Is the neighbourhood environment associated with indicators of health in children and adolescents? Developing and testing a new proof-of-concept Healthy Environments Index for Children in Taranaki, New Zealand
The theory-informed HEIC and its two subindices may be useful tools for policy and practice aiming at improving child health outcomes. However, they require validation in larger studies in other areas of New Zealand.
Authors
- Yvonne C. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2054-338X)
- Niamh Donnellan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9411-7642)
- José G. B. Derraik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1226-1956)
- Melody Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0987-2564)
- Jesse Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9682-7544)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Taranaki Base Hospital (NZ)
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- University of Waikato (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Health Geographics
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-025-00409-7
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cure Kids
- Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust
- Health Research Council of New Zealand