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Professor Heather Brown

Professor of Health Inequalities

  1. Blog
  2. Published

    Blackpool: why seaside towns in England are struggling – and what they’re doing about it

    Brown, H., Simpson, A. & Larbi, R., 14/12/2023

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsBlogpeer-review

  3. Review article
  4. Published

    Natural experiments for the evaluation of place-based public health interventions: a methodology scoping review

    Albers, P., Rinaldi, C., Brown, H., Mason, K., d’Apice, K., McGill, E., McQuire, C., Craig, P., A Laverty, A., Beeson, M., Campbell, M., Egan, M., Gibson, M., Fuller, M., Dillon, A., Taylor-Robinson, D., Jago, R., Tilling, K., Barr, B., Sniehotta, F., & 3 othersHickman, M., Millet, C. & de Vocht, F., 22/06/2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 1192055.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Effects of social security policy reforms on mental health and inequalities: A systematic review of observational studies in high-income countries

    Simpson, J., Albani, V., Bell, Z., Bambra, C. & Brown, H., 31/03/2021, In: Social Science and Medicine. 272, 113717.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  6. Comment/debate
  7. Published

    Erratum: Poor oral health and the association with diet quality and intake in older people in two studies in the UK and USA (British Journal of Nutrition (2021) (1-3) DOI: 10.17/S0007114521000180)

    Kotronia, E., Brown, H., Olia Papacosta, A., Lennon, L. T., Weyant, R. J., Whincup, P. H., Goya Wannamethee, S. & Ramsay, S. E., 14/07/2021, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 126, 1, p. 160 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  8. Journal article
  9. Forthcoming

    Association between individual level characteristics and take-up of a Minimum Income Guarantee for Pensioners: Panel Data Analysis using data from the British Household Panel survey 1999-2002

    Brown, H., Albani, V., Munford, L. A., Sutton, M., McHardy, F., Silverman, E., Richiardi, M., Pearce, A., Heppenstall, A., Meier, P., Thomson, R. & Katikireddi, S. V., 7/02/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Science and Humanities.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Do community-based singing interventions have an impact on people living with dementia and their carers? A mixed-methods study protocol

    Polden, M., Hanna, K., Ward, K., Ahmed, F., Brown, H., Holland, C., Barrow, H., Main, J., Mann, S., Pendrill, S. & Giebel, C., 13/11/2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 11, e076168.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Understanding the Relationship between Decreases in Social Security Benefits and Intergenerational Inequalities in Mental Health

    Simpson, J., Bambra, C. & Brown, H., 31/10/2023, In: International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services. 53, 4, p. 403-413 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Assessing the Barriers and Facilitators of Climate Action Planning in Local Governments: A two-round Survey of Expert Opinion

    Dodd, S., Butterfield, S., Davies, J., Kragh-Furbo, M., Morris, A. & Brown, H., 5/10/2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1932.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published
  14. Published

    The impact of Covid-19 restrictions and changes to takeaway regulations in England on consumers’ intake of, and method of accessing out-of-home foods: a longitudinal, mixed-methods study

    Fong, M., Scott, S., Albani, V. & Brown, H., 18/08/2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 16, 3636.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. E-pub ahead of print

    The rural–urban poverty gap in England after the 2008 financial crisis: Exploring the effects of budgetary cuts and welfare reforms

    Vera-Toscano, E., Brown, H., Brown, D. & Shucksmith, M., 11/08/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Regional Studies.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Out-of-home food environment and the COVID-19 pandemic: An interrupted time-series analysis in England 2019 to 2021

    Xiang, H., Goffe, L., Albani, V., Akhter, N., Lake, A. & Brown, H., 3/08/2023, In: SN Business and Economics. 3, 162.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. E-pub ahead of print

    Clustering of health behaviours in Canadians: A multiple behaviour analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

    Van Allen, Z., Bacon, S., Bernard, P., Brown, H., Desroches, S., Kastner, M., Lavoie, K., Marques, M. M., McCleary, N., Straus, S., Taljaard, M., Thavorn, K., Tomasone, J. & Presseau, J., 8/05/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Exploring the health and sociodemographic characteristics of people seeking advice with claiming Universal Credit: A cross-sectional analysis of UK Citizens Advice data, 2017-2021

