GeoHealth Laboratory

The GeoHealth Laboratory | Te Taiwhenua o te Hauora @UCNZ undertakes applied research in health geography, GIS, data science and spatial epidemiology

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow alongside @EggletonPhoebe at #IAG2023 on defining exposure to the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and life course exposure to air pollution #healthgeography #GIS #geospatial

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

A new study co-led by @hobbs_PA from UC’s @GeoHealthLab and Dr Nick Bowden from @otago links a range of environmental factors with youth mental health. https://t.co/iQvwVjgT3g

#UCResearch

[GeoHealth Laboratory @GeoHealthLab]

Research links youth mental health and the environment

https://t.co/m4Fk5ScOXN

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Improving longitudinal research in geospatial health: An agenda Read more here:

https://t.co/lqonKfum4K

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

*** New publication - 50 days of free access ***

The environment a young person grows up in is associated with their mental health: A nationwide geospatial study using the integrated data infrastructure, New Zealand

https://t.co/ig7kS8rhcU

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

*** New study ***

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Adolescents and oral health service utilization in Canterbury, New Zealand: A geospatial cross‐sectional study

https://t.co/5QgdQrlSzn

[LISER's Dept. of Urban Development and Mobility @Liser_UDM]

🆕 #OpenAccess article in the journal: Health and Place

📖 "Advances and challenges in sensor-based research in #mobility, #health, and place"

✍️Co-authored by @EK_geog, @LindseyConrow, @RoeckeChristina, Basile Chaix, Robert Weibel & @CPerchoux

🔗https://t.co/47q64b0B2q

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

*** New study ***

"Disparities in utilisation of combined oral contraceptives in Aotearoa New Zealand - a whole of population study"

Read more here: https://t.co/SSQGiim1Ah

Nice work from the team led by @CarynThomasNZ with @NickBowdenNZ

[GeoHealth Laboratory @GeoHealthLab]

Study reveals huge inequities young people's access to dental care via @NZStuff @UCNZ

https://t.co/43JfciqTIT

[GeoHealth Laboratory @GeoHealthLab]

Well done Joanne read more on her study "Adolescents and oral health utilisation in Canterbury, New Zealand: a geospatial cross-sectional study"

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Proud supervisor moment here well done Joanne

https://t.co/d22B26xTTs

[GeoHealth Laboratory @GeoHealthLab]

Good luck to @_lukasmarek_ who is presenting our @GeoHealthLab @GeospatialNZ lifecourse air pollution project this week @theAAG #AAG2023

https://t.co/WiKTorh9lz

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Mental health inequities for Māori youth: a population-level study of mental health service data

https://t.co/GgbSmg1Lhd

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Congratulations to @GeoHealthLab MSc student Joanne Lee

Her first lead authored publication now accepted in @CommDentOralEpi by @sarahRbakerDPH - adolescent oral health service utilisation: a geospatial study

#research #oralhealth #GIS #spatial #dentistry #publichealth

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

*** Job opportunity #newzealand *** please share widely!!

3.5 yr postdoctoral fellow @GeoHealthLab @UCNZ

https://t.co/WMQWBTz4DT

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Looking forward to heading to Sweden in June to present our work on how the built and natural environment may relate to adolescent physical activity and sedentary behavior #ISBNPA2023 #ISBNPA #research #publichealth

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Student accommodation at capacity as Christchurch becomes 'the cool place to be'

https://t.co/hIK5INiNl3

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

We have some exciting @GeoHealthLab news to announce! Our paper led by @CampbellMH with @_lukasmarek_ on "Reconsidering movement and exposure: toward a more dynamic health geography" has been recognized as one of the top cited articles in Geography Compass #geospatial #health

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Last week we finished filming our @GeoHealthLab community partners

They discuss how #GIS #geospatial had impacted upon their work ready for our new online #GIS course to be launched soon!

#onlinelearning #GIS #spatial #healthgeography #geography

[GeoHealth Laboratory @GeoHealthLab]

Improving longitudinal research in geospatial health: An agenda

[Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 @hobbs_PA]

Improving longitudinal research in geospatial health: An agenda

Neat paper to be part of here led by @Dr_Desjardins92 with @emilytmurray @GBaranyi and Sarah Curtis published in Health and Place

50 days free access here: https://t.co/03kbZSDiKG

[GeoHealth Laboratory @GeoHealthLab]

50 days' free access to our article

Anyone clicking on this link before March 31, 2023

https://t.co/K43rzUBYtQ

[Lukas Marek @_lukasmarek_]

Our little neat paper about residential mobility patterns and people's environments (with loads of maps included) will be out soon in Habitat International.
Happy times with @hobbs_PA @hills_sam @CampbellMH in @GeoHealthLab