) A systematic evaluation of physical activity and diet policies in Scotland: Results from the 2021 Active Healthy Kids Report Card. Journal of Public Health, (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdae022) (PMID:38389318) (Early Online Publication)
Dimova, E. D., Shortt, N. K., Mitchell, R. , Lekkas, P., Pearce, J. R., Clemens, T. L. and Emslie, C. (2024) “Availability is the poor cousin of marketing and pricing”: qualitative study of stakeholders’ views on policy priorities around tobacco and alcohol availability. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, (doi: 10.1080/09687637.2023.2282355) (Early Online Publication)
Olsen, J. R. , Caryl, F. , Nicholls, N. , Smith, M., McCrorie, P. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Inequalities in neighbourhood features within children’s 20-minute neighbourhoods and variation in time spent locally, measured using GPS. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 5, 100174. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100174) (PMCID:PMC7615365)
Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(5), e13899. (doi: 10.1111/jsr.13899) (PMID:37029099)
Shin, H. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Assessing the Accuracy of Pathfinding Algorithms for Scottish Children's Home-to-School Commutes: A Comparison with GPS Trajectories. Disruptive Movement Analysis (DMA’23), Leeds, UK, 12 Sept 2023. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8359265) (Unpublished)
MacDonald, L. , Nicholls, N. , Brown, D. and Mitchell, R. (2023) The impact of built environment change on all-cause and cause specific mortality: a novel longitudinal method and study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(9), pp. 594-600. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220681) (PMID:37369593) (PMCID:PMC10423518)
Johnstone, A. , Mccrorie, P. , Olsen, J. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Research and Policy Agenda on Places and Children’s Health: a Coproduced Cross Sector Vision. Documentation. MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.
Wong, L. S., Reilly, J. J., McCrorie, P. and Harrington, D. (2023) Physical activity levels during school recess in a Nationally representative sample of 10- to 11-year-olds. Pediatric Exercise Science, (doi: 10.1123/pes.2022-0144) (PMID:37487584) (Early Online Publication)
Schroeder, M. , Lazarakis, S., Mancy, R. and Angelopoulos, K. (2023) An extended period of elevated influenza mortality risk follows the main waves of influenza pandemics. Social Science and Medicine, 328, 115975. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115975) (PMID:37301110) (PMCID:PMC7614920)
Shin, H. and Silverman, E. (2023) Glasgow Low Emission Zone: Simulating the Change in Traffic Flow and the Following Health Outcomes. In: 18th Social Simulation Conference (SSC23), Glasgow, UK, 04-08 Sep 2023, (Accepted for Publication)
Pearson, A. L., Brown, C. D., Reuben, A., Nicholls, N. , Pfeiffer, K. A. and Clevenger, K. A. (2023) Elementary classroom views of nature are associated with lower child externalizing behavior problems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(9), 5653. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph20095653) (PMID:37174172) (PMCID:PMC10177887)
Macdonald, L. , Nicholls, N. , Gallou, E., Monckton, L. and Mitchell, R. (2023) Is spatial exposure to heritage associated with visits to heritage and to mental health? A cross-sectional study using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS). BMJ Open, 13(3), e066986. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066986) (PMID:36990477) (PMCID:PMC10069496)
Lin, B. B., Thompson, S., Mitchell, R. , Astell-Burt, T., De Leeuw, E., Jalaludin, B. and Feng, X. (2023) Policymaker and practitioner perceptions of parks for health and wellbeing: scoping a holistic approach. Sustainability, 15(6), 5251. (doi: 10.3390/su15065251)
Angelopoulos, K. , Stewart, G. and Mancy, R. (2023) Local infectious disease experience influences vaccine refusal rates: a natural experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290(1992), 20221986. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1986) (PMID:36722077) (PMCID:PMC9890117)
Wong, L. S., Reilly, J. J., McCrorie, P. and Harrington, D. M. (2023) Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity during school hours in a representative sample of 10–11-year-olds in Scotland. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(2), pp. 120-124. (doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.014) (PMID:36369110)
