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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Area-Level Associations between Built Environment Characteristics and Disability Prevalence in Australia: An Ecological Analysis.

Nicola Fortune, Ankur Singh, Hannah Badland, Roger J Stancliffe, Gwynnyth Llewellyn

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Examining the Relationship Between Community Resources and Early Disability Identification: Variation by Child Race or Ethnicity.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025
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  2. Do Area-Level Environmental Factors Influence Employment for People with Disability? A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 authors.

Nicola FortuneCentre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Ankur SinghCentre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Hannah BadlandCentre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Roger J StancliffeCentre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Gwynnyth LlewellynCentre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The importance of health-promoting neighborhoods has long been recognized, and characteristics of local built environments are among the social determinants of health. People with disability are more likely than other population groups to experience geographic mobility and cost restrictions, and to be reliant on 'opportunity structures' available locally. We conducted an ecological analysis to explore associations between area-level disability prevalence for people aged 15-64 years and area-level built environment characteristics in Australia's 21 largest cities. Overall, disability was more prevalent in areas with lower walkability and lower local availability of various neighborhood amenities such as public transport, healthier food options, public open space, physical activity and recreation destinations and health and mental health services. These patterns of lower liveability in areas of higher disability prevalence were observed in major cities but not in regional cities. Our findings suggest that geographically targeted interventions to improve access to health-enhancing neighborhood infrastructure could reduce disability-related inequalities in the social determinants of health.

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Built EnvironmentPersons with DisabilitiesResidence CharacteristicsAdolescentAdultAustraliaCitiesEnvironment DesignHumansMiddle AgedPrevalenceWalkingYoung Adultaccessibilitydisabilitygeographic variationliveabilitysocial determinants of health

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PMCPMC7662552

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