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An overview of GeoAI applications in health and healthcare
The moulding together of artificial intelligence (AI) and the geographic/geographic information systems (GIS) dimension creates GeoAI. There is an emerging role for GeoAI in health and healthcare, as location ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Guochao Peng and Trang VoPham Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Incorporating geography into a new generalized theoretical and statistical framework addressing the modifiable areal unit problem
All analyses of spatially aggregated data are vulnerable to the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP), which describes the sensitivity of analytical results to the arbitrary choice of spatial aggregation unit a... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - March 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M. Tuson, M. Yap, M. R. Kok, K. Murray, B. Turlach and D. Whyatt Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Urban environment as an independent predictor of insulin resistance in a South Asian population
Developing countries, such as India, are experiencing rapid urbanization, which may have a major impact on the environment: including worsening air and water quality, noise and the problems of waste disposal. ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mohan Thanikachalam, Christina H. Fuller, Kevin J. Lane, Jahnavi Sunderarajan, Vijayakumar Harivanzan, Doug Brugge and Sadagopan Thanikachalam Tags: Research Source Type: research

Household income, active travel, and their interacting impact on body mass index in a sample of urban Canadians: a Bayesian spatial analysis
Active travel for utilitarian purposes contributes to total physical activity and may help counter the obesity epidemic. However, the evidence linking active travel and individual-level body weight is equivoca... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hui Luan, Dana Ramsay and Daniel Fuller Tags: Research Source Type: research

The association between population density and blood lipid levels in Dutch blood donors
In low and middle-income countries (LMIC), the total and LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels of residents of urban areas are reported to be higher than those of rural areas. This may be due to differences ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rosa de Groot, Jody C. Hoenink, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Nicole R. den Braver, Maria G. M. Pinho, Darshan Brassinga, Femmeke J. Prinsze, Tiffany C. Timmer, Wim L. A. M. de Kort, Johannes Brug, Katja van den Hurk and Jeroen Lakerveld Tags: Research Source Type: research

Associations between spatial access to physical activity facilities and frequency of physical activity; how do home and workplace neighbourhoods in West Central Scotland compare?
Over a third of the Scottish population do not meet physical activity (PA) recommendations, with a greater proportion of those from disadvantaged areas not meeting recommended levels. There is a great need for... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laura Macdonald Tags: Research Source Type: research

Geographic and area-level socioeconomic variation in cardiometabolic risk factor distribution: a systematic review of the literature
A growing number of publications report variation in the distribution of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) at different geographic scales. A review of these variations may help inform policy and health serv... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Renin Toms, Andrew Bonney, Darren J. Mayne, Xiaoqi Feng and Ramya Walsan Tags: Review Source Type: research

The use of open source GIS algorithms, big geographic data, and cluster computing techniques to compile a geospatial database that can be used to evaluate upstream bathing and sanitation behaviours on downstream health outcomes in Indonesia, 2000 –2008
Waterborne diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in developing countries, and diarrhea alone is responsible for over 1.5 million deaths annually. Such waterborne illnesses most often affect those... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stuart E. Hamilton, John Talbot and Carl Flint Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Residential green space and pathways to term birth weight in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study
A growing number of studies observe associations between the amount of green space around a mother ’s home and positive birth outcomes; however, the robustness of this association and potential pathways of acti... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Leanne Cusack, Hind Sbihi, Andrew Larkin, Angela Chow, Jeffrey R. Brook, Theo Moraes, Piush J. Mandhane, Allan B. Becker, Meghan B. Azad, Padmaja Subbarao, Anita Kozyrskyj, Tim K. Takaro, Malcolm R. Sears, Stuart E. Turvey and Perry Hystad Tags: Research Source Type: research

A framework for the identification and classification of homogeneous socioeconomic areas in the analysis of health care variation
Detecting the variation of health indicators across similar areas or peer geographies is often useful if the spatial units are socially and economically meaningful, so that there is a degree of homogeneity in ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ludovico Pinzari, Soumya Mazumdar and Federico Girosi Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

An updated meta-analysis of the distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks in Europe
The bacteria of the group Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. are the etiological agents of Lyme borreliosis in humans, transmitted by bites of ticks. Improvement of control measures requires a solid framework of the envir... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Agust ín Estrada-Peña, Sally Cutler, Aleksandar Potkonjak, Muriel Vassier-Tussaut, Wim Van Bortel, Hervé Zeller, Natalia Fernández-Ruiz and Andrei Daniel Mihalca Tags: Research Source Type: research

Capturing fine-scale travel behaviors: a comparative analysis between personal activity location measurement system (PALMS) and travel diary
Device-collected data from GPS and accelerometers for identifying active travel behaviors have dramatically changed research methods in transportation planning and public health. Automated algorithms have help... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mingyu Kang, Anne V. Moudon, Philip M. Hurvitz and Brian E. Saelens Tags: Research Source Type: research

Continuities and changes in spatial patterns of under-five mortality at the district level in India (1991 –2011)
India has the largest number of under-five deaths globally, and large variations in under-five mortality persist between states and districts. Relationships between under-five mortality and numerous socioecono... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - November 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Akansha Singh and Bruno Masquelier Tags: Research Source Type: research

A systematic review of spatial decision support systems in public health informatics supporting the identification of high risk areas for zoonotic disease outbreaks
Zoonotic diseases account for a substantial portion of infectious disease outbreaks and burden on public health programs to maintain surveillance and preventative measures. Taking advantage of new modeling app... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - October 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rachel Beard, Elizabeth Wentz and Matthew Scotch Tags: Review Source Type: research

Developing a representative community health survey sampling frame using open-source remote satellite imagery in Mozambique
Lack of accurate data on the distribution of sub-national populations in low- and middle-income countries impairs planning, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions. Novel, low-cost methods to develop unbia... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - October 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bradley H. Wagenaar, Orvalho Augusto, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir, Adam Akullian, Nelia Manaca, Falume Chale, Alberto Muanido, Alfredo Covele, Cathy Michel, Sarah Gimbel, Tyler Radford, Blake Girardot and Kenneth Sherr Tags: Research Source Type: research