Martin, A. , Clarke, J., Johnstone, A. , McCrorie, P. , Langford, R., Simpson, S. A. and Kipping, R. (2023) A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health and Place, 79, 102967. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102967) (PMID:36621065)
Zucca, C. , McCrorie, P. , Johnstone, A. , Chambers, S. , Chng, N. R. , Traynor, O. and Martin, A. (2023) Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres: identifying the determinants of implementation using causal loop diagrams and social network analysis. Health and Place, 79, 102955. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102955) (PMID:36565541)
Stevenson, L. A., Maani, N. and Olsen, J. R. (2023) Introducing critical accounting for governance as a tool in exploring the commercial determinants of health. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12(1), 8128. (doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8128)
Olsen, J. , Thornton, L., Tregonning, G. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Nationwide equity assessment of the 20-minute neighbourhood in the Scottish context: a socio-spatial proximity analysis of residential locations. Social Science and Medicine, 315, 115502. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115502) (PMID:36368061)
Nicholls, N. , Caryl, F. , Olsen, J. R. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in years of life lost: a cross-sectional ecological analysis of the Scottish Burden of Disease. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(12), pp. 976-983. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219111) (PMID:36253097) (PMCID:PMC9664125)
Luo, W., Yao, J. , Mitchell, R. , Zhang, X. and Li, W. (2022) Locating emergency medical services to reduce urban-rural inequalities. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 84, 101416. (doi: 10.1016/j.seps.2022.101416)
Whitley, E. , Olsen, J. and Benzeval, M. (2022) Impact of subjective and objective neighbourhood characteristics and individual socioeconomic position on allostatic load: a cross-sectional analysis of an all-age UK household panel study. Health and Place, 78, 102930. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102930) (PMID:36347133)
Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. , Panter, J., Burnett, H., Tornow, M. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Trends and inequalities in distance to and use of nearest natural space in the context of the 20-minute neighbourhood: a 4-wave national repeat cross-sectional study, 2013 to 2019. Environmental Research, 213, 113610. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113610) (PMID:35690087)
Bardid, F., Tomaz, S. A., Johnstone, A. , Robertson, J., Craig, L. C.A. and Reilly, J. J. (2022) Results from Scotland’s 2021 report card on physical activity and health for children and youth: grades, secular trends, and socio-economic inequalities. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, 20(4), pp. 317-322. (doi: 10.1016/j.jesf.2022.07.002) (PMID:36033941) (PMCID:PMC9386094)
Jidovtseff, B., Pirard, F., Martin, A. , McCrorie, P. , Vidal, A. and Pools, E. (2022) Parental assessment of benefits and of dangers determines children’s permission to play outdoors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 11467. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811467) (PMID:36141739) (PMCID:PMC9517668)
McMonagle, C., Brown, D. , Reeve, R. and Mancy, R. (2022) Trends in the diversity of mortality causes and age-standardised mortality rates among subpopulations within Scotland, 2001-2019. SSM - Population Health, 19, 101192. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101192) (PMID:36039349) (PMCID:PMC9418986)
Olsen, J. R. et al. (2022) Day-to-day intrapersonal variability in mobility patterns and association with perceived stress: a cross-sectional study using GPS from 122 individuals in three European cities. SSM - Population Health, 19, 101172. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101172) (PMID:35865800) (PMCID:PMC9294330)
Martin, A. and McCrorie, P. (2022) The positives of nature-based play. In: Candiracci, Sara, Heinisch, Larissa Miranda, Moschonas, Daša and Robinson, Spencer (eds.) Nature-Based Play: Fostering Connections for Children’s Wellbeing and Climate Resilience. Arup, pp. 13-19. ISBN 9780992950149
Olsen, J. R. , Caryl, F. M. , McCrorie, P. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Socioeconomic inequality in Scottish children's exposure to and use of natural space and private gardens, measured by GPS. Landscape and Urban Planning, 223, 104425. (doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104425)