    Brown, H., Xiang, H., Cheetham, M., Morris, S., Gibson, M., Vittal Katikireddi, S., Munford, L. A., Taylor-Robinson, D., Finney, H., Bartle, V., Baxter, A. J., Wickham, S., Craig, P. & Bambra, C., 30/03/2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 9 p., 595.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    A realist approach to understanding alliancing within Local Government public health and social care service provision’

    Redgate, S., Spencer, L., Adams, E., Arnott, B., Brown, H., Hardy, C., Mawson, C., McGovern, W., Philips, P., Rankin, J., Kaner, E. & McGovern, R., 1/02/2023, In: European Journal of Public Health. 33, 1, p. 49-55 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. E-pub ahead of print

    The feasibility of identifying health inequalities in social prescribing referrals and declines using primary care patient records

    Khan, K., Al-zzi, R., Montasem, A., Brown, H., Gordon, C. & Goldthorpe, J., 16/01/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: NIHR Open Research.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  21. Published

    Empirical evidence on the incidence and persistence of energy poverty in Australia

    Vera-Toscano, E. & Brown, H., 31/12/2022, In: The Australian Economic Review. 55, 4, p. 515-529 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Explaining the deprivation gap in COVID-19 mortality rates: A decomposition analysis of geographical inequalities in England

    Albani, V., Welsh, C. E., Brown, H., Matthews, F. & Bambra, C., 31/10/2022, In: Social Science and Medicine. 311, 11 p., 115319.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Investigating the impact on mental wellbeing of an increase in pensions: A longitudinal analysis by area-level deprivation in England, 1998-2002

    Albani, V., Brown, H., Vera-Toscano, E., Kingston, A., Eikemo, T. A. & Bambra, C., 31/10/2022, In: Social Science and Medicine. 311, 10 p., 115316.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England

    Brown, H., Xiang, H., Albani, V., Goffe, L., Akhter, N., Lake, A., Sorrell, S., Gibson, E. & Wildman, J., 31/08/2022, In: Social Science and Medicine. 306, 9 p., 115126.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Forthcoming

    Investigating the impact on mental wellbeing of an increase in pensions: a longitudinal analysis by area-level deprivation in England, 1998-

    Albani, V., Brown, H., Vera-Toscano, E., Kingston, A., Matthews, F. & Bambra, C., 25/08/2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Science and Medicine.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: Protocol for a mixed methods study

    Craig, P., Barr, B., Baxter, A. J., Brown, H., Cheetham, M., Gibson, M., Katikireddi, S. V., Moffatt, S., Morris, S., Munford, L. A., Richiardi, M., Sutton, M., Taylor-Robinson, D., Wickham, S., Xiang, H. & Bambra, C., 8/04/2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 4, p. e061340 8 p., e061340.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Socioeconomic risks of food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the Understanding Society Covid Survey

    Brown, H., Mills, S. & Albani, V., 26/03/2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 9 p., 590.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    The Intergenerational Transmission of Mental and Physical Health in Australia: Evidence Using Data From the Household Income and Labor Dynamics of Australia Survey

    Vera-Toscano, E. & Brown, H., 23/02/2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 9, 10 p., 763589.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Field validity and spatial accuracy of Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating scheme data for England

    Kirkman, S., Hollingsworth, B., Lake, A., Hinke, S., Sorrell, S., Burgoine, T. & Brown, H., 31/12/2021, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 43, 4, p. E720-E727 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Oral health and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory mortality in older people in the UK and USA

    Kotronia, E., Brown, H., Papacosta, A. O., Lennon, L. T., Weyant, R. J., Whincup, P. H., Wannamethee, S. G. & Ramsay, S. E., 31/12/2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 10 p., 16452.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Childhood DNA methylation as a marker of early life rapid weight gain and subsequent overweight

