Greenspace and obesity: a systematic review of the evidence

K Lachowycz, AP Jones - Obesity reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Greenspace is theoretically a valuable resource for physical activity and hence has potential
to contribute to reducing obesity and improving health. This paper reports on a systematic …

Heat-related and cold-related deaths in England and Wales: who is at risk?

S Hajat, RS Kovats, K Lachowycz - Occupational and environmental …, 2007 - oem.bmj.com
Background: Despite the high burden from exposure to both hot and cold weather each year
in England and Wales, there has been relatively little investigation on who is most at risk …

Towards a better understanding of the relationship between greenspace and health: Development of a theoretical framework

K Lachowycz, AP Jones - Landscape and urban planning, 2013 - Elsevier
A growing body of evidence investigates whether access to greenspace, such as parks and
woodland, is beneficial to well-being. Potential health benefits of greenspace exposure …

What can global positioning systems tell us about the contribution of different types of urban greenspace to children's physical activity?

K Lachowycz, AP Jones, AS Page, BW Wheeler… - Health & place, 2012 - Elsevier
Urban greenspace is hypothesised to be an important location for physical activity in
children, but their actual use of the resource to be active is not well known. In this study …

Diabetes prevalence in England, 2001—estimates from an epidemiological model

…, BA Ferguson, J Abbas, K Lachowycz… - Diabetic …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To estimate the total prevalence of diabetes mellitus (diagnosed and undiagnosed) at
national, regional and local level in England to support health‐care planning and delivery …

Multidisciplinary research in public health: A case study of research on access to green space

…, R Pinder, P Wilkinson, C Grundy, K Lachowycz - Public health, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Quantitative analysis of the physical and demographic parameters of access
to Thames Chase Community Forest (TCCF), and how these have changed between 1990 …

[HTML][HTML] Does walking explain associations between access to greenspace and lower mortality?

K Lachowycz, AP Jones - Social Science & Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite emerging evidence that access to greenspace is associated with longer life
expectancy, little is understood about what causal mechanisms may explain this …

Ambient air pollution and risk of congenital anomalies in England, 1991–1999

H Dolk, B Armstrong, K Lachowycz… - Occupational and …, 2010 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate whether there is an association between risk of congenital
anomaly and annual ward level exposure to air pollution in England during the 1990s …

Teenage conceptions, abortions, and births in England, 1994–2003, and the national teenage pregnancy strategy

P Wilkinson, R French, R Kane, K Lachowycz… - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background The aim of this study was to quantify the change in the number of conceptions
and abortions among women younger than 18 years in England in relation to the …

Serious injuries in children: variation by area deprivation and settlement type

P Edwards, J Green, K Lachowycz, C Grundy… - Archives of disease in …, 2008 - adc.bmj.com
Objective: To examine the variation in serious injuries in children by the level of deprivation
in an area and by types of settlement. Methods: Hospital admission rates for serious injury to …