Jennifer S Mindell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6066332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer S Mindell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer S |
| FAMILY NAME | Mindell |
| SIGNATURE | MINDELL J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7604-6131 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 48 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 95 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Retail Food Environment Index and its association with dietary patterns, body mass index, and socioeconomic position: A multilevel assessment in Mexico
In Mexico, 75% of the population are affected by overweight or obesity, and the availability and affordability of high-calorie-dense foods and beverages are high. This study tested the association between the retail food environment index (RFEI), dietary patterns, body mass index (BMI), and socioeconomic position (SEP) in Mexico. Cross-sectional diet, health, and sociodemographic population-based secondary data analyses were conducted. The RFEI w…
Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in behavioural non-communicable disease risk factors: Analysis of repeated cross-sectional health surveys in England between 2003 and 2019
Inequalities in smoking and physical inactivity are persisting or widening. The pattern of higher drinking in higher SEPs obscure the fact that the greatest burden of alcohol-related harm falls on lower SEPs. Policy attention is required to tackle increasing inequalities in smoking prevalence, low fruit and vegetable consumption and physical inactivity, and to reduce alcohol harm
Sociodemographic and Built Environment Associates of Travel to School by Car among New Zealand Adolescents: Meta-Analysis
Travelling to school by car diminishes opportunities for physical activity and contributes to traffic congestion and associated noise and air pollution. This meta-analysis examined sociodemographic characteristics and built environment associates of travelling to school by car compared to using active transport among New Zealand (NZ) adolescents. Four NZ studies (2163 adolescents) provided data on participants' mode of travel to school, individua…
Hypertension care cascade in Chile: A serial cross-sectional study of national health surveys 2003-2010-2017
Chile has experienced a positive population-wide lowering in blood pressure distribution which may be explained partly by a significant rise in levels of treated- and controlled-hypertension since 2003. Lowering the thresholds used to define elevated BP would substantially increase the financial public health challenge of further improving attainment levels at each step of the care cascade. Innovative and collaborative strategies are needed to im…
Inequalities in participation and time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: A pooled analysis of the cross-sectional health surveys for England 2008, 2012, and 2016
Participation and the amount of time that adults spend in MVPA typically favours those in high-income households. Monitoring inequalities in MVPA requires assessing different aspects of the distribution within each domain. Reducing inequalities in sports/exercise requires policy actions and interventions to move adults in low-income households from inactivity to activity, and to enable those already active to do more. Measures to promote walking …
Prevalence and Predictors of Smoking among Gambian Men: A Cross-Sectional National WHO STEP Survey
The study reveals a high prevalence of smoking among Gambian men. It is evident that cigarettes are obtained by minors in The Gambia, as a high proportion of current smokers started at a young age. Advice and support to quit smoking should be extended to all smokers regardless of their age and whether or not they have any underlying health conditions
Social consequences and mental health outcomes of living in high-rise residential buildings and the influence of planning, urban design and architectural decisions: A systematic review
Has the UK Healthy Start voucher scheme been associated with an increased fruit and vegetable intake among target families? Analysis of Health Survey for England data, 2001–2014
BACKGROUND: Healthy Start (HS) is a UK government programme, introduced in 2006, providing vouchers to pregnant women or families with children aged <4 who are in receipt of certain benefits. Vouchers can be exchanged for fruit and vegetables (F&V), milk or infant formula. We sought to identify any association between HS and F&V intake. METHODS: We analysed repeated cross-sectional data from the Health Survey for England. Study participants were …
Using triangulation to assess a suite of tools to measure community severance
There is a lack of tools to identify and measure community severance caused by large roads and motorised traffic, despite the evidence of its negative impacts on local communities. This paper reports the development of a suite of tools to measure and value community severance, undertaken as a part of the Street Mobility and Network Accessibility research project. The tools include participatory mapping, spatial analysis, a video survey, street au…