    Robinson, N., Brown, H., Antoun, E., Godfrey, K. M., Hanson, M. A., Lillycrop, K. A., Crozier, S. R., Murray, R., Pearce, M. S., Relton, C. L., Albani, V. & McKay, J. A., 31/12/2021, In: Clinical Epigenetics. 13, 1, 11 p., 8.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Assessing the relationship between adverse pregnancy outcomes and area-level deprivation in Wales 2014-2019: A national population-based cross-sectional study

    Brown, H., Jesurasa, A., Bambra, C., Rankin, J., McNaughton, A. & Heslehurst, N., 17/11/2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 11, 8 p., e052330.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study

    Alexiou, A., Fahy, K., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Brown, H., Bambra, C., Taylor-Robinson, D. & Barr, B., 30/09/2021, In: The Lancet Public Health. 6, 9, p. e641-e647 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Clustering of unhealthy behaviors: Protocol for a multiple behavior analysis of data from the canadian longitudinal study on aging

    Van Allen, Z., Bacon, S. L., Bernard, P., Brown, H., Desroches, S., Kastner, M., Lavoie, K., Marques, M., McCleary, N., Straus, S., Taljaard, M., Thavorn, K., Tomasone, J. R. & Presseau, J., 11/06/2021, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 10, 6, 12 p., e24887.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Socioeconomic inequalities and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the UK and Republic of Ireland: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Thomson, K., Moffat, M., Arisa, O., Jesurasa, A., Richmond, C., Odeniyi, A., Bambra, C., Rankin, J., Brown, H., Bishop, J., Wing, S., McNaughton, A. & Heslehurst, N., 15/03/2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 3, 21 p., e042753.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    The Biological and Social Determinants of Childhood Obesity: Comparison of 2 Cohorts 50 Years Apart

    Robinson, N., McKay, J. A., Pearce, M. S., Albani, V., Wright, C. M., Adamson, A. J. & Brown, H., 31/01/2021, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 228, p. 138-146.e5 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Financial hardship and health in a refugee population in Australia: A longitudinal study

    Torlinska, J., Albani, V. & Brown, H., 31/12/2020, In: Journal of Migration and Health. 1-2, 11 p., 100030.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of two behaviour change interventions compared to usual care to reduce substance misuse in looked after children and care leavers aged 12-20 years: The SOLID study

    Alderson, H., Kaner, E., McColl, E., Howel, D., Fouweather, T., McGovern, R., Copello, A., Brown, H., McArdle, P., Smart, D., Brown, R. & Lingam, R., 8/09/2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 9 , 20 p., e0238286.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    An examination of trends in antibiotic prescribing in primary care and the association with area-level deprivation in England

    Thomson, K., Berry, R., Robinson, T., Brown, H., Bambra, C. & Todd, A., 3/08/2020, In: BMC Public Health. 20, 1, 9 p., 1148.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Investigating the relationship between changes in social security benefits and mental health: a protocol for a systematic review

    Simpson, J., Brown, H., Bell, Z., Albani, V. & Bambra, C., 28/06/2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 6, 6 p., e035993.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Understanding the role of policy on inequalities in the intergenerational correlation in health and wages: Evidence from the UK from 1991–2017

    Brown, H., 17/06/2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 6, 16 p., e0234737.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Perceptions of ‘Home Cooking’: A Qualitative Analysis from the United Kingdom and United States

    Mills, S., Wolfson, J. A., Brown, H., Adams, J. & White, M., 12/01/2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 1, 12 p., 198.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Making healthy homes? A pilot study of the return on investment from an external wall insulation intervention

    Fattakhova, G., Bambra, C., Brown, H. & Taylor, P., 13/12/2017, In: BMC Research Notes. 10, 5 p., 736.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Exploring the relationship between time preference, body fatness, and educational attainment

    Brown, H. & Biosca, O., 30/06/2016, In: Social Science and Medicine. 158, p. 75-85 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Marriage, BMI, and Wages: A double selection approach

    Brown, H., 31/07/2011, In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 58, 3, p. 347-377 31 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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