Viviana Albani
Biographic Data
| ID | 1724665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Viviana Albani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Viviana |
| FAMILY NAME | Albani |
| SIGNATURE | ALBANI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9584-7631 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Left behind? A longitudinal ecological study of ‘regional deprivation amplification’ and life expectancy growth in in England (2004 to 2020)
Geographical inequalities in health are substantial and increasing in many countries. In England, there is a life expectancy gap amongst the 20 % most deprived local authorities - between those in the northern regions and those in the rest of the country. We sought to quantify the size and evolution of this gap and to investigate potential contributing factors. We used data from official national statistics covering years 2004-2020 for the 20 % m…
Association between individual level characteristics and take-up of a Minimum Income Guarantee for Pensioners
A Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) ensures people have a minimum amount of income for essentials such as healthy food, housing, health care, social and digital networks to support health and well-being. MIGs could be a useful tool to reduce inequalities. A MIG will only be effective if those who are eligible take it up. The aim of this paper is to explore how individual characteristics were associated with take-up of a MIG for pensioners (aged 60+ …
Closing the life expectancy gap
Regional health inequalities are rising globally. The case of German reunification offers a unique opportunity to explore how such inequalities can be reduced, or even eliminated: following reunification, a long-standing life expectancy gap between East and West Germany was closed for women and markedly reduced for men in less than 15 years. We used data from official national statistics covering the period 1994-2020 for 15 regions in East and We…
Socioeconomic risks of food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
Policies providing additional financial support may help to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on food insecurity in the UK
Investigating the impact on mental wellbeing of an increase in pensions
In 1997 approximately two million people aged 60 years or over were living poverty in the UK. In 1999 the UK Government raised real pension incomes of low-income pensioners by around a third through the introduction of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG). This study explores the implications of this change for pensioners' mental wellbeing with a focus on differences by area level deprivation in England. We explore mental wellbeing outcomes of 205 …
No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England
The environment in which we live impacts on our health. The food available to us in our environment is likely to influence what we eat and subsequently our weight. The use of planning policy can be one way for both local and national government to help shape a healthy environment. In England there are three main types of planning policy used to promote a healthy food environment: 1) restricting new fast-food outlets near schools; 2) restricting n…
Explaining the deprivation gap in Covid-19 mortality rates
One of the most consistent and worrying features of the COVID-19 pandemic globally has been the disproportionate burden of the epidemic in the most deprived areas. Most of the literature so far though has focused on estimating the extent of these inequalities. There has been much less attention paid to exploring the main pathways underpinning them. In this study, we employ the syndemic pandemic theoretical framework and apply novel decomposition …
Effects of social security policy reforms on mental health and inequalities
The impact of school exclusion zone planning guidance on the number and type of food outlets in an English local authority
The use of planning policy to manage and create a healthy food environment has become a popular policy tool for local governments in England. To date there has been no evaluation of their short-term impact on the built environment. We assess if planning guidance restricting new fast food outlets within 400 m of a secondary school, influences the food environment in the local authority of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. We have administrative data on all…
Financial hardship and health in a refugee population in Australia
Refugees and asylum seekers are at a higher risk than the host population to poor health and financial stress. This study uses a unique longitudinal panel from Australia, the Building a New life in Australia (BNLA cohort) to understand the relationship over time between the social determinants of health, health, and financial hardship in refugees and asylum seekers. We employ a longitudinal; dynamic multivariate logistic regression to firstly est…
Understanding fruit and vegetable consumption in children and adolescents. The contributions of affect, self-concept and habit strength
Identifying dietary differences between Scotland and England
Objective Rates of premature mortality have been higher in Scotland than in England since the 1970s. Given the known association of diet with chronic disease, the study objective was to identify and synthesise evidence on current and historical differences in food and nutrient intakes in Scotland and England. Design A rapid review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature was carried out. After an initial scoping search, Medline, CINAHL, Embase an…
No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England
The environment in which we live impacts on our health. The food available to us in our environment is likely to influence what we eat and subsequently our weight. The use of planning policy can be one way for both local and national government to help shape a healthy environment. In England there are three main types of planning policy used to promote a healthy food environment: 1) restricting new fast-food outlets near schools; 2) restricting n…
Closing the life expectancy gap
Regional health inequalities are rising globally. The case of German reunification offers a unique opportunity to explore how such inequalities can be reduced, or even eliminated: following reunification, a long-standing life expectancy gap between East and West Germany was closed for women and markedly reduced for men in less than 15 years. We used data from official national statistics covering the period 1994-2020 for 15 regions in East and We…
Explaining the deprivation gap in Covid-19 mortality rates