Development of a novel walkability index for London, United Kingdom: Cross-sectional application to the Whitehall II Study
Walkability was associated with walking time in adults. This walkability index could help urban planners identify and design neighbourhoods in London with characteristics more supportive of walking, thereby promoting public health
Evaluating and establishing national norms for mental wellbeing using the short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS): Findings from the Health Survey for England
SWEMWBS distinguishes mental wellbeing between subgroups, similarly to WEMWBS, but is less sensitive to gender differences
Fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause, cancer and CVD mortality: Analysis of Health Survey for England data
BACKGROUND: Governments worldwide recommend daily consumption of fruit and vegetables. We examine whether this benefits health in the general population of England. METHODS: Cox regression was used to estimate HRs and 95% CI for an association between fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality, adjusting for age, sex, social class, education, BMI, alcohol consumption and physical activity, in 65 226 partici…
Biomarkers of diabetes risk in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme (2008–2011)
This study describes the distribution of glycosylated haemoglobin (Hb A1c ) and glucose concentrations in the combined year 1 (2008–2009), year 2 (2009–2010) and year 3 (2010–2011) of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling programme. The NDNS rolling programme is a nationally representative survey of food consumption, nutrient intakes and nutritional status of people aged 1.5 years and over living in England, Wales, Scotland and No…
Explanatory factors for health inequalities across different ethnic and gender groups: Data from a national survey in England
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to examine the relative contribution of factors explaining ethnic health inequalities (EHI) in poor self-reported health (pSRH) and limiting long-standing illness (LLI) between Health Survey for England (HSE) participants. METHOD: Using HSE 2003-2006 data, the odds of reporting pSRH or of LLI in 8573 Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Irish and Pakistani participants was compa…
OP04 Airway Obstruction and All-Cause and Respiratory Mortality: Exploring the Relationship between three Definitions of Obstruction, Smoking using Healths Survey for England and Scottish Health Surve…
Background Debate continues about the predictive value of different spirometry based definitions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We explored the hazard of death for three overlapping definitions, and any significant interactions with smoking. Methods Data from the Health Survey for England (years 1995–1997, 2001) and Scottish Health Survey (1995, 1998, and 2003) were used. 30001 adults aged 45+ were interviewed, had spirometry da…
OP84 Explaining Ethnic Inequalities in Health: Data from a National Cross-Sectional Survey
Background Although ethnic health inequalities remain a worldwide problem, underlying factors remain contested. Theories include genetic differences, culturally-patterned behavioural disparities, disadvantageous environmental exposures, and discrimination – as a psychosocial stressor and barrier to community and remunerative resources. A conceptual model was designed to explore the association between such factors and ethnic inequalities in self-…
OP23 Associations between Active Travel to Work and Overweight, Hypertension and Diabetes in the United Kingdom
Background Increasing active travel (walking & cycling, including to/from public transport) is increasingly seen as integral to strategies to raise population levels of physical activity. This study examined: (1) socio-demographic correlates of active travel to work; (2) associations between active travel and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the United Kingdom. Methods Data come from Understanding Society, a nationally representative survey…
PP60 Probable Airflow Obstruction in Adults: Data from the Health Survey for England 2010
Background In the UK, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes approximately 25,000 deaths annually. Around three million people are estimated to have COPD, of whom fewer than one-third have been diagnosed. Using spirometry, fixed thresholds (FT) and lower limit of normal (LLN) criteria define airflow obstruction (AO) differently. FTs use cut-offs for lung function measurements regardless of age, sex, height and ethnicity; LLN criteria…
PP28 Exploring the Associations between Diabetes and Site-Specific cancer Mortality: Evidence from the Health Survey for England and Scottish Health Survey linked to Mortality Data
Background The associations between diabetes and mortality from a number of causes, such as cardiovascular and renal disease, are clearly understood. Concurrently, there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating an increase in cancer mortality among those with diabetes, although there is heterogeneity regarding the strength of the association and uncertainty around confounding by overweight/obesity. Around 2.9 million individuals in the UK are …
