Coalfield health effects: Variation in health across former coalfield areas in England

Riva, Mylène; Terashima, Mikiko; Curtis, Sarah; Shucksmith, Janet; Carlebach, Sarit

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.12.016

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“…Across Europe, there is a clear overlap between former coal mining and industrial areas and districts and regions with the poorest health 7 21. Riva and Curtis22 found that areas in England with persistently low or deteriorating employment rates (relative to the national average), often located in ex-industrial regions, had the highest rates of mortality and physical morbidity, even after adjusting for migration and individual characteristics of residents.…”

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Spatial inequalities in life expectancy within postindustrial regions of Europe: a cross-sectional observational study

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ObjectivesTo compare spatial inequalities in life expectancy (LE) in West Central Scotland (WCS) with nine other postindustrial European regions.DesignA cross-sectional observational study.SettingWCS and nine other postindustrial regions across Europe.ParticipantsData for WCS and nine other comparably deindustrialised European regions were analysed. Male and female LEs at birth were obtained or calculated for the mid-2000s for 160 districts within selected regions. Districts were stratified into two groups: small (populations of between 141 000 and 185 000 people) and large (populations between 224 000 and 352 000). The range and IQR in LE were used to describe within-region disparities.ResultsIn small districts, the male LE range was widest in WCS and Merseyside, while the IQR was widest in WCS and Northern Ireland. For women, the LE range was widest in WCS, though the IQR was widest in Northern Ireland and Merseyside. In large districts, the range and IQR in LE was widest in WCS and Wallonia for both sexes.ConclusionsSubregional spatial inequalities in LE in WCS are wide compared with other postindustrial mainland European regions, especially for men. Future research could explore the contribution of economic, social and political factors in reducing these inequalities.

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Spatial inequalities in life expectancy within postindustrial regions of Europe: a cross-sectional observational study

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“…This is also reported in the in the USA literature (Blakeney and Marshall, 2009), and the UK literature (Riva et al, 2011). Auty (1993) argues that communities bear the cost of environmental damage when governance is 'weak' and 'negligent', but this assumes developed countries have transparent and accountable institutions and processes to oversee mining development (Stevens, 2003;Robinson et al, 2006).…”

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Do coal-related health harms constitute a resource curse? A case study from Australia's Hunter Valley

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2015

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“…In more recent years, studies comparing various health outcomes not only between urban and rural, but also among different degrees of rural, have emerged [1,6,12,13]. In Canada, a classification of rurality called Metropolitan Influence Zone (MIZ) [14] has increasingly been used to assess the inequalities in health within rural regions [4,8,9,15,16].…”

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What type of rural? Assessing the variations in life expectancy at birth at small area-level for a small population province using classes of locally defined settlement types

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BackgroundAlthough efforts have been made to articulate rural–urban health inequalities in recent years, results have been inconsistent due to different geographical scales used in these studies. Small-area level investigations of health inequalities will likely show more detailed pictures of health inequalities among diverse rural communities, but they are difficult to conduct, particularly in a small population region. The objectives of this study were: 1) to compare life expectancy at birth for females and males across small-areas classified by locally defined settlement types for a small province in Canada; 2) to assess whether any of the settlement types explains variations in life expectancy over and above the extent of socioeconomic disadvantage and social isolation; and 3) to examine variations in life expectancies within a (larger) area unit used as the basis of health inequality investigations in previous studies.MethodsSeven settlement types were determined for the ‘community’ units based on population per-kilometre-road density and settlement forms. Mean life expectancies at birth for both genders were compared by settlement type, both for the entire province and within the Halifax Regional Municipality—the province's only census designated metropolitan area, but also contains rural settlements. Linear regression analyses were conducted to assess the statistical associations between life expectancy and the settlement types, adjusting for indicators of community-level deprivation.ResultsWhile types of communities considered as ‘rural’ generally had lower life expectancy for both genders, the effects of living in any settlement type were attenuated once adjusted for socioeconomic deprivation and social isolation. An exception was the village and settlement cluster type, which had additionally negative effects on health for females. There were some variations observed within the Halifax Regional Municipality, suggesting the importance of further investigating a variety of health and disease outcomes at smaller area-levels than those employed in previous studies.ConclusionsThis paper highlighted the importance of further articulating the differences in the characteristics of rural at finer area-levels and the differential influence they may have on health. Further efforts are desirable to overcome various data challenges in order to extend the investigation of health inequalities to hard-to-study provinces.

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Coalfield health effects: Variation in health across former coalfield areas in England

Cited by 37 publications

References 15 publications

Spatial inequalities in life expectancy within postindustrial regions of Europe: a cross-sectional observational study

Spatial inequalities in life expectancy within postindustrial regions of Europe: a cross-sectional observational study

Do coal-related health harms constitute a resource curse? A case study from Australia's Hunter Valley

What type of rural? Assessing the variations in life expectancy at birth at small area-level for a small population province using classes of locally defined settlement types

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