One of the most consistent and worrying features of the COVID-19 pandemic globally has been the disproportionate burden of the epidemic in the most deprived areas. Most of the literature so far though has focused on estimating the extent of these inequalities. There has been much less attention paid to exploring the main pathways underpinning them. In this study, we employ the syndemic pandemic theoretical framework and apply novel decomposition …
The impact of school exclusion zone planning guidance on the number and type of food outlets in an English local authority
The use of planning policy to manage and create a healthy food environment has become a popular policy tool for local governments in England. To date there has been no evaluation of their short-term impact on the built environment. We assess if planning guidance restricting new fast food outlets within 400 m of a secondary school, influences the food environment in the local authority of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. We have administrative data on all…
Financial hardship and health in a refugee population in Australia
Refugees and asylum seekers are at a higher risk than the host population to poor health and financial stress. This study uses a unique longitudinal panel from Australia, the Building a New life in Australia (BNLA cohort) to understand the relationship over time between the social determinants of health, health, and financial hardship in refugees and asylum seekers. We employ a longitudinal; dynamic multivariate logistic regression to firstly est…
Understanding fruit and vegetable consumption in children and adolescents. The contributions of affect, self-concept and habit strength
Identifying dietary differences between Scotland and England
Objective Rates of premature mortality have been higher in Scotland than in England since the 1970s. Given the known association of diet with chronic disease, the study objective was to identify and synthesise evidence on current and historical differences in food and nutrient intakes in Scotland and England. Design A rapid review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature was carried out. After an initial scoping search, Medline, CINAHL, Embase an…
Understanding fruit and vegetable consumption in children and adolescents. The contributions of affect, self-concept and habit strength
Financial hardship and health in a refugee population in Australia
Refugees and asylum seekers are at a higher risk than the host population to poor health and financial stress. This study uses a unique longitudinal panel from Australia, the Building a New life in Australia (BNLA cohort) to understand the relationship over time between the social determinants of health, health, and financial hardship in refugees and asylum seekers. We employ a longitudinal; dynamic multivariate logistic regression to firstly est…
Effects of social security policy reforms on mental health and inequalities
The impact of school exclusion zone planning guidance on the number and type of food outlets in an English local authority
The use of planning policy to manage and create a healthy food environment has become a popular policy tool for local governments in England. To date there has been no evaluation of their short-term impact on the built environment. We assess if planning guidance restricting new fast food outlets within 400 m of a secondary school, influences the food environment in the local authority of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. We have administrative data on all…
Socioeconomic risks of food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
Policies providing additional financial support may help to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on food insecurity in the UK
Investigating the impact on mental wellbeing of an increase in pensions
In 1997 approximately two million people aged 60 years or over were living poverty in the UK. In 1999 the UK Government raised real pension incomes of low-income pensioners by around a third through the introduction of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG). This study explores the implications of this change for pensioners' mental wellbeing with a focus on differences by area level deprivation in England. We explore mental wellbeing outcomes of 205 …
No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England
The environment in which we live impacts on our health. The food available to us in our environment is likely to influence what we eat and subsequently our weight. The use of planning policy can be one way for both local and national government to help shape a healthy environment. In England there are three main types of planning policy used to promote a healthy food environment: 1) restricting new fast-food outlets near schools; 2) restricting n…
Explaining the deprivation gap in Covid-19 mortality rates
One of the most consistent and worrying features of the COVID-19 pandemic globally has been the disproportionate burden of the epidemic in the most deprived areas. Most of the literature so far though has focused on estimating the extent of these inequalities. There has been much less attention paid to exploring the main pathways underpinning them. In this study, we employ the syndemic pandemic theoretical framework and apply novel decomposition …
Association between individual level characteristics and take-up of a Minimum Income Guarantee for Pensioners
A Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) ensures people have a minimum amount of income for essentials such as healthy food, housing, health care, social and digital networks to support health and well-being. MIGs could be a useful tool to reduce inequalities. A MIG will only be effective if those who are eligible take it up. The aim of this paper is to explore how individual characteristics were associated with take-up of a MIG for pensioners (aged 60+ …
Closing the life expectancy gap
Regional health inequalities are rising globally. The case of German reunification offers a unique opportunity to explore how such inequalities can be reduced, or even eliminated: following reunification, a long-standing life expectancy gap between East and West Germany was closed for women and markedly reduced for men in less than 15 years. We used data from official national statistics covering the period 1994-2020 for 15 regions in East and We…
Left behind? A longitudinal ecological study of ‘regional deprivation amplification’ and life expectancy growth in in England (2004 to 2020)
Geographical inequalities in health are substantial and increasing in many countries. In England, there is a life expectancy gap amongst the 20 % most deprived local authorities - between those in the northern regions and those in the rest of the country. We sought to quantify the size and evolution of this gap and to investigate potential contributing factors. We used data from official national statistics covering years 2004-2020 for the 20 % m…
Medicine (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works)