An evaluation of an urban renewal program and its effects on neighborhood resident's overall wellbeing using concept mapping

The effects of an urban renewal project on health and health inequalities: a quasi-experimental study in Barcelona

“…For example, increased physical access throughout the neighbourhood due to the removal of physical barriers has improved access to food outlets and therefore decreased food insecurity, all connected to better mental and physical health outcomes 22 32 35 36…”

“…While we considered studying other health outcomes related to contextual settings, a longer follow-up period would be required to capture true effects. Therefore, we have focused on outcomes reasonably able to detect more immediate changes in well-being, the kind of changes previously detected through the qualitative part of the evaluation,22 such as self-rated health, which has been shown to be sensible to short-term health changes,26 and mental health as measured through GHQ-12 with questions referring to current mood and mental status 27…”

Perceived neighbourhood cohesion and health among mid-aged Australian women

“…[129,186,431] Policies that promote neighbourhood cohesion through urban planning and renewal may benefit health even if the effect is not direct. [432][433][434] Consistent with the conclusions of De Silva and colleagues, [75] the findings reported in this thesis do not directly lend support for policies that improve health through promoting neighbourhood cohesion. That said, further investigation of the interaction between mental and self-rated health and neighbourhood cohesion is warranted.…”

Safety for Aboriginal Women in Couples Counseling Where There is a History of Intimate Partner Violence

“…Concept mapping has been used to study contributors to diet and exercise among adults, according to expert opinion (Lebel et al, 2011), as well as strategies to improve active living (Brennan, Brownson, Kelly, Ivey, & Leviton, 2012) and smoking cessation (Dawson, Cargo, Stewart, Chong, & Daniel, 2013). The method has also been used to explore neighborhood qualities as contributors to perceptions of violence against women (Frye et al, 2012) and resident wellbeing (Mehdipanah, Malmusi, Muntaner, & Borrell, 2013). Concept mapping is particularly well suited to exploratory and participatory research.…”