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Spatial access to public hospitals during COVID-19 in Nottinghamshire, UK

Geospatial Health, 2022
We intend to tackle two under-addressed issues in access to healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic: first, the spatiotemporal dynamic of access during the pandemic of acute communicable disease; second, the demographic and socioeconomic access
Jishuo Zhang, Meifang Li
doaj   +1 more source

Examining Healthy Food Accessibility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Using A Huff-modified 2SFCA Method [PDF]

, 2015
Food accessibility refers to people’s ability to access the service of food providers. Disparities in healthy food accessibility have long been a public health concern.
Kuai, Xuan
core   +2 more sources

Optimizing the two-step floating catchment area method for measuring spatial accessibility to medical clinics in Montreal [PDF]

, 2011
Background Reducing spatial access disparities to healthcare services is a growing priority for healthcare planners especially among developed countries with aging populations.
A Lovett, A Mitchell, André Ngamini Ngui, D Hartley, D Spatial, D Wong, D Zimmerman, DH Yang, DL Wood, DN Ojanuga, DWS Wong, EG Lowell-Smith, ESRI, F Cervigni, F Wang, H Quan, J Cinnamon, J Hewko, J Radke, JR Oppong, JS Weissman, KE Lasser, L Bissonnette, L Brabyn, L Høj, L Rosero-Bixby, M Cayo, M Guagliardo, M Langford, M Langford, M Wolf-Branigin, MJ Bland, MR McGrail, MS Meade, MT Steele, P Gober, P O'Campo, P Zandbergen, P Zhao, Philippe Apparicio, PJ Veugelers, PW Newacheck, R Andersen, R Glazier, R Penchansky, RL Phillips, S McLafferty, S McLafferty, Statistiques Canada, TC Bailey, W Luo, W Luo, W Luo, W Luo, Y Liu, ZR Peng   +55 more
core   +3 more sources

Different configurations of the two-step floating catchment area method for measuring the spatial accessibility to hospitals for people living with disability: a cross-sectional study

Archives of Public Health, 2021
Background Poor spatial accessibility to hospital services is associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates among people living with disability. Improved methods to evaluate spatial accessibility are needed.
Behzad Kiani, Alireza Mohammadi, Robert Bergquist, Nasser Bagheri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Park Accessibility in Downtown Guangzhou

Redai dili, 2023
The rationality of the spatial distribution of parks plays an important role in measuring cities' livability levels, promoting residents' physical and mental health, and promoting social interaction.
Zhu Zhanqiang, Wu Yuechan, Qin Richeng
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia in a Hypertension Population Within the State of Florida Using Electronic Health Record–Based Data

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, Volume 119, Issue 3, Page 751-762, March 2026.
Hypertension is a known modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD). However, it is unknown how variance in hypertension control, antihypertensive medications, and social determinants of health, such as social deprivation index (SDI), influence the risk of developing ADRD.
Eissa A. Jafari, Mona Alshahawey, Muhammad A. Zaman, Steven M. Smith, Yan Gong, Glenn E. Smith, Caitrin W. McDonough   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring spatial accessibility to healthcare services with constraint of administrative boundary: a case study of Yanqing District, Beijing, China

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background The two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method, which is one of the most widely used methods for measuring healthcare spatial accessibility, defines the catchment area of each facility as the area within a certain distance from the ...
Zhuolin Tao, Yang Cheng, Qingjing Zheng, Guicai Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accessibility to public high schools and school performance in metropolitan Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1990-2010 [PDF]

, 2012
Education policies developed to initiate improvements to public school systems across Louisiana often result in a continuation or intensification of salient yet overlooked accessibility challenges.
Williams, Shaun E.
core   +2 more sources

Exploring Food Accessibility and Social Vulnerability in Atlanta, Georgia [PDF]

, 2023
The current study offers an in-depth spatial analysis of food accessibility and social vulnerability in the City of Atlanta, GA. We used the Two-Step Floating Catchment (2SFCA) methodology to develop a food accessibility index (FAI) and combined that ...
Plachkinova, Miloslava, Sai, Ying, Seal, Kala, Vo, Ace   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Impact of traffic congestion on spatial access to healthcare services in Nairobi [PDF]

, 2022
Background: Geographic accessibility is an important determinant of healthcare utilization and is critical for achievement of universal health coverage.
Mutembei, Henry, Mutono, Nyamai, Mutunga, Mumbua, Thumbi, S M, Wright, Jim A   +4 more
core   +1 more source