Background The well established links between poor housing and poor health indicate that
housing improvement may be an important mechanism through which public investment can …

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed …

Many urban policies aim to improve areas and address socioeconomic deprivation. The
resulting investment is often delivered through area-based programmes which incorporate …

Policymakers and public health researchers alike have demanded better evidence of the
effects of interventions on health inequalities. These calls have been repeated most recently …

Background Increasing challenges to health care systems and the prominence of patient-
centered care and evidence-based practice have fostered the application of qualitative …

Background Environmental characteristics may be associated with patterns of physical
activity in general or with particular types of physical activity such as active travel (walking or …

This paper draws upon qualitative research with 100 smokers (50 male and 50 female) in
two Scottish areas of disadvantage to investigate their perceptions and experiences of …

The paper draws on qualitative interviews with a sample of male and female smokers who
live in areas of disadvantage in Edinburgh, Scotland, to examine their perceptions of habit …

Background Living in a cold home and being fuel poor can contribute to adverse physical
and mental health. Energy efficiency interventions are considered the simplest ways of …

Living in cold conditions poses a risk to health, in particular to low-income, fuel-poor
households. Improving the energy efficiency of the housing stock may bring multiple positive …