Traynor, O., Martin, A. , Johnstone, A. , Chng, N. R. , Kenny, J. and Mccrorie, P. (2022) A low-cost method for understanding how nature-based early learning and childcare impacts on children’s health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 889828. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.889828) (PMID:35814071) (PMCID:PMC9260060)
Lee, E.‑Y. et al. (2022) Play, Learn, and Teach Outdoors—Network (PLaTO-Net): terminology, taxonomy, and ontology. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19, 66. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01294-0) (PMID:35701784) (PMCID:PMC9199154)
Traynor, O., Mccrorie, P. , Chng, N. R. and Martin, A. (2022) Evaluating outdoor nature-based early learning and childcare provision for children aged 3-years: protocol of a feasibility and pilot quasi-experimental design. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 7461. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127461) (PMID:35742709) (PMCID:PMC9224218)
Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s physical activity, sedentary behavior, motor competence, and other physical health outcomes: a mixed-methods systematic review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(6), pp. 456-472. (doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0760) (PMID:35537707) (PMCID:PMC7613039)
Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s social, emotional and cognitive development: a mixed-methods systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 5967. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105967) (PMID:35627504) (PMCID:PMC9142068)
Robertson, T., Jepson, R., Lambe, K., Olsen, J. R. and Thornton, L. E. (2022) Socioeconomic patterning of food and drink advertising at public transport stops in Edinburgh, UK. Public Health Nutrition, 25(5), pp. 1131-1139. (doi: 10.1017/S1368980021004766) (PMID:34886922) (PMCID:PMC7612707)
Burnett, H., Olsen, J. R. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Green space visits and barriers to visiting during the Covid-19 pandemic: a three-wave nationally representative cross-sectional study of UK adults. Land, 11(4), 503. (doi: 10.3390/land11040503)
Haddou, Y., Mancy, R. , Matthiopoulos, J. , Spatharis, S. and Dominoni, D. M. (2022) Widespread extinction debts and colonization credits in United States breeding bird communities. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6(3), pp. 324-331. (doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01653-3) (PMID:35145265) (PMCID:PMC8913367)
Picascia, S. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Social integration as a determinant of inequalities in green space usage: insights from a theoretical agent-based model. Health and Place, 73, 102729. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102729) (PMID:34902695) (PMCID:PMC8826000)
Caryl, F. M. , Pearce, J., Mitchell, R. and Shortt, N. K. (2022) Inequalities in children’s exposure to alcohol outlets in Scotland: a GPS study. BMC Public Health, 22, 1749. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14151-3) (PMID:36109778) (PMCID:PMC9479265)
Williamson, C. et al. (2021) The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): international consensus statement and user guide. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, 164. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01230-8)
Schroeder, M. , Lazarakis, S., Mancy, R. and Angelopoulos, K. (2021) How Do Pandemics End? Two Decades of Recurrent Outbreak Risk Following the Main Waves. Working Paper. CESifo, Munich.
Angelopoulos, K. , Lazarakis, S., Mancy, R. and Schroeder, M. (2021) Pandemic-Induced Wealth and Health Inequality and Risk Exposure. Working Paper. CESifo, Munich.
Almagor, J. , Martin, A. , McCrorie, P. and Mitchell, R. (2021) How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children’s physical activity in an urban environment? Health and Place, 72, 102688. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102688) (PMID:34628149) (PMCID:PMC8633766)
Alkhatib, A. M., Olsen, J. R. and Mitchell, R. (2021) Contextual influences on chronic illness: a multi-level analysis in the twin cities of Ramallah and Al Bireh in the occupied Palestinian Territory. Health and Place, 72, 102677. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102677) (PMID:34592679) (PMCID:PMC8633762)
Olsen, J. and Mitchell, R. (2021) S&SR Environment and Spaces Group - COVID-19 Green and Open Space Use in Spring 2021 (Wave 3): Priorities for post-pandemic recovery. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.246702).
