Do neighbourhood environments contribute to ethnic differences in obesity, physical activity and diets?
Lead Research Organisation:
MRC Social and Public Health Sciences
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
Halting the rise in obesity is a policy priority as reflected in a range of government initiatives on diet and physical activity in schools and the community, and on legislation to promote a food classification system to make choosing healthy food easy. Ethnic differences in obesity are well known but the cause is poorly understood. This study seeks to understand if the context of where people live plays a role, whether it affects physical exercise and dietary patterns and their body size.
Ethnic minorities tend to live in poor urban areas and these areas might be less well served with facilities for physical activity or might be felt to too unsafe to take up physical exercise. Fast food outlets are known to be more common in deprived areas. Ethnic minorities living in (predominantly White) affluent areas may have better access healthy foods and take more exercise than those living in poor areas. These issues have relevance to policies that aim to help people from different backgrounds to engage in healthy lifestyles and to prevent obesity. For example, if both poor access to recreational facilities and high concentration of South Asians in areas were associated with low physical activity in South Asian women, it would be important to consider culturally appropriate ways of providing these facilities.
We will use national surveys that hold data about physical activity, diet, body size on individuals from ethnic minority groups. We will also use a range of data that describe the context of the areas people live in such as the size of ethnic minority populations living in an area, the poverty level of areas, the crime rates in areas, and the number of fast food outlets and gyms and how far these are from where people live. These data will allow us to examine the extent to which the obesity, physical activity and dietary patterns in ethnic minority groups are shaped by the places they live.
Ethnic minorities tend to live in poor urban areas and these areas might be less well served with facilities for physical activity or might be felt to too unsafe to take up physical exercise. Fast food outlets are known to be more common in deprived areas. Ethnic minorities living in (predominantly White) affluent areas may have better access healthy foods and take more exercise than those living in poor areas. These issues have relevance to policies that aim to help people from different backgrounds to engage in healthy lifestyles and to prevent obesity. For example, if both poor access to recreational facilities and high concentration of South Asians in areas were associated with low physical activity in South Asian women, it would be important to consider culturally appropriate ways of providing these facilities.
We will use national surveys that hold data about physical activity, diet, body size on individuals from ethnic minority groups. We will also use a range of data that describe the context of the areas people live in such as the size of ethnic minority populations living in an area, the poverty level of areas, the crime rates in areas, and the number of fast food outlets and gyms and how far these are from where people live. These data will allow us to examine the extent to which the obesity, physical activity and dietary patterns in ethnic minority groups are shaped by the places they live.
Technical Summary
Background: Halting the rise in obesity is a policy priority as reflected in a range of government initiatives on diet and physical activity in schools and the community, and on legislation to promote a food classification system to make choosing healthy food easy. This study will enhance these initiatives by developing the evidence base about the extent to which ethnic minorities are exposed to obesogenic (obesity promoting) environments. In adulthood, Black Caribbean, Black African and Pakistani women are more likely to be obese than women in the general population. South Asians are more prone to abdominal adiposity. In adolescence, Black African origin girls are already more likely to be obese. In contrast to the US, there is very little research on the effect of neighbourhood environments on ethnic differences in health in the UK. Ethnic minority groups are spatially concentrated in relatively deprived urbanised areas and worry more about crime than their White peers. Physical characteristics of the neighbourhood such as the presence of grocery stores that sell healthy foods, safe parks, and recreational facilities, may promote healthy eating and exercise through increased availability and accessibility. Deprived areas may be less well served with these facilities. Perceptions of safety in neighbourhoods also influence the likelihood of taking physical activity.
Aim: The overall aim of this study is to examine whether ethnic differences in physical activity and dietary patterns, BMI and obesity status are related to exposures in the neighbourhoods they live in.
