The good, the bad, and the environment: developing an area-based measure of access to health-promoting and health-constraining environments in New Zealand

L Marek, M Hobbs, J Wiki, S Kingham… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Accounting for the co-occurrence of multiple environmental influences is a more
accurate reflection of population exposure than considering isolated influences, aiding in …

Unhealthy environments are associated with adverse mental health and psychological distress: cross-sectional evidence from nationally representative data in New …

M Hobbs, S Kingham, J Wiki, L Marek, M Campbell - Preventive Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
This study combines data on the location of health-constraining 'bads'(i: fast-food outlets, ii:
takeaway outlets, iii: dairy outlets and convenience stores, iv: alcohol outlets, and v: gaming …

[HTML][HTML] Change in the food environment and measured adiposity in adulthood in the Christchurch Health and development birth cohort, Aotearoa, New Zealand: A …

M Hobbs, GFH McLeod, JD Mackenbach, L Marek… - Health & Place, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated associations between change in the food environment and change
in measured body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the Christchurch …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnically disparate disease progression and outcomes among acute rheumatic fever patients in New Zealand, 1989–2015

J Oliver, O Robertson, J Zhang… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated outcomes for patients born after 1983 and hospitalized with initial acute
rheumatic fever (ARF) in New Zealand during 1989–2012. We linked ARF progression …

A city profile of Ōtautahi Christchurch

M Hobbs, A Ahuriri-Driscoll, S Kingham, J Wiki… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
This city profile provides a transdisciplinary story of Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New
Zealand. We take a socio-cultural history approach to describe multiple disruptions that have …

Types and spatial contexts of neighborhood greenery matter in associations with weight status in women across 28 US communities

WL Tsai, MS Nash, DJ Rosenbaum, SE Prince… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Excess body weight is a risk factor for many chronic diseases. Studies have identified
neighborhood greenery as supportive of healthy weight. However, few have considered …

Investigating the prevalence of non-fluoride toothpaste use in adults and children using nationally representative data from New Zealand: a cross-sectional study

M Hobbs, L Marek, R Clarke, J McCarthy… - British Dental …, 2020 - nature.com
Introduction Despite improvements in oral health outcomes in New Zealand over the last
number of decades, there are still high levels of preventable tooth decay in adults and …

Green-blue space exposure changes and impact on individual-level well-being and mental health: a population-wide dynamic longitudinal panel study with linked …

RS Geary, DA Thompson, JK Garrett… - Public Health …, 2023 - orca.cardiff.ac.uk
Rebecca S Geary, 1 Daniel A Thompson, 2 Joanne K Garrett, 3 Amy Mizen, 2 Francis M
Rowney, 3 Jiao Song, 2 Mathew P White, 3 Rebecca Lovell, 3 Alan Watkins, 2 Ronan A …

Progress towards using linked population-based data for geohealth research: Comparisons of Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom

RA Oldroyd, M Hobbs, M Campbell, V Jenneson… - Applied Spatial Analysis …, 2021 - Springer
Globally, geospatial concepts are becoming increasingly important in epidemiological and
public health research. Individual level linked population-based data afford researchers with …

“We only have the one”: Mapping the prevalence of people with high body mass to aid regional emergency management planning in Aotearoa New Zealand

L Gray, A Rushton, M Hobbs - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction People have been left behind in disasters directly associated with their size,
shape, and weight and are disproportionately impacted in pandemics. Despite alignment …