OP85 Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Mortality: A Cox Regression Analysis
Background Following World Health Organisation recommendations, the UK government promotes a daily intake of at least five portions of fruit and vegetables. Methods We used Cox regression to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for an association between fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular (CVD) mortality, adjusting for age, sex, BMI and social class in data from 85,347 adult participants in the…
PP55 Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Kidney Disease: Further Findings from the Health Surveys for England 2009 and 2010
Background Renal replacement therapy rates are higher in more deprived populations in developed countries. The relationship between population-level prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and socio-economic status (SES) is less clear. Albuminuria is also recognised as an independent risk factor for poor CKD outcomes but again little is known about its relationship with SES. The nationally representative Health Surveys for England (HSE) 2009 a…
Community Severance and Health: What Do We Actually Know
OP33 Exposure-Based Assessment of Modal Travel Risk in England Using Routine Health Data
Background Cycling can make large contributions to population health but perceived road danger is a strong disincentive to cycling. Research on cycling safety is distorted by not making like-for-like comparisons. We examined age- and sex-specific deaths and injuries in England by travel mode, considering both the ICD external codes included in official travel risk data and those excluded but required for accurate comparative assessment, to provid…
OP57 All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality among Individuals with and Without Diabetes in England and Scotland
Background Although a growing body of evidence demonstrates an increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among those with diabetes mellitus, the results related to other causes of death are less homogenous. The strength of the association between diabetes and mortality appears to differ by geographic location. The role that Body Mass Index (BMI) plays also requires further exploration. In the UK, one in 20 individuals is estimated to hav…
Impact of smoke-free legislation on children's exposure to secondhand smoke: Cotinine data from the Health Survey for England
Predictions that the 2007 legislative ban on smoking in enclosed public places would adversely affect children's exposure to tobacco smoke were not confirmed. While overall exposure in children has not been greatly affected by the ban, the trend towards the adoption of smoke-free homes by parents who themselves smoke has received fresh impetus
Fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause, cancer and CVD mortality: Analysis of Health Survey for England data
BACKGROUND: Governments worldwide recommend daily consumption of fruit and vegetables. We examine whether this benefits health in the general population of England. METHODS: Cox regression was used to estimate HRs and 95% CI for an association between fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality, adjusting for age, sex, social class, education, BMI, alcohol consumption and physical activity, in 65 226 partici…
Growing the Field of Health Impact Assessment in the United States: An Agenda for Research and Practice
Health impact assessment (HIA) methods are used to evaluate the impact on health of policies and projects in community design, transportation planning, and other areas outside traditional public health concerns. At an October 2004 workshop, domestic and international experts explored issues associated with advancing the use of HIA methods by local health departments, planning commissions, and other decisionmakers in the United States. Workshop pa…
Enhancing the evidence base for health impact assessment: Figure 1
Health impact assessment differs from other purposes for which evidence is collated in a number of ways, including: the focus on complex interventions or policy and their diverse effects on determinants of health; the need for evidence on the reversibility of adverse factors damaging to health; the diversity of the evidence in terms of relevant disciplines, study designs, quality criteria and sources of information; the broad range of stakeholder…
A glossary for health impact assessment
Health impact assessments look at the effect on health of policies implemented outside the healthcare sector. A glossary is provided in the following article
Trends in obesity among adults in England from 1993 to 2004 by age and social class and projections of prevalence to 2012
BACKGROUND: This study aims to project the prevalence of adult obesity to 2012 by age groups and social class, by extrapolating the prevalence trends from 1993 to 2004. Repeated cross-sectional surveys were carried out of representative samples of the general population living in households in England conducted annually (1993 to 2004). METHODS: Participants were classified as obese if their body mass index was over 30 kg/m(2). Projections of obes…
