Steve Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3581206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leeds Beckett University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5683-363X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 321 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Promoting ‘testicular awareness’
INTRODUCTION: Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15-44 years in many countries. Most men with testicular cancer present with a lump. Testicular symptoms are more likely to occur secondary to benign diseases like epididymo-orchitis, a common sexually transmitted infection. Gender and sexual minorities are at an increased risk of testicular diseases and health disparities. The aim of this study was to co-design an inclusive com…
Codesign and Launch of ‘On the Ball’
INTRODUCTION: Increased awareness of testicular diseases can lead to early diagnosis. Evidence suggests that men's awareness of testicular diseases is low, with many expressing their willingness to delay help-seeking for symptoms of concern. The risk of testicular diseases is higher in gender and sexual minority groups. In this study, we discuss the codesign, refinement and launch of 'On the Ball', an inclusive community-based 'testicular awarene…
Engendered Expressions of Anxiety
While the contemporary therapeutic discourse inveigles us to talk about our personal problems, a countervailing neo-liberal healthist discourse, aligning with conventional masculinity norms, presumes that we will manage any issues independently. This discursive tension can be difficult to navigate, especially for men confronted with still powerful traditional expectations around masculinity (e.g., self-reliance; personal control; restricted emoti…
A mixed-methods study of the health-related masculine values among young Canadian men
Masculinity frameworks in men’s health research have focused on masculine ideals and norms to describe men’s health practices. However, little attention has been paid to inductively deriving insights about what constitutes health-related masculine values among young men. A sequential exploratory mixed-methods design, comprising a qualitative lead to derive health-related masculine values with a follow-up quantitative arm to test the items, was us…
Women's perspectives on the value of a father's initiative in shifting gendered practices within families
This paper explores the qualitative perspectives of women about a community embedded fathers’ initiative in Northern England. Projects to improve the well-being of men and their children are less common within the landscape of parent and child support, with mothers more often being the target recipients. Asking women about their perceptions of an initiative for fathers then offers original insights from women who are positioned as ‘related outsid…
Holistic Experiences and Strategies for Conducting Research With Couples
In this article, we outline methodological considerations for conducting research interviews with couples. We draw from two qualitative men's health studies, both developed to explore social interactions between men and their partners of either sex in relation to their health practices. We utilized a combination of separate interviews and joint couple interviews. From these studies, we offer insight into our experiences of using both types of int…
Successful mental health promotion with men
There remains significant concern about men's mental health, particularly in terms of personal and societal barriers to help-seeking, negative coping mechanisms and high suicide rates. This article presents findings from a multi-phase study looking at 'what works' in mental health promotion for men. Work here reports the collection and analysis of the tacit knowledge of those working within mental health promotion interventions for men. A 'multip…
Evaluating a community-led project for improving fathers’ and children’s wellbeing in England
Although under-researched and under-theorized compared to other settings, there is potential for the family setting to be harnessed to support the development of healthy children and societies and to reduce health inequalities. Within this setting, the role of fathers as health facilitators has yet to be fully understood and considered within health promotion. This paper draws on a two year evaluation of a community embedded intervention for fath…
Supporting lifestyle risk reduction
For men, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours including physical inactivity, a poor diet, smoking and excess alcohol represent major, modifiable causes of non-communicable disease worldwide. Innovative approaches that seek to overcome the barriers that men experience when attempting to deploy more self-care to manage these behaviours are required. This study assessed the outcomes of a 12-week men’s health promotion intervention delivered in and by prof…
This divided land
This paper is the first empirical examination of the association between brownfield land and spatial inequalities in health. Linear mixed modelling of ward-level data suggests that there is higher exposure and susceptibility to brownfield land in the Northern compared to the Southern regions (with the exception of London); that brownfield exposure has an association with regional inequalities in mortality and morbidity within regions (particularl…
