Vanessa Higgins
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Higgins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Higgins |
| SIGNATURE | HIGGINS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1694-9096 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pathways to ethnic differences in obesity
Previous research has identified ethnic differences in abdominal obesity but has not fully explored the pathways that explain these ethnic differences, which may relate to individual and contextual characteristics. This research identifies ethnic differences in waist circumference for eight ethnic groups in England, before and after accounting for a range of individual-level and area-level factors. Three key pathways to obesity are explored: migr…
Ethnic differences in sports participation in England
Aim: to provide a detailed picture of ethnic differences in sports participation in England. Design: Health Survey for England data is used. Percentages and age-standardised logistic regression models compare participation in ten separate sports for eight ethnic groups. Logistic regression models explore ethnic differences in regular sporting activity allowing for a range of explanatory variables (for all respondents and for White, South Asian an…
Injecting drug use in Brighton, Liverpool, and London
Study objective: To estimate the prevalence of injecting drug use (IDU) in three cities in England and to measure the coverage of key public health indicators. Design: Capture-recapture techniques with covariate effects. Setting: Liverpool, Brighton, and 12 London boroughs, 2000/01. Participants: IDU collated and matched across five data sources—community recruited survey, specialist drug treatment, arrest referral, syringe exchange, and accident…
Local authority anti-poverty strategies in Scotland
This study examines the management and development of Scottish local authority anti-poverty strategies. Whilst studies of anti-poverty strategies have been carried out within England and Wales, nothing of the same depth has been conducted in Scotland. The study was carried out immediately prior to local government reorganization in order to understand key issues and gain lessons for good practice. The research involved the distribution of a posta…
Ethnic differences in sports participation in England
Aim: to provide a detailed picture of ethnic differences in sports participation in England. Design: Health Survey for England data is used. Percentages and age-standardised logistic regression models compare participation in ten separate sports for eight ethnic groups. Logistic regression models explore ethnic differences in regular sporting activity allowing for a range of explanatory variables (for all respondents and for White, South Asian an…
Injecting drug use in Brighton, Liverpool, and London
Study objective: To estimate the prevalence of injecting drug use (IDU) in three cities in England and to measure the coverage of key public health indicators. Design: Capture-recapture techniques with covariate effects. Setting: Liverpool, Brighton, and 12 London boroughs, 2000/01. Participants: IDU collated and matched across five data sources—community recruited survey, specialist drug treatment, arrest referral, syringe exchange, and accident…
Local authority anti-poverty strategies in Scotland
This study examines the management and development of Scottish local authority anti-poverty strategies. Whilst studies of anti-poverty strategies have been carried out within England and Wales, nothing of the same depth has been conducted in Scotland. The study was carried out immediately prior to local government reorganization in order to understand key issues and gain lessons for good practice. The research involved the distribution of a posta…
Injecting drug use in Brighton, Liverpool, and London
Study objective: To estimate the prevalence of injecting drug use (IDU) in three cities in England and to measure the coverage of key public health indicators. Design: Capture-recapture techniques with covariate effects. Setting: Liverpool, Brighton, and 12 London boroughs, 2000/01. Participants: IDU collated and matched across five data sources—community recruited survey, specialist drug treatment, arrest referral, syringe exchange, and accident…
Ethnic differences in sports participation in England
Aim: to provide a detailed picture of ethnic differences in sports participation in England. Design: Health Survey for England data is used. Percentages and age-standardised logistic regression models compare participation in ten separate sports for eight ethnic groups. Logistic regression models explore ethnic differences in regular sporting activity allowing for a range of explanatory variables (for all respondents and for White, South Asian an…
Pathways to ethnic differences in obesity
Previous research has identified ethnic differences in abdominal obesity but has not fully explored the pathways that explain these ethnic differences, which may relate to individual and contextual characteristics. This research identifies ethnic differences in waist circumference for eight ethnic groups in England, before and after accounting for a range of individual-level and area-level factors. Three key pathways to obesity are explored: migr…
Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Census and Population Estimation (1 work) · Decentralization (1 work) · Demography (1 work)