Method: The Health Surveys for England (HSE) (1999 and 2004) holds a range of data on individuals (e.g. including physical activity, diet, body size) from the major ethnic minority groups. Area measures of ethnic density, deprivation, food retail environment and physical activity opportunities will be obtained from a range of data sources (e.g. Neighbourhood Statistics, SportEngland). These ecologic data will be merged to the individual records on the HSE. The distribution of resources and the mean distance from to the nearest resource will be explored in relation to deprivation and ethnic density. Different measures of ethnic density will be used to reflect concentration and clustering in particular areas. Multilevel models will be used to examine how individual characteristics (compositional factors) and area-level variables (contextual factors) relate to ethnic differences in outcomes.
Aim: The overall aim of this study is to examine whether ethnic differences in physical activity and dietary patterns, BMI and obesity status are related to exposures in the neighbourhoods they live in.
Method: The Health Surveys for England (HSE) (1999 and 2004) holds a range of data on individuals (e.g. including physical activity, diet, body size) from the major ethnic minority groups. Area measures of ethnic density, deprivation, food retail environment and physical activity opportunities will be obtained from a range of data sources (e.g. Neighbourhood Statistics, SportEngland). These ecologic data will be merged to the individual records on the HSE. The distribution of resources and the mean distance from to the nearest resource will be explored in relation to deprivation and ethnic density. Different measures of ethnic density will be used to reflect concentration and clustering in particular areas. Multilevel models will be used to examine how individual characteristics (compositional factors) and area-level variables (contextual factors) relate to ethnic differences in outcomes.
Organisations
- MRC Social and Public Health Sciences (Lead Research Organisation)
- Ministry of Public Health (Collaboration)
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) (Collaboration)
- Department of Health (DH) (Collaboration)
- University of Western Australia (Collaboration)
- St George's University of London (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Ministry of Health (Collaboration)
- University of West Indies (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- New York University (Collaboration)
- Jamaica Ministry of Health (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE (Collaboration)
- Pan American Health Organization (Collaboration)
- University of Ghana (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Ross University (Collaboration)
- University of Adelaide (Collaboration)
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (Collaboration)
- QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Seeromanie Harding (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
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Use of strategies to improve retention in primary care randomised trials: a qualitative study with in-depth interviews.
in BMJ open
Reid A
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The changing pattern of migration to Australia and its impact on deaths and hospital admissions from work-related injuries
in World Health Bulletin
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(2014)
'It is left to me and my God': The impact of tradition and globalisation on family care for mental illness in Ghana
in Social Science and Medicine
Lum S
(2015)
Lung function in children in relation to ethnicity, physique and socioeconomic factors.
in The European respiratory journal
Lum S
(2015)
Assessing pubertal status in multi-ethnic primary schoolchildren.
in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
Bonner R
(2015)
Birth data accessibility via primary care health records to classify health status in a multi-ethnic population of children: an observational study.
in NPJ primary care respiratory medicine
Harding S
(2015)
The Determinants of young Adult Social well-being and Health (DASH) study: diversity, psychosocial determinants and health.
in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Gaskin PS
(2015)
Associations of blood pressure with body composition among Afro-Caribbean children in Barbados.
in PloS one
Rai B
(2016)
Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes
Reid A
(2016)
The impact of migration on deaths and hospital admissions from work-related injuries in Australia.
in Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
Goff L
(2016)
Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes
Etyang AO
(2016)
The Malaria-High Blood Pressure Hypothesis.
in Circulation research
Ikram UZ
(2016)
All-cause and cause-specific mortality of different migrant populations in Europe.
in European journal of epidemiology
Cruickshank JK
(2016)
Ethnic Differences in and Childhood Influences on Early Adult Pulse Wave Velocity: The Determinants of Adolescent, Now Young Adult, Social Wellbeing, and Health Longitudinal Study.
in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
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Arterial stiffness in hypertensive and type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana: comparison of the cardio-ankle vascular index and central aortic techniques.
in BMC endocrine disorders
Faconti L
(2016)
Can arterial wave augmentation in young adults help account for variability of cardiovascular risk in different British ethnic groups?