Gender relations and couple negotiations of British men's food practice changes after prostate cancer
Challenging the field
Help-seeking among Male Farmers
In many ways, male farmers can be considered to be a vulnerable group in relation to mental health, experiencing high rates of suicide, psychological distress and low use of health services. This study highlights important connections between rurality, farming and masculinities in the context of men's mental health. In-depth interviews with 32 male farmers from Quebec, Canada were completed focusing on stress and coping strategies. Findings inclu…
Healthy Land? An Examination of the Area-Level Association between Brownfield Land and Morbidity and Mortality in England
It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to green space, the proximity of waste facilities, or air pollution. The role of brownfield-or previously developed-land has been largely overlooked. This is the case even in studies that utilise multip…
‘It is fun, fitness and football really’
Concerns about gender inequalities in longevity, particularly premature male mortality, have prompted a range of innovative approaches to health promotion work dating back to the 1980s. In developing such work, sport, and football in particular, has emerged as a gendered cultural field that has utility for engaging men in community health initiatives. Evaluations of such work have shown that health initiatives using football settings, football in…
Embodied Heterosexual Masculinities, Part 1
This and an accompanying article () constitute a developmental ‘think piece’ on embodied heterosexual masculinities, emotions and health. In conclusion, we underscore the need for more research on embodied masculinities, heterosexualities and emotions
Embodied Heterosexual Masculinities, Part 2
This paper extends our previous discussion on embodied heterosexual masculinities, men’s emotional lives and health (). First, we foreground writings on men’s health within and outside of heterosexual relationships given the interrelations between masculinities and other structures (e.g. the political economy). Second, we critically consider writings on masculinities, male bodies and emotions in a relational context. In conclusion, we underscore …
Intersectionality and gender mainstreaming in international health
Critiques of gender mainstreaming (GM) as the officially agreed strategy to promote gender equity in health internationally have reached a critical mass. There has been a notable lack of dialogue between gender advocates in the global north and south, from policy and practice, governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This paper contributes to the debate on the shape of future action for gender equity in health, by uniquely bringing …
Young men's health promotion and new information communication technologies
The article examines the use of newer, interactive information and communication technologies (ICTs) in young men's health promotion (HP), drawing on gender theory, HP research and evidence on young men's Internet usage. The focus is on highlighting an agenda for research in terms of emerging issues. New forms of social media ICT (for example 'web 2'-based on-line social networking sites, micro-blogging services, i-phones and podcasts) have the p…
Reconceiving the Second Sex
M.C. Inhorn, T. Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, H. Goldberg and M. la C. Mosegaard ( eds ) Reconceiving the Second Sex: Men, Masculinity and Reproduction . Oxford : Berghahn Books , 2009 £60 (hbk ) vii + 392 pp. ISBN 9-781845-454722 It is fair to say that historically the theoretical and practical links between medicalisation and masculinities have been neglected. In recent years, ‘advances’ in reproductive and fertility technologies have played a part in chan…
Connecting Masculinity and Depression Among International Male University Students
International university students can experience isolation amid academic pressures. Such circumstances can manifest as or exacerbate depression. This qualitative study involved 15 international male students at a Canadian university who were diagnosed or self-identified as having depression. Individual interviews revealed men's perspectives about causes, implications, and management of depression. Participants intertwined sex- and gender-based fa…
Embodied masculinities in the context of cardiac rehabilitation
Interest continues to gather in relation to the sociology of the body, gendered embodiment and the theoretical links between these in both health and ill-health contexts. However, the available empirical work that links embodiment, masculinities and health remains sparse. This paper presents secondary data analysis from an original study that aimed to consider the similarities and differences in the experience of a continuing (phase four) cardiac…
Men's health, inequalities and policy
The aim of this paper is to consider ‘New’ Labour's socio-economic and health policies, discuss how they influence preventive health strategies aimed at men, and identify the implications for managers, researchers and practitioners working to improve public health in the primary care sector in England. Policy, theoretical work and empirical research are analysed, critically, to develop the arguments in the paper. Although men may be perceived as …
