Physical Inactivity Attributable Hospital Admissions December 22nd, 2022 by Gwilym Owen, Konstantinos Daras and Ben Barr Physical activity is important for physical and mental health and physical inactivity has been identified as a risk factor for a range of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and certain cancers. Inequalities in physical activity participation are well documented with a difference of more than 10 percentage points in the probability of being physically…
THRIVE (Tackling Health Inequalities and Extending Working Lives) February 11th, 2022 by Philip McHale, Ben Barr Globally, many policymakers are facing challenges related to the demographic shift to older populations, increased life expectancy and the increased prevalence of ill health and disability. Less skilled workers have a shorter life expectancy, earlier onset of ill health, and are more likely to suffer from multiple health conditions (multi-morbidity) as they get older. Policymakers…
Exploring the predictive capability of SAVI index for COVID19 vulnerable communities during the second wave in England May 10th, 2021 by Konstantinos Daras, Benjamin Barr The Small Area Vulnerability Index (SAVI) is an empirically informed measure of COVID-19 vulnerability for the 6,789 Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) in England. The SAVI index investigates the association between four predictors (proportion of the population from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, living in care homes, living in overcrowded housing and having…
Exploring the vulnerability to COVID19 between communities in England June 18th, 2020 by Konstantinos Daras, Benjamin Barr NOTE: The blog post has been updated with the latest model changes of the SAVI index, as of July 6th, 2020. We conducted a cross-sectional ecological analysis across the 6,791 Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in England. The Isles of Scilly (E02006781) and City of London (E02006781) have been excluded due to missing data in…