Public Health
Series 1, Blog 1: The Evolution of Environmental Health and its Critical Role in Public Health
Series 1: Equity, Justice and Sustainability - Perspectives on Environmental Health Welcome to my new blog series on ‘Equity, Justice and Sustainability - Perspectives on Environmental Health’. This series aims to explore the journey of environmental health, its impact on public health, and its relevance in the context of global events such as the COP28 summit. As a …
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Public Health
Addressing health inequalities: why neighbourhoods should be front and centre of building a fairer world
(This blog was published on the SHLC's website prior to putting it here) The emergence and spread of Covid-19 all across the globe has meant that more than ever, we have realised the importance of the context and place we live in. We have become more appreciative of the accessible and adaptive physical and social features of our local neighbourhood. Liveabilit…
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Public Health
Wearing the hat of a health geographer in the neighbourhoods of New Delhi
Placing health: It is well evident that place can create inequalities in health. The discipline of geographical research in present days is mostly concerned about exploring this relationship between place and health. Although the variation in health and wellbeing of the people may be mostly explained by the individual characteristics (i.e. who lives here?), th…
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Public Health
Support Thy Neighbour: Why a Strong Local Response Will Help Beat COVID-19
Originally published by SHLC on the 6th of April 2020 along with Dr Yulia Nesterova The COVID-19 pandemic currently spreading its tentacles to all four corners of the globe has demonstrated how critical strong national governance and international cooperation are when the world faces a colossal crisis. But local neighbourhoods, and the families and comm…
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