The men's health policy contexts in Australia, the UK and Ireland
The state of men's health, internationally, is a deep public health concern. Despite pressure from the World Health Organisation that all health policy should consider the specific needs of both men and women through their push for ‘gender mainstreaming’, and increased interest in men's health, there have been relatively few gendered policy responses relating to men's health. In this article, we compare the men's health policy contexts in Austral…
Michael Thomson, Endowed
U-series and ESR analyses of bones and teeth relating to the human burials from Skhul
I've been like a coiled spring this last week
This paper draws on research exploring lay men's and community health professionals' attitudes towards 'masculinity' and 'preventative health care' conducted in the northwest of England. It is specifically concerned with the findings from the men's narratives that relate to male embodiment and the relevance of this to health and wellbeing. Whilst there is a burgeoning interest in the 'sociology of the body' it is only relatively recently that deb…
Not living life in too much of an excess
While research on lay perspectives of health now has a wellestablished history, specific empirical data on male lay perspectives of health and well-being are largely absent. Drawing on focus group data and in-depth interviews with 20 lay men (including sub-samples of gay men and disabled men), and seven health professionals, this article explores how the men conceptualized 'health' and the gendered nature of such conceptualizations. Specific emph…
Intersectionality and gender mainstreaming in international health
Critiques of gender mainstreaming (GM) as the officially agreed strategy to promote gender equity in health internationally have reached a critical mass. There has been a notable lack of dialogue between gender advocates in the global north and south, from policy and practice, governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This paper contributes to the debate on the shape of future action for gender equity in health, by uniquely bringing …
Embodied masculinities in the context of cardiac rehabilitation
Interest continues to gather in relation to the sociology of the body, gendered embodiment and the theoretical links between these in both health and ill-health contexts. However, the available empirical work that links embodiment, masculinities and health remains sparse. This paper presents secondary data analysis from an original study that aimed to consider the similarities and differences in the experience of a continuing (phase four) cardiac…
Men's Health
Broom, A. P. Tovey ( eds ) Men’s Health: Body, Identity and Social Context . Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell , 2009 £26.99 (pbk ) ix + 220 pp . ISBN 978-0-7456-3454-8 Monaghan, L. Men and the War on Obesity: A Sociological Study . London : Routledge , 2008 £22.99 (pbk ) xiii + 214 pp . ISBN 978-0-415-40712-0 Galasinski, D. Men’s Discourses of Depression . Basingstoke : Palgrave-Macmillan , 2008 £45 (hbk ) viii + 209 pp . ISBN 978-0-230-50752-4 The f…
Embodied Heterosexual Masculinities, Part 2
This paper extends our previous discussion on embodied heterosexual masculinities, men’s emotional lives and health (). First, we foreground writings on men’s health within and outside of heterosexual relationships given the interrelations between masculinities and other structures (e.g. the political economy). Second, we critically consider writings on masculinities, male bodies and emotions in a relational context. In conclusion, we underscore …
Help-seeking among Male Farmers
In many ways, male farmers can be considered to be a vulnerable group in relation to mental health, experiencing high rates of suicide, psychological distress and low use of health services. This study highlights important connections between rurality, farming and masculinities in the context of men's mental health. In-depth interviews with 32 male farmers from Quebec, Canada were completed focusing on stress and coping strategies. Findings inclu…
ESR and U-series analyses of enamel and dentine fragments of the Banyoles mandible
Embodied Heterosexual Masculinities, Part 1
This and an accompanying article () constitute a developmental ‘think piece’ on embodied heterosexual masculinities, emotions and health. In conclusion, we underscore the need for more research on embodied masculinities, heterosexualities and emotions
Connecting Masculinity and Depression Among International Male University Students
International university students can experience isolation amid academic pressures. Such circumstances can manifest as or exacerbate depression. This qualitative study involved 15 international male students at a Canadian university who were diagnosed or self-identified as having depression. Individual interviews revealed men's perspectives about causes, implications, and management of depression. Participants intertwined sex- and gender-based fa…
Small Sample 14 C Dating by Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
Small sample 14 C dating is tested using conventional as well as high-resolution low-level liquid scintillation (LS) spectrometers. Contrasted are the results obtained dating ∼25, 125 and 250mg of elemental carbon in standard size counting vials (3mL) and 0.3mL teflon and quartz vials. It is demonstrated that the improved performance of the 0.3mL counting vials enables just adequate resolution of 25mg and very good resolution of 100mg carbon samp…