Holland, I. et al. (2021) Measuring nature contact: a narrative review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 4092. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084092) (PMID:33924490) (PMCID:PMC8069863)
Burnett, H., Olsen, J. R. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2021) Change in time spent visiting and experiences of green space following restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of UK adults. BMJ Open, 11(3), e044067. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044067) (PMID:34006030) (PMCID:PMC7942249)
Olsen, J. R. , Patterson, C. , Caryl, F. M. , Robertson, T., Mooney, S. J., Rundle, A. G., Mitchell, R. and Hilton, S. (2021) Exposure to unhealthy product advertising: Spatial proximity analysis to schools and socio-economic inequalities in daily exposure measured using Scottish Children’s individual-level GPS data. Health and Place, 68, 102535. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102535) (PMID:33636594)
Angelopoulos, K. , Lazarakis, S., Mancy, R. and Schroeder, M. (2021) Briefing Note: Medium-run wealth inequality following COVID-19. Other. University of Glasgow and Lancaster University.
McCrorie, P. , Olsen, J. R. , Caryl, F. M. , Nicholls, N. and Mitchell, R. (2021) Neighbourhood natural space and the narrowing of socioeconomic inequality in children’s social, emotional, and behavioural wellbeing. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100051. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2021.100051) (PMID:35712674) (PMCID:PMC9099293)
Publications (continued)
Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)
Olsen R., J. , Niedzwiedz, C. L. , Dundas, R. , Rizeq, J. , Baranyi, G., Katikireddi, S. V. and Pell, J. (2025) Linkages between socioeconomic inequalities, pro-environmental behaviours, climate change concerns and experiences, and wellbeing outcomes in England. Sustainable Environment, (Accepted for Publication)
Olsen, J. R. , Niedzwiedz, C. , Nicholls, N. , Wheeler, B. W., Ho, F. K. and Pell, J. P. (2025) Sociodemographic and geographic inequalities in exposure to projected hot and extreme summer days in England: a nationwide socio-spatial analysis. Environment International, 197, 109351. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109351) (PMID:40020634)
Ngan, T. T., Wang, R., Tate, C., Green, M., Mitchell, R. , Hunter, R. F. and O'Neill, C. (2025) Inequality in green space distribution and its association with preventable deaths across urban neighbourhoods in the UK, stratified by Index of Multiple Deprivation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79(2), pp. 102-109. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222485) (PMID:39532391)
Pollack, R. et al. (2024) How could 20-minute neighbourhoods impact health and health inequalities? A policy scoping review. BMC Public Health, 24, 3426. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20928-5) (PMID:39696117) (PMCID:PMC11653922)
Niedzwiedz, C. L. et al. (2024) Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and well-being. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, (doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222716) (PMID:39694671) (Early Online Publication)
Macdonald, L. , Caryl, F. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Inequalities in geographical distribution of heritage in Scotland, investigating spatial exposure to heritage sites through area-based and individual-based (GPS) measurement. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7, 100211. (doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2024.100211)
Baillie, A. et al. (2024) Research and Policy Agenda on Health Inequalities and Planetary Health: A Coproduced Cross Sector Vision. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.339527).
Dimova, E. D., Shortt, N. K., Smith, M., Mitchell, R. J. , Lekkas, P., Pearce, J. R., Clemens, T. L. and Emslie, C. (2024) Public and professional stakeholders' perceptions of alcohol advertising and availability policies: a qualitative study. Drug and Alcohol Review, (doi: 10.1111/dar.13972) (PMID:39468768) (Early Online Publication)
Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)
Dyer, G. M.C. et al. (2024) Exploring the nexus of urban form, transport, environment and health in large-scale urban studies: a state-of-the-art scoping review. Environmental Research, 257, 119324. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119324)
Shin, H. , Silverman, E. , Li, Y. , Tian, Y. and Zhao, Q. (2024) Did the implementation of the low emission zone in Glasgow change the traffic flow and air quality? Transport Findings, (doi: 10.32866/001c.123382) (Early Online Publication)
Caryl, F. , McCrorie, P. , Olsen, J. R. and Mitchell, R. (2024) Use of natural environments is associated with reduced inequalities in child mental wellbeing: a cross-sectional analysis using global positioning system (GPS) data. Environment International, 190, 108847. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108847) (PMID:38936067)
Asplin, P., Mancy, R. , Finnie, T., Cumming, F., Keeling, M. J. and Hill, E. M. (2024) Symptom propagation in respiratory pathogens of public health concern: a review of the evidence. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 21(216), 20240009. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0009) (PMID:39045688)
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