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Towards a geography of health inequalities in Ireland

WebRelationships between health inequalities and social disadvantage are well established, but less is known about spatial variations in health. Most geographical …

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Supporting the public health response to COVID-19 in Ireland: …

Webthe health service and the wider public service, on the national response to COVID-19. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent authority established …

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Hiding the evidence: The state and spatial inequalities in health in

WebState health statistics, and the small number of disease / mortality maps that have been produced in official publications, show a declining level of detail and are routinely out of …

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Health and Wellbeing under COVID-19: The GreenCOVID Survey

Weband household characteristics alongside several health measures including physical health, wellbeing and mental health, as well as information on pre- and post-lockdown …

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Supporting the public health response to COVID-19 in Ireland: the …

WebMost read articles by the same author(s) Conor Teljeur, Alan Kelly, An urban–rural classification for health services research in Ireland , Irish Geography: Vol. …

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Reflection and Comment: Health GIS in the mid-west: Unexpected

WebThe use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to address health issues is growing rapidly internationally. In Ireland, however, health GIS remains in its infancy. …

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Heatwaves and mortality in Ireland, planning for the future

WebClimate change enhances the vulnerability of Ireland to extreme weather events in terms of potential adverse health impacts. To examine this, the mortality …

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An Urban-Rural Exploration of Depression, CVD and their …

WebThe significant rise in the comorbidity of physical conditions with mental disorders is increasingly recognised as a public health issue. Spatial considerations and …

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The Public Health (Alcohol) Act: Spatial issues and glaring gaps

WebMost read articles by the same author(s) Frank Houghton, Sharon Houghton, Exploring the Judgements of Powerful Outsiders on the Discipline of Geography in …

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The exposure fallacy: migration, mobility and ecological analysis of

WebThe exposure fallacy: migration, mobility and ecological analysis of health status in Ireland Authors. Frank Houghton National Institute of Regional and Spatial …

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The Askeaton Investigation and the failure of Irish health …

WebSporadic concerns over animal health problems have been voiced in north county Limerick since the late 1980s. This issue came to the fore in late 1994 when local …

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Examining the factors associated with depression at the small area

WebThe World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that, world-wide, depression will be the second largest source of burden of disease by 2020. It is currently estimated …

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An urban–rural classification for health services research in Ireland

WebTo analyse small area variation in health status and outcomes, it is important to understand area type and the degree to which an area is urban or rural. The previous …

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Health and Wellbeing under Covid-19: The GreenCovid Survey

WebDivision of Population Health Marco Garrido-Cumbrera, Universidad de Sevilla, Doña María de Padilla s/n, 41004 Seville. Geographic Analysis Olta Braçe, …

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Health, Place and Hanly: modelling accessibility to hospitals in

WebThe Irish Government is currently engaged in considerations about a proposed reorganisation of acute hospital services. The proposals in the 'Hanly' Report …

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Back gardens and friends: the impact of COVID-19 on children and

WebSchool of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health Mary-Jane Emmet, Dublin City University. School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health …

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Reflections on the science and art of using a GIS to locate a new

WebThe uneven and relatively delayed development of Health GIS in Ireland to date has previously been noted (Houghton 2001a, 2001b, 2004a). Similar to the work of …

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Health GIS in Ireland- Lessons from New Zealand

WebThe potential added value of geographical information systems (GIS) to population health surveillance and investigation is well known. However the adoption of …

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Selling the colonial spa town: The contested therapeutic …

WebThe spa town is one of the foundational sites in the study of therapeutic landscape. As settings in which health informs the production of place and in which place …

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Exploring imagined therapeutic landscapes: trainee social care

WebThe concept of therapeutic landscape, as introduced to geographers by Gesler, has had a significant impact on what has become a reformed geography (or …

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Historic and contemporary dune inventories to assess dune …

WebThe overall status of dune health in Ireland is assessed as ‘inadequate’ and declining due to the on-going losses and pressures which signify the urgent need for …

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