in Journal of Hypertension
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Challenges in Collating Spirometry Reference Data for South-Asian Children: An Observational Study.
in PloS one
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Longitudinal study of the influence of lung function on vascular health from adolescence to early adulthood in a British multiethnic cohort.
in Journal of hypertension
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Reducing Arterial Stiffness Independently of Blood Pressure: The VaSera Trial.
in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Maynard M
(2017)
Exploring childhood obesity prevention among diverse ethnic groups in schools and places of worship: Recruitment, acceptability and feasibility of data collection and intervention components.
in Preventive medicine reports
Etyang AO
(2018)
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With the Sickle Cell Trait.
in American journal of epidemiology
Harding S
(2018)
Global cities and cultural diversity: challenges and opportunities for young people's nutrition.
in The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
Delgado-Angulo EK
(2018)
Ethnicity, migration status and dental caries experience among adults in East London.
in Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Huang P
(2019)
Fruit and vegetable consumption and mental health across adolescence: evidence from a diverse urban British cohort study.
in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
Webster LM
(2019)
Longitudinal changes in vascular function parameters in pregnant women with chronic hypertension and association with adverse outcome: a cohort study.
in Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Goff LM
(2019)
Associations of dietary intake with cardiometabolic risk in a multi-ethnic cohort: a longitudinal analysis of the Determinants of Adolescence, now young Adults, Social well-being and Health (DASH) study.
in The British journal of nutrition
| Description | ARC Discovery Projects |
| Amount | £247,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Australian Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Australia |
| Start | 01/2011 |
| End | 11/2013 |
| Description | Big lottery Fund |
| Amount | £395,973 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Big Lottery Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2011 |
| End | 03/2015 |
| Description | CLRN |
| Amount | £105,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health and Care Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2012 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | Department of Health -Public Health Consortium |
| Amount | £4,200,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health and Care Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2011 |
| End | 05/2016 |
| Description | KCL Together |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | Overcoming ethnic differences: A 3-D approach to somatic growth when predicting lung function in children |
| Amount | £1,160,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 094129/B/10/Z |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2010 |
| End | 12/2015 |
| Description | Overcoming ethnic differences: A 3-D approach to somatic growth when predicting lung function in children |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Asthma + Lung UK |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2010 |
| End | 12/2011 |
| Title | Ground Truthing |
| Description | Ground truthing of national data on structures that influence dietary behaviour (e.g. fast food outlets, supermarkets) and physical activity (e.g. green space, gyms), via collection of data in 4 cities in the UK. |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Caution in the use of nationally available data on these opportunity structures as epidemelogical exposures as ground truthing revealed least accurate in ethnically dense areas. |
| Title | Merged HSE and ecological data |
| Description | Merged data set from various national sources |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Enhancing routinely collected survey data; Knowledge of the process of merging national data sets in compliance with protecting disclosure procedures |
| Title | Neighbourhood data and GIS data maps |
| Description | 1. For all LSOAs in England: -Number of facilities (fast food outlets, supermarkets, indoor and outdoor physical activity facilities) per 1000 population linked to area deprivation (income domain of Index of Multiple deprivation, 2004), ethnic concentration, ethnic density and urbanicity measures. -Distances (in metres): from the LSOA population centroid to the nearest facility for each of fast food outlets, supermarkets, indoor and outdoor physical activity facilities. -Time (in minutes): from the LSOA population centroid to the nearest facility fast food outlets, supermarkets, indoor and outdoor physical activity facilities; -Counts of facilities (fast food outlets, supermarkets, indoor and outdoor physical activity facilities) within buffer zones of 500m and 1km. 2. Maps of facilities by deprivation and ethnic density for cities with large ethnic minorities. |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The effect of using different accessibility measures to measure neighbourhood environments. |
| Description | Exposure to workplace hazards in migrants |
| Organisation | University of Melbourne |
| Department | Vic Health Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | -Expertise in ethnicity and health -Expertise in social epidemiology -Expertise in medical statistics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Principal investigatorScience underlying the study, co-authorship |
| Impact | Accepted grant -Social epidemiology -Occupational epidemiology, occupational health, health promotion, |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Exposure to workplace hazards in migrants |
| Organisation | University of Western Australia |