Gender relations and couple negotiations of British men's food practice changes after prostate cancer
Radiocarbon Age Assessment of a New, Near Background Iaea 14 C Quality Assurance Material
The 14 C Quality Assurance Programme coordinated by the IAEA (Rozanski et al. 1992) prepared a set of five new intercomparison materials, including 40–50 ka old subfossil wood excavated from New Zealand peat bogs (IAEA C-4 standard). Statistical analysis of 79 14 C measurements made on the wood indicated considerable variation in the results, with a marked skewness toward more modern values. The wide range of results and the possibility of inhomo…
A mixed-methods study of the health-related masculine values among young Canadian men
Masculinity frameworks in men’s health research have focused on masculine ideals and norms to describe men’s health practices. However, little attention has been paid to inductively deriving insights about what constitutes health-related masculine values among young men. A sequential exploratory mixed-methods design, comprising a qualitative lead to derive health-related masculine values with a follow-up quantitative arm to test the items, was us…
Challenging the field
Reconceiving the Second Sex
M.C. Inhorn, T. Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, H. Goldberg and M. la C. Mosegaard ( eds ) Reconceiving the Second Sex: Men, Masculinity and Reproduction . Oxford : Berghahn Books , 2009 £60 (hbk ) vii + 392 pp. ISBN 9-781845-454722 It is fair to say that historically the theoretical and practical links between medicalisation and masculinities have been neglected. In recent years, ‘advances’ in reproductive and fertility technologies have played a part in chan…
Healthy Land? An Examination of the Area-Level Association between Brownfield Land and Morbidity and Mortality in England
It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to green space, the proximity of waste facilities, or air pollution. The role of brownfield-or previously developed-land has been largely overlooked. This is the case even in studies that utilise multip…
Holistic Experiences and Strategies for Conducting Research With Couples
In this article, we outline methodological considerations for conducting research interviews with couples. We draw from two qualitative men's health studies, both developed to explore social interactions between men and their partners of either sex in relation to their health practices. We utilized a combination of separate interviews and joint couple interviews. From these studies, we offer insight into our experiences of using both types of int…
Radon Elimination During Benzene Preparation for Radiocarbon Dating by Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
Radon gas is a serious contaminant in radiocarbon dating by radiometry. The low specific ionizations associated with the α-particle emitting radon and its β-particle emitting daughters overlap within the 14 C counting window. Elimination of radon is therefore imperative for precise 14 C age determinations. This paper deals with the sources and mechanism of incorporation of radon affecting 14 C dating by liquid scintillation (LS) counting, and rev…
Engendered Expressions of Anxiety
While the contemporary therapeutic discourse inveigles us to talk about our personal problems, a countervailing neo-liberal healthist discourse, aligning with conventional masculinity norms, presumes that we will manage any issues independently. This discursive tension can be difficult to navigate, especially for men confronted with still powerful traditional expectations around masculinity (e.g., self-reliance; personal control; restricted emoti…
Women's perspectives on the value of a father's initiative in shifting gendered practices within families
This paper explores the qualitative perspectives of women about a community embedded fathers’ initiative in Northern England. Projects to improve the well-being of men and their children are less common within the landscape of parent and child support, with mothers more often being the target recipients. Asking women about their perceptions of an initiative for fathers then offers original insights from women who are positioned as ‘related outsid…
This divided land
This paper is the first empirical examination of the association between brownfield land and spatial inequalities in health. Linear mixed modelling of ward-level data suggests that there is higher exposure and susceptibility to brownfield land in the Northern compared to the Southern regions (with the exception of London); that brownfield exposure has an association with regional inequalities in mortality and morbidity within regions (particularl…
Masculinity and emasculation for black men in modern mental health care
This paper reports on key findings from the practice survey wing of a broader knowledge review into mental health advocacy with African and Caribbean men funded by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). Selected themes from the analysis are discussed in the light of theory regarding ethnicity, masculinity and mental health. Conclusions are drawn that suggest that understandings of mental health and advocacy within black communities are …