Health impact assessment as an agent of policy change: Improving the health impacts of the mayor of London’s draft transport strategy
Objective: To increase the positive and mitigate the negative health impacts of the mayor’s draft transport strategy for London. Design: A rapid prospective health impact assessment (HIA) of the penultimate draft of the strategy, using a review commissioned by the regional director of public health; an appraisal of congestion charging; and a participatory workshop. Two audits of changes were performed to assess the impact on policy of the HIA pro…
Complex Causal Process Diagrams for Analyzing the Health Impacts of Policy Interventions
Causal diagrams are rigorous tools for controlling confounding. They also can be used to describe complex causal systems, which is done routinely in communicable disease epidemiology. The use of change diagrams has advantages over static diagrams, because change diagrams are more tractable, relate better to interventions, and have clearer interpretations. Causal diagrams are a useful basis for modeling. They make assumptions explicit, provide a f…
Time trends in childhood and adolescent obesity in England from 1995 to 2007 and projections of prevalence to 2015
BACKGROUND: The aim was to examine the 1995-2007 childhood and adolescent obesity trends and project prevalence to 2015 by age group and social class. METHODS: Participants were children aged 2-10 and adolescents aged 11-18 years from general population households in England studied using repeated cross-sectional surveys. Obesity was computed using international standards. Prevalence projections to 2015 were based on extrapolation of linear and n…
Using triangulation to assess a suite of tools to measure community severance
There is a lack of tools to identify and measure community severance caused by large roads and motorised traffic, despite the evidence of its negative impacts on local communities. This paper reports the development of a suite of tools to measure and value community severance, undertaken as a part of the Street Mobility and Network Accessibility research project. The tools include participatory mapping, spatial analysis, a video survey, street au…
Predicted health impacts of urban air quality management
Study objective: The 1995 UK Environment Act required local authorities to review air quality and, where UK National Air Quality Strategy objectives (except ozone) are likely to be exceeded in 2005, to declare local air quality management areas and prepare action plans. This study modelled the impacts on health of reductions from current levels of PM 10 to these objectives. Design: The framework for conducting quantified health impact assessment …
Mathematical modelling of health impacts
Mathematical modelling is seldom applied to research of global measures of health or health inequalities mainly because of the lack of studies of interventions necessary to underpin modelling research
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in England: Findings from the 2009 Health Survey for England
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem because it is common, independently associated with cardiovascular risk and may progress to endstage renal failure. There have been no population based survey estimates in the UK. Objective To determine nationally-representative population prevalence of CKD in adults in England, overall and by age, gender, and socio–economic status. To compare estimates using the current ro…
Vision for a Global Registry of Anticipated Public Health Studies
In public health, the generation, management, and transfer of knowledge all need major improvement. Problems in generating knowledge include an imbalance in research funding, publication bias, unnecessary studies, adherence to fashion, and undue interest in novel and immediate issues. Impaired generation of knowledge, combined with a dated and inadequate process for managing knowledge and an inefficient system for transferring knowledge, mean a d…
Smoking policies for public service vehicles in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Correspondence to: Dr J Mindell, Department of Public Health, Southern Derbyshire Health Authority, Boden House, Main Centre, Derby DEI 2PH, United Kingdom. Abstract Objective -To ascertain company poli cies on smoking by passengers on all buses and coaches operating in a geo graphically defined area. Design Postal questionnaire with tele phone follow up of non-responders. Subjects-AM 57 companies operating public service vehicles in the county o…
The UK voluntary agreement on tobacco advertising: A comatose policy
Correspondence address : Department of Public Health, Southern Derbyshire Health Authority, Boden House, Main Centre, Derby DEI 2PH, UK Abstract Objectives -To monitor tobacco adver tising in Oxford and Nottingham, UK, for adherence to voluntary controls. Method Three systematic surveys (two in Oxford) plus opportunistic monitoring of tobacco advertisements for breaches of the voluntary agreement on tobacco advertising. Comparison of these result…
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A glossary for health impact assessment