| Department | Western Australian Institute for Medical Research |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | -Expertise in ethnicity and health -Expertise in social epidemiology -Expertise in medical statistics |
| Collaborator Contribution | Principal investigatorScience underlying the study, co-authorship |
| Impact | Accepted grant -Social epidemiology -Occupational epidemiology, occupational health, health promotion, |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | National Obesity Observatory |
| Organisation | Department of Health (DH) |
| Department | National Obesity Observatory DOH |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Provide facility data (food outlets and physical activity data) and scientific input |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to child obesity data and dissemination of our project findings |
| Impact | Engagement of people from user organisation. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | National Heart & Lung Institute (NHLI) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | School of Medicine KCL |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) |
| Department | Gartnavel Royal Hospital |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | St George's University of London |
| Department | Division of Population Health Sciences and Education |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Portex Respiratory Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | University of Adelaide |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Biostatistics Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Medicine Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | The DASH study |
| Organisation | University of West Indies |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The conceptual underpinning, general administration, design and conduct of data collection of the DASH study, and analysis and dissemination of findings from the DASH study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chair of the DASH Study Steering Group; expertise in ethnic and health and in conducting empirical studiesExpertise in psychiatry and mental health of minor ethnic groupsExpertise in prevention of attrition and statistical methods to address missing data Expertise in ethnic differences in healthExpertise in health and ethnicityExpert input from several programmes via DASH steering group, address missing data, co-authored papers Hosted the DASH Diet and Active Living (DEAL) study during design and data collection phasesHosting the DASH Feasibility Study teamExpertise in mental health among children and young adults. Expertise in recrutiment and retention of young people, and in feedback of findings to young people/communities |
| Impact | -Longitudinal data on the health of ethnic minority children - Publications 20482885 20194305, 20334698, 20482885, 20645993 19350190 18323540 18204089 17664225 17603738 17579635 16877952 16774880 17603738 17766019 - Methodological developments in addressing missing data - Presentations and workshops in schools and communties; regular summaries of findings to schools and families; presentation of findings at academic meetings This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration : -different clinical discipline ( cardiovascular, psychiatry) -statisticis/epidemiology/public health |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | Jamaica Ministry of Health |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | Ministry of Health |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | Ministry of Public Health |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | New York University |
| Department | School of Medicine |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | Pan American Health Organization |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | Ross University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Ghana |
| Country | Ghana |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
| Organisation | University of West Indies |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
| Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Advisory Group 2009-2011 SH |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Event: Advisory groups 2009-11 SH Event type: Collaborators and non-academic committee members Summary: 6 people attended, much discussion around potential relevance of study to the public, town planning, families, local authorities. Possibility of collaboration work with National Obesity Observatory looking at influence of neighbourhoods on child growth/obesity. Policy flyers and data sets with local information requested and will be given after results published |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011 |
| Description | King's College London 2012 SH |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Location: Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London Date: 2012 Title: A life course approach to understanding ethnic inequalities in health Authors: Harding S Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | King's College London with King's College Hospital 2012 SH |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Date: 2012 Location: Kings College London Title: The ethnic patterning of cardiovascular risk Authors: Harding S Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | National Obesity Observatory 2011 SH |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 8 people attended - much discussion was around dissemination of our NPRI funded project findings through NOO website and short reports, and collaboration work looking at influence of neighbourhoods on child growth/obesity. Agreed on collaborations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | University of Western Australia 2012 SH |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Location: Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, University of Western Australia Date: 2012 Location: Perth, Australia Title: Ethnic inequalities in health: a life course approach Authors: Harding S Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |