Sarah Foster

Summary

Affiliation: University of Western Australia
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi The built environment, neighborhood crime and constrained physical activity: an exploration of inconsistent findings
    Sarah Foster
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
    Prev Med 47:241-51. 2008
  2. ncbi The association between neighborhood greenness and cardiovascular disease: an observational study
    Gavin Pereira
    Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, 100 Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia
    BMC Public Health 12:466. 2012
  3. ncbi Neighbourhood design and fear of crime: a social-ecological examination of the correlates of residents' fear in new suburban housing developments
    Sarah Foster
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
    Health Place 16:1156-65. 2010
  4. ncbi The influence of the built environment, social environment and health behaviors on body mass index. results from RESIDE
    Hayley Christian
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Prev Med 53:57-60. 2011
  5. ncbi The co-benefits for health of investing in active transportation
    Billie Giles-Corti
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia
    N S W Public Health Bull 21:122-7. 2010
  6. ncbi Access to commercial destinations within the neighbourhood and walking among Australian older adults
    Andrea Nathan
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:133. 2012
  7. ncbi Access to alcohol outlets, alcohol consumption and mental health
    Gavin Pereira
    Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric, and Environmental Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    PLoS ONE 8:e53461. 2013

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi The built environment, neighborhood crime and constrained physical activity: an exploration of inconsistent findings
    Sarah Foster
    School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
    Prev Med 47:241-51. 2008
    ..This paper reviews the quantitative evidence to date, seeking to explain the inconsistencies, and offers recommendations for future research...
  2. ncbi The association between neighborhood greenness and cardiovascular disease: an observational study
    Gavin Pereira
    Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, 100 Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia
    BMC Public Health 12:466. 2012
    ..We investigated the effect of neighborhood greenness on both self-reported and hospital admissions of coronary heart disease or stroke, accounting for ambient air quality, socio-demographic, behavioral and biological factors...
  3. ncbi Neighbourhood design and fear of crime: a social-ecological examination of the correlates of residents' fear in new suburban housing developments
    Sarah Foster
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
    Health Place 16:1156-65. 2010
    ....
  4. ncbi The influence of the built environment, social environment and health behaviors on body mass index. results from RESIDE
    Hayley Christian
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
    Prev Med 53:57-60. 2011
    ..To examine the individual, behavioral, social and built environment correlates of body mass index (BMI) in an Australian adult population...
  5. ncbi The co-benefits for health of investing in active transportation
    Billie Giles-Corti
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia
    N S W Public Health Bull 21:122-7. 2010
    ..More co-benefit and economic analyses research is required to inform 'joined-up' policy solutions...
  6. ncbi