Health impact assessments look at the effect on health of policies implemented outside the healthcare sector. A glossary is provided in the following article
Health impact assessment as an agent of policy change: Improving the health impacts of the mayor of London’s draft transport strategy
Objective: To increase the positive and mitigate the negative health impacts of the mayor’s draft transport strategy for London. Design: A rapid prospective health impact assessment (HIA) of the penultimate draft of the strategy, using a review commissioned by the regional director of public health; an appraisal of congestion charging; and a participatory workshop. Two audits of changes were performed to assess the impact on policy of the HIA pro…
Enhancing the evidence base for health impact assessment: Figure 1
Health impact assessment differs from other purposes for which evidence is collated in a number of ways, including: the focus on complex interventions or policy and their diverse effects on determinants of health; the need for evidence on the reversibility of adverse factors damaging to health; the diversity of the evidence in terms of relevant disciplines, study designs, quality criteria and sources of information; the broad range of stakeholder…
Predicted health impacts of urban air quality management
Study objective: The 1995 UK Environment Act required local authorities to review air quality and, where UK National Air Quality Strategy objectives (except ozone) are likely to be exceeded in 2005, to declare local air quality management areas and prepare action plans. This study modelled the impacts on health of reductions from current levels of PM 10 to these objectives. Design: The framework for conducting quantified health impact assessment …
Mathematical modelling of health impacts
Mathematical modelling is seldom applied to research of global measures of health or health inequalities mainly because of the lack of studies of interventions necessary to underpin modelling research
Linking environmental effects to health impacts: A computer modelling approach for air pollution
Study objective and Setting: To develop a computer model, using a geographical information system (GIS), to quantify potential health effects of air pollution from a new energy from waste facility on the surrounding urban population. Design: Health impacts were included where evidence of causality is sufficiently convincing. The evidence for no threshold means that annual average increases in concentration can be used to model changes in outcome.…
Growing the Field of Health Impact Assessment in the United States: An Agenda for Research and Practice
Health impact assessment (HIA) methods are used to evaluate the impact on health of policies and projects in community design, transportation planning, and other areas outside traditional public health concerns. At an October 2004 workshop, domestic and international experts explored issues associated with advancing the use of HIA methods by local health departments, planning commissions, and other decisionmakers in the United States. Workshop pa…
Complex Causal Process Diagrams for Analyzing the Health Impacts of Policy Interventions
Causal diagrams are rigorous tools for controlling confounding. They also can be used to describe complex causal systems, which is done routinely in communicable disease epidemiology. The use of change diagrams has advantages over static diagrams, because change diagrams are more tractable, relate better to interventions, and have clearer interpretations. Causal diagrams are a useful basis for modeling. They make assumptions explicit, provide a f…
Vision for a Global Registry of Anticipated Public Health Studies
In public health, the generation, management, and transfer of knowledge all need major improvement. Problems in generating knowledge include an imbalance in research funding, publication bias, unnecessary studies, adherence to fashion, and undue interest in novel and immediate issues. Impaired generation of knowledge, combined with a dated and inadequate process for managing knowledge and an inefficient system for transferring knowledge, mean a d…
The epidemiology of fractures in England
INTRODUCTION: Fractures are a considerable public health burden in the United Kingdom but information on their epidemiology is limited. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to estimate the true annual incidence and lifetime prevalence of fractures in England, within both the general population and specific groups, using a self-report methodology. METHODS: A self-report survey of a nationally representative general population sample of 45,293 individuals in…
Smoke-free homes in England: Prevalence, trends and validation by cotinine in children
There has been a marked secular trend towards smoke-free homes, even when parents themselves are smokers. Living in a smoke-free home offers children a considerable, but not complete, degree of protection against exposure to parental smoking
The impact of implementation of smoke-free legislation in England on cotinine levels in adults
