From environment and health data to policy-making: the case of DDE in Belgium

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Keune ◽  
Gudrun Koppen ◽  
Karen Van Campenhout
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Environment And Health

scholarly journals Linking environment and health data to investigate the association between access to unhealthy food and child BMI

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Mizen ◽  
Sarah Rodgers ◽  
Richard Fry ◽  
Ronan Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Health Data ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Retail Food Environment ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Walk To School ◽  
Child Bmi

IntroductionModelling the daily exposure environment provides evidence for policy and practice. However, the dose-response relationship between exposure to food environments and obesity has not been widely investigated. This study investigated whether increased retail food environment (RFE) exposure in children was associated with a larger body mass index (BMI). Objectives and ApproachIndividually tailored environmental exposures were calculated in a GIS for home and school locations, and modelled walking routes to and from school. Exposures were linked to individual level health data in the SAIL databank for a cohort of individuals aged 11-13 years from south Wales who had BMI measurements. A fully adjusted multilevel regression model was fitted to investigate the association of RFE exposure with BMI. Based on the distance individuals lived from school, we investigated differences between children who have the potential to walk to school (“walkers” lived 4.8km). ResultsHome exposure and exposure along the walk to school was significantly greater for children living in deprived catchments, compared with children living in affluent school catchments (t = -5.25, p Conclusion/ImplicationsIncreased BMI was associated with greater RFE exposure along the walk home from school. The findings suggest that the walk home from school should be the focus for developing interventions and policies to discourage unhealthy eating. Research should be undertaken to better understand child purchasing habits.

Users’ perspectives on epidemiological, GIS and point pattern approaches to analysing environment and health data

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Cockings ◽  
Christine E Dunn ◽  
Raj S Bhopal ◽  
David R Walker
Keyword(s):  
Health Data ◽  
Point Pattern ◽  
Environment And Health

scholarly journals Reactions To The UN Conference On Population And Development

1970 ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Lebanese American University
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Environmental Contaminants ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
The World

Many, undoubtedly, continue to question why specific reference should be made to women, where problems of the environment and health are concerned, when the whole of humanity is in the same boat. Could it be because women's involvement in the policy-making process is weak. Or maybe because breast cancer is increasing at geometric rates all over the world and because cancer survivors, environmentalists, and a handful of researchers are pointing to environmental contaminants as the epidemic's central culprit!

scholarly journals Generating knowledge on data collection methods and the availability of health information in Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Unim ◽  
E Mattei ◽  
F Carle ◽  
E Bernal-Delgado ◽  
P Achterberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Research Networks ◽  
Data Collection Methods ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Health System Performance Assessment ◽  
Data Collections ◽  
Collection Methods

Abstract Background Data collection methods, metadata-reporting standards and usage of data for health monitoring (HM) and health system performance assessment (HSPA) are not uniform in Europe. Moreover, the evidence produced by research are not always available, comparable or usable for research purposes and policy making. The aim is to summarize health data collection methods, quality assessment, availability and accessibility procedures covering different data sources for HM and HSPA across EU countries. Methods The study is conducted through a multidimensional approach, which includes: i) a review of institutional websites (OECD, Eurostat, WHO-Europe); ii) a review of EU research networks; and iii) a multi-national survey addressing epidemiologists, health data managers and researchers that have played leading roles in EU projects. Currently, the survey instrument is being piloted. A qualitative data analysis to describe and compare the identified data sources for HM and HSPA will be performed. Results As part of the work within the Joint Action ‘Information for Action’ (InfAct), the study will generate knowledge on standardized health data collections and related metadata, used methods and procedures for HM and HSPA in EU. It will also facilitate the identification of national or sub-national health data collected through standardized procedures but not included in international databases or research networks. Conclusions The lack of infrastructures for health data sharing in EU limits data usage and comparability within and between countries. This study, as part of InfAct, will facilitate the assessment of health inequalities across EU countries in terms of quality, availability, accessibility and comparability of health data and information. It will also facilitate sharing and dissemination of standardized and comparable health data collections, which are essential for research and evidence-based policy-making.

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