Small Sample 14 C Dating by Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
Small sample 14 C dating is tested using conventional as well as high-resolution low-level liquid scintillation (LS) spectrometers. Contrasted are the results obtained dating ∼25, 125 and 250mg of elemental carbon in standard size counting vials (3mL) and 0.3mL teflon and quartz vials. It is demonstrated that the improved performance of the 0.3mL counting vials enables just adequate resolution of 25mg and very good resolution of 100mg carbon samp…
Radon Elimination During Benzene Preparation for Radiocarbon Dating by Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
Radon gas is a serious contaminant in radiocarbon dating by radiometry. The low specific ionizations associated with the α-particle emitting radon and its β-particle emitting daughters overlap within the 14 C counting window. Elimination of radon is therefore imperative for precise 14 C age determinations. This paper deals with the sources and mechanism of incorporation of radon affecting 14 C dating by liquid scintillation (LS) counting, and rev…
Radiocarbon Age Assessment of a New, Near Background Iaea 14 C Quality Assurance Material
The 14 C Quality Assurance Programme coordinated by the IAEA (Rozanski et al. 1992) prepared a set of five new intercomparison materials, including 40–50 ka old subfossil wood excavated from New Zealand peat bogs (IAEA C-4 standard). Statistical analysis of 79 14 C measurements made on the wood indicated considerable variation in the results, with a marked skewness toward more modern values. The wide range of results and the possibility of inhomo…
Radiocarbon analysis of the early archaeological site of Nauwalabila I, Arnhem Land, Australia
U-series and ESR analyses of bones and teeth relating to the human burials from Skhul
ESR and U-series analyses of enamel and dentine fragments of the Banyoles mandible
Not living life in too much of an excess
While research on lay perspectives of health now has a wellestablished history, specific empirical data on male lay perspectives of health and well-being are largely absent. Drawing on focus group data and in-depth interviews with 20 lay men (including sub-samples of gay men and disabled men), and seven health professionals, this article explores how the men conceptualized 'health' and the gendered nature of such conceptualizations. Specific emph…
I've been like a coiled spring this last week
This paper draws on research exploring lay men's and community health professionals' attitudes towards 'masculinity' and 'preventative health care' conducted in the northwest of England. It is specifically concerned with the findings from the men's narratives that relate to male embodiment and the relevance of this to health and wellbeing. Whilst there is a burgeoning interest in the 'sociology of the body' it is only relatively recently that deb…
Sociologies of Disability and Illness
Thomas, C. Sociologies of Disability and Illness: Contested Ideas in Disability Studies and Medical Sociology . Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan . 2007 . ix+213pp £19.99 ISBN 9781403936370 (pbk) £55 ISBN 9781403936363 (hbk) To say that this book 'does what it says on the tin' would be to undervalue the range, complexities and nuances of ideas that are to be found within. Nevertheless, the basic premise of the book, outlined fully in the opening c…
Men's health promotion
The field of men's health has grown markedly over the past few decades. Increased activity specifically relating to men's health promotion in both Australia and the UK has been noted during this period. There has, however, been a reticence to critically examine men's health promotion work within a broader discourse relating to gender and gender relations. Indeed, the vast majority of health-related gender discussion to date has been focused on wo…
Masculinity and emasculation for black men in modern mental health care
This paper reports on key findings from the practice survey wing of a broader knowledge review into mental health advocacy with African and Caribbean men funded by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). Selected themes from the analysis are discussed in the light of theory regarding ethnicity, masculinity and mental health. Conclusions are drawn that suggest that understandings of mental health and advocacy within black communities are …
Men's health, inequalities and policy
The aim of this paper is to consider ‘New’ Labour's socio-economic and health policies, discuss how they influence preventive health strategies aimed at men, and identify the implications for managers, researchers and practitioners working to improve public health in the primary care sector in England. Policy, theoretical work and empirical research are analysed, critically, to develop the arguments in the paper. Although men may be perceived as …
The men's health policy contexts in Australia, the UK and Ireland
The state of men's health, internationally, is a deep public health concern. Despite pressure from the World Health Organisation that all health policy should consider the specific needs of both men and women through their push for ‘gender mainstreaming’, and increased interest in men's health, there have been relatively few gendered policy responses relating to men's health. In this article, we compare the men's health policy contexts in Austral…