infectious and parasitic (1.57, 1.07 to 2.29), genitourinary (1.46, 1.04 to 2.04), circulatory (1.07, 1.01 to 1.12), and external (non-medical) (1.17, 1.00 to 1.37) causes and decreased for deaths attributed to in situ, benign and unspecified neoplasms (0.60, 0.37 to 0.99).There was no clear relation between chemical exposure group and causespecific mortality.The mortality of each group was lower than that of the general population (SMR 0.88, 0.8…
Under-reporting of tobacco use among Bangladeshi women in England; a cross-sectional study
The trial is challenging, both in terms of recruitment, and motivating behaviour change. The presentation will elaborate on the recruitment experience into a trial evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in ethnic minority populations
Trends in obesity among adults in England from 1993 to 2004 by age and social class and projections of prevalence to 2012
BACKGROUND: This study aims to project the prevalence of adult obesity to 2012 by age groups and social class, by extrapolating the prevalence trends from 1993 to 2004. Repeated cross-sectional surveys were carried out of representative samples of the general population living in households in England conducted annually (1993 to 2004). METHODS: Participants were classified as obese if their body mass index was over 30 kg/m(2). Projections of obes…
P57 Persistent regional variation in treatment of hypertension
Objective To investigate risk factors for treatment for hypertension in people with survey-defined hypertension in England. Design Cross-sectional health examination surveys. Setting Three, nationally representative random samples of the general population living in private households in England—the Health Survey for England (HSE) in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Participants A new, nationally representative sample is selected each year. A random sample …
Changes in waist circumference and BMI in adolescents in England from 1977/1987 to 2005–2007
Objective To compare changes in BMI and waist circumference in the past 30 years among English children aged 11–16 years. Design Cross-sectional health examination surveys. Setting The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a survey of a random sample of the general population living in private households in England. Participants A new, nationally representative sample is selected each year. 1988 children aged 11–16 years had a nurse visit in the thr…
Time trends in childhood and adolescent obesity in England from 1995 to 2007 and projections of prevalence to 2015
BACKGROUND: The aim was to examine the 1995-2007 childhood and adolescent obesity trends and project prevalence to 2015 by age group and social class. METHODS: Participants were children aged 2-10 and adolescents aged 11-18 years from general population households in England studied using repeated cross-sectional surveys. Obesity was computed using international standards. Prevalence projections to 2015 were based on extrapolation of linear and n…
P35 Objective and subjective method of physical activity measurement in a cross-section of English adults: Health survey for England 2008
Objective To describe and compare physical activity levels, sedentary and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) behaviour in HSE2008 in a representative sample of the adult population, using both objective (accelerometry) and subjective (self-report via questionnaire) methods of measurement. Design Nationally representative cross-sectional population data from Health Survey for England, 2008. Setting Random sample of the general populatio…
Impact of smoke-free legislation on children's exposure to secondhand smoke: Cotinine data from the Health Survey for England
Predictions that the 2007 legislative ban on smoking in enclosed public places would adversely affect children's exposure to tobacco smoke were not confirmed. While overall exposure in children has not been greatly affected by the ban, the trend towards the adoption of smoke-free homes by parents who themselves smoke has received fresh impetus
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in England: Findings from the 2009 Health Survey for England
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem because it is common, independently associated with cardiovascular risk and may progress to endstage renal failure. There have been no population based survey estimates in the UK. Objective To determine nationally-representative population prevalence of CKD in adults in England, overall and by age, gender, and socio–economic status. To compare estimates using the current ro…
Active travel in children and its relationship to overall activity levels
Objective To explore the characteristics associated with active travel, including leisure activity, and to assess the contribution of active travel to and from school to children's overall activity level. Design Cross-sectional health examination survey. Setting The Health Survey for England 2008 surveyed a random nationally-representative sample of the general free-living population in England. Participants Children aged 5–15 years who had compl…
Community Severance and Health: What Do We Actually Know
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