Supermarket access, transport mode and BMI: the potential for urban design and planning policy across socio-economic areas.
Maureen MurphyMohammad Javad KoohsariHannah BadlandBillie Giles-CortiPublished in: Public health nutrition (2017)
Rapid urbanisation is a global health challenge linked to increases in dietary risk factors and BMI. Our findings highlight the importance of identifying the most appropriate geographic scale to inform urban planning policy for optimal health outcomes across socio-economic strata. Urban planning policy implementation in disadvantaged areas within cities has potential for reducing health inequities.