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Chiang YC, Gao DR, Lee CY, Li X, Sun XY, Chen CT. Influence of promoting an "age-friendly cities" strategy on psychological capital and social engagement based on the scenario method. J Aging Soc Policy 2022; 35:463-485. [PMID: 35969515 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2022.2110805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Holding large conferences and events usually encourages the corresponding government to upgrade the host city. For this process, incorporating additional costs to increase accessibility for the elderly is a feasible means for a city to develop in an age-friendly manner. Providing evidence-based reports to policy makers is conducive to implementing the policies of age-friendly cities. This study used the scenario method to simulate the effect of promoting the "age-friendly cities" strategy on residents' psychological capital and social engagement (SE). We found that promoting the construction of age-friendly cities can significantly improve residents' psychological capital and SE and that residents from all age groups can benefit. This paper provides an economical means to influence policymakers through evidence-based reports in promoting the development of age-friendly cities.
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- Yi-Chen Chiang
- Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Chinaor
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- Master of Journalism and Communication, Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Associate Professor, School of International Business, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou, China
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- Master of Public Health, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Professor, Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Porcherie M, Vaillant Z, Faure E, Rican S, Simos J, Cantoreggi NL, Heritage Z, Le Gall AR, Cambon L, Diallo TA, Vidales E, Pommier J. The GREENH-City interventional research protocol on health in all policies. BMC Public Health 2017; 17:820. [PMID: 29047362 PMCID: PMC5648502 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4812-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This paper presents the research protocol of the GoveRnance for Equity, EnviroNment and Health in the City (GREENH-City) project funded by the National Institute for Cancer (Subvention N°2017-003-INCA). In France, health inequities have tended to increase since the late 1980s. Numerous studies show the influence of social, economic, geographic and political determinants on health inequities across the life course. Exposure to environmental factors is uneven across the population and may impact on health and health inequities. In cities, green spaces contribute to creating healthy settings which may help tackle health inequities. Health in All Policies (HiAP) represents one of the key strategies for addressing social and environmental determinants of health inequities. The objective of this research is to identify the most promising interventions to operationalize the HiAP approaches at the city level to tackle health inequities through urban green spaces. It is a participatory interventional research to analyze public policy in real life setting (WHO Healthy Cities). METHOD/DESIGN It is a mixed method systemic study with a quantitative approach for the 80 cities and a comparative qualitative multiple case-studies of 6 cities. The research combines 3 different lens: 1/a political analysis of how municipalities apply HiAP to reduce social inequities of health through green space policies and interventions 2/a geographical and topological characterization of green spaces and 3/ on-site observations of the use of green spaces by the inhabitants. RESULTS City profiles will be identified regarding their HiAP approaches and the extent to which these cities address social inequities in health as part of their green space policy action. The analysis of the transferability of the results will inform policy recommendations in the rest of the Health City Network and widely for the French municipalities. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION The study will help identify factors enabling the implementation of the HiAP approach at a municipal level, promoting the development of green spaces policies in urban areas in order to tackle the social inequities in health.
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- Marion Porcherie
- EHESP –School of Public Health, Department of Social Sciences and Health, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312 -, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
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- University of Paris-Nanterre, Ladyss - UMR 7533, 200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre, France
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- University of Paris-Nanterre, Ladyss - UMR 7533, 200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre, France
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- University of Paris-Nanterre, Ladyss - UMR 7533, 200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre, France
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- Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Chemin des Mines 9, CH - 1202 Genève, Switzerland
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- Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Chemin des Mines 9, CH - 1202 Genève, Switzerland
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- WHO French Healthy City Network, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes, France
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- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
- EHESP –School of Public Health, Department of environmental and occupational health and sanitary engineering, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
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- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
- EHESP –School of Public Health, INCA/EHESP Research Chaire in Cancer Prevention, Department of Social Sciences and Health, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312 -, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
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- École supérieure d’aménagement du territoire et de développement régional– Université Laval, Pavillon Félix-Antoine-Savard, bureau FAS-1616, 2325, allée des Bibliothèques, Québec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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- WHO French Healthy City Network, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes, France
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- ARENES, (UMR/CNRS 6051), University of Rennes 1 Institut d’Etudes Politiques, 104 Boulevard de la Duchesse Anne, 35700 Rennes, France
- EHESP – National School of Public Health, Department of Social Sciences and Health, 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - CS74312, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
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Rodrigues DE, César CC, Xavier CC, Caiaffa WT, Proietti FA. The place where you live and self-rated health in a large urban area. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2016; 31 Suppl 1:246-56. [PMID: 26648378 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00166714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine and quantify the association between one's perception of the place of residence and self-rated health. 4,048 adult residents of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, participated in the study in 2008 and 2009. Ordinal logistic regression was used to estimate the magnitude of the association. Health was rated as good or very good, fair, or poor or very poor by 65.7%, 27.8%, and 6.5% of the subjects, respectively. Better self-rated health was associated with the following neighborhood characteristics: positive evaluation of aesthetics and mobility, better quality of public services, less physical and social disorder. The perception of violence had a borderline statistically significant association with worse self-rated health. These associations persisted after controlling for potential confounding demographic, socioeconomic, health, and health behavior variables. The results indicate that public and health policies should incorporate interventions that address the physical and social environment in addition to policies focused on individuals.
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
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