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Quantifying spatial accessibility of general practitioners by applying a modified huff three-step floating catchment area (MH3SFCA) method
It is necessary to ensure sufficient healthcare. The use of current, precise and realistic methods to model spatial accessibility to healthcare and thus improved decision-making is helping this process. Genera... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Julia Subal, Piret Paal and Jukka M. Krisp Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Estimating the local spatio ‐temporal distribution of malaria from routine health information systems in areas of low health care access and reporting
Reliable surveillance systems are essential for identifying disease outbreaks and allocating resources to ensure universal access to diagnostics and treatment for endemic diseases. Yet, most countries with hig... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elizabeth Hyde, Matthew H. Bonds, Felana A. Ihantamalala, Ann C. Miller, Laura F. Cordier, Benedicte Razafinjato, Herinjaka Andriambolamanana, Marius Randriamanambintsoa, Michele Barry, Jean Claude Andrianirinarison, Mauricette N. Andriamananjara and Andr Tags: Research Source Type: research

Associations between the built environment and obesity: an umbrella review
In the past two decades, the built environment emerged as a conceptually important determinant of obesity. As a result, an abundance of studies aiming to link environmental characteristics to weight-related ou... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - February 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Thao Minh Lam, Ilonca Vaartjes, Diederick E. Grobbee, Derek Karssenberg and Jeroen Lakerveld Tags: Review Source Type: research

Reliability of streetscape audits comparing on ‐street and online observations: MAPS-Global in 5 countries
This study assessed inter-rater reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes, Global version (MAPS... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ana Queralt, Javier Molina-Garc ía, Marta Terrón-Pérez, Ester Cerin, Anthony Barnett, Anna Timperio, Jenny Veitch, Rodrigo Reis, Alexandre Augusto Paula Silva, Ariane Ghekiere, Delfien Van Dyck, Terry L. Conway, Kelli L. Cain, Carrie M. Geremia and Jam Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exploring convolutional neural networks and spatial video for on-the-ground mapping in informal settlements
The health burden in developing world informal settlements often coincides with a lack of spatial data that could be used to guide intervention strategies. Spatial video (SV) has proven to be a useful tool to ... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jayakrishnan Ajayakumar, Andrew J. Curtis, Vanessa Rouzier, Jean William Pape, Sandra Bempah, Meer Taifur Alam, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Mohammed H. Rashid, Afsar Ali and John Glenn Morris Tags: Research Source Type: research

Adapting the SPOTLIGHT Virtual Audit Tool to assess food and activity environments relevant for adolescents: a validity and reliability study
Physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are key behavioral determinants underlying obesity. The neighborhood environment represents an important arena for modifying these behaviors, and hence reliable and valid... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Oddbj ørn Klomsten Andersen, Siobhan A. O’Halloran, Elin Kolle, Nanna Lien, Jeroen Lakerveld, Onyebuchi A. Arah and Mekdes K. Gebremariam Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Children ’s outdoor active mobility behaviour and neighbourhood safety: a systematic review in measurement methods and future research directions
Numerous studies have examined the association between safety and primary school-aged children ’s forms of active mobility. However, variations in studies’ measurement methods and the elements addressed have co... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roula Zougheibe, Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia, Ashraf Dewan, Ori Gudes and Richard Norman Tags: Review Source Type: research

Measuring the impact of spatial perturbations on the relationship between data privacy and validity of descriptive statistics
Like many scientific fields, epidemiology is addressing issues of research reproducibility. Spatial epidemiology, which often uses the inherently identifiable variable of participant address, must balance repr... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kelly Broen, Rob Trangucci and Jon Zelner Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction to: Beyond the map: evidencing the spatial dimension of health inequalities
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - January 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yohan Fayet, Delphine Praud, B éatrice Fervers, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Jean-Yves Blay, Françoise Ducimetiere, Guy Fagherazzi and Elodie Faure Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Associations between ultraviolet radiation, tree cover and adolescent sunburns
Sunburn is the strongest risk factor for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. Adolescent sunburns are related to higher risk of developing melanoma later in life. Little is known about the association of su... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Calvin P. Tribby, Anne K. Julian, April Y. Oh, Frank M. Perna and David Berrigan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Location inference for hidden population with online text analysis
Understanding the geographic distribution of hidden population, such as men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers, or injecting drug users, are of great importance for the adequate deployment of interventio... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chuchu Liu, Ziqiang Cao and Xin Lu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Landscape disturbance impacts on Attalea butyracea palm distribution in central Panama
Increased Attalea butyracea palm propagation, notable for its role as key habitat for the primary Chagas disease vector in Panama, has been linked to landscape disturbance in single-palm observations in this regi... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Caitlin E. Mertzlufft, Marguerite Madden, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Julie Vel ásquez Runk, Azael Saldaña, Susan Tanner, José E. Calzada and Xiaobai Yao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Feasibility of satellite image and GIS sampling for population representative surveys: a case study from rural Guatemala
Population-representative household survey methods require up-to-date sampling frames and sample designs that minimize time and cost of fieldwork especially in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional met... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ann C. Miller, Peter Rohloff, Alexandre Blake, Eloin Dhaenens, Leah Shaw, Eva Tuiz, Francesco Grandesso, Carlos Mendoza Montano and Dana R. Thomson Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

The associations between social, built and geophysical environment and age-specific dementia mortality among older adults in a high-density Asian city
Although socio-environmental factors which may affect dementia have widely been studied, the mortality of dementia and socio-environmental relationships among older adults have seldom been discussed. (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hung Chak Ho, Kenneth N. K. Fong, Ta-Chien Chan and Yuan Shi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Beyond standardized mortality ratios; some uses of smoothed age-specific mortality rates on small areas studies
Most epidemiological risk indicators strongly depend on the age composition of populations, which makes the direct comparison of raw (unstandardized) indicators misleading because of the different age structur... (Source: International Journal of Health Geographics)
Source: International Journal of Health Geographics - December 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jordi Perez-Panades, Paloma Botella-Rocamora and Miguel Angel Martinez-Beneito Tags: Research Source Type: research