Men's Health
Broom, A. P. Tovey ( eds ) Men’s Health: Body, Identity and Social Context . Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell , 2009 £26.99 (pbk ) ix + 220 pp . ISBN 978-0-7456-3454-8 Monaghan, L. Men and the War on Obesity: A Sociological Study . London : Routledge , 2008 £22.99 (pbk ) xiii + 214 pp . ISBN 978-0-415-40712-0 Galasinski, D. Men’s Discourses of Depression . Basingstoke : Palgrave-Macmillan , 2008 £45 (hbk ) viii + 209 pp . ISBN 978-0-230-50752-4 The f…
Young men's health promotion and new information communication technologies
The article examines the use of newer, interactive information and communication technologies (ICTs) in young men's health promotion (HP), drawing on gender theory, HP research and evidence on young men's Internet usage. The focus is on highlighting an agenda for research in terms of emerging issues. New forms of social media ICT (for example 'web 2'-based on-line social networking sites, micro-blogging services, i-phones and podcasts) have the p…
Reconceiving the Second Sex
M.C. Inhorn, T. Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, H. Goldberg and M. la C. Mosegaard ( eds ) Reconceiving the Second Sex: Men, Masculinity and Reproduction . Oxford : Berghahn Books , 2009 £60 (hbk ) vii + 392 pp. ISBN 9-781845-454722 It is fair to say that historically the theoretical and practical links between medicalisation and masculinities have been neglected. In recent years, ‘advances’ in reproductive and fertility technologies have played a part in chan…
Connecting Masculinity and Depression Among International Male University Students
International university students can experience isolation amid academic pressures. Such circumstances can manifest as or exacerbate depression. This qualitative study involved 15 international male students at a Canadian university who were diagnosed or self-identified as having depression. Individual interviews revealed men's perspectives about causes, implications, and management of depression. Participants intertwined sex- and gender-based fa…
Embodied masculinities in the context of cardiac rehabilitation
Interest continues to gather in relation to the sociology of the body, gendered embodiment and the theoretical links between these in both health and ill-health contexts. However, the available empirical work that links embodiment, masculinities and health remains sparse. This paper presents secondary data analysis from an original study that aimed to consider the similarities and differences in the experience of a continuing (phase four) cardiac…
Embodied Heterosexual Masculinities, Part 1
This and an accompanying article () constitute a developmental ‘think piece’ on embodied heterosexual masculinities, emotions and health. In conclusion, we underscore the need for more research on embodied masculinities, heterosexualities and emotions
Embodied Heterosexual Masculinities, Part 2
This paper extends our previous discussion on embodied heterosexual masculinities, men’s emotional lives and health (). First, we foreground writings on men’s health within and outside of heterosexual relationships given the interrelations between masculinities and other structures (e.g. the political economy). Second, we critically consider writings on masculinities, male bodies and emotions in a relational context. In conclusion, we underscore …
Intersectionality and gender mainstreaming in international health
Critiques of gender mainstreaming (GM) as the officially agreed strategy to promote gender equity in health internationally have reached a critical mass. There has been a notable lack of dialogue between gender advocates in the global north and south, from policy and practice, governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This paper contributes to the debate on the shape of future action for gender equity in health, by uniquely bringing …
‘It is fun, fitness and football really’
Concerns about gender inequalities in longevity, particularly premature male mortality, have prompted a range of innovative approaches to health promotion work dating back to the 1980s. In developing such work, sport, and football in particular, has emerged as a gendered cultural field that has utility for engaging men in community health initiatives. Evaluations of such work have shown that health initiatives using football settings, football in…
Challenging the field
Help-seeking among Male Farmers
In many ways, male farmers can be considered to be a vulnerable group in relation to mental health, experiencing high rates of suicide, psychological distress and low use of health services. This study highlights important connections between rurality, farming and masculinities in the context of men's mental health. In-depth interviews with 32 male farmers from Quebec, Canada were completed focusing on stress and coping strategies. Findings inclu…
Healthy Land? An Examination of the Area-Level Association between Brownfield Land and Morbidity and Mortality in England
It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to green space, the proximity of waste facilities, or air pollution. The role of brownfield-or previously developed-land has been largely overlooked. This is the case even in studies that utilise multip…
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