Background Growing evidence indicates that the residential neighbourhood contributes to
the complex aetiology of mental disorders. Although local crime and violence, key …

In times of rapid urbanization, health and well-being of citizens is increasingly recognized as
a challenge. A remarkable amount of research on relations between urban environments …

Epidemiology, sociology, and geography have been successful in re-establishing interest in
the role of place in sha** health and health inequalities. However, some of the relevant …

Objective To investigate a framework of correlates of both mental illness and wellbeing in a
large, current, and nationally representative sample of children in the United Kingdom …

The leading text in the field, this comprehensive book reviews geographic approaches to
studying disease and public health issues across the globe. It presents cutting-edge …

Socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and gender inequalities in academic achievement have been
widely reported in the US, but how these three axes of inequality intersect to determine …

This paper explores different conceptual and policy spaces of wellbeing. The increasing use
of wellbeing in contemporary health debates affords geographers of health new arena in …

Studies in the United Kingdom (UK) show a consistent inequality between the health of
ethnic minorities and that of white people. This is exacerbated by the over-representation of …

There is a strong case today for a specific focus on mental public health and its relation to
social and physical environments. From a public health perspective, we now appreciate the …

Residential characteristics influence opportunities, life chances and access to health
services in the United States but what role does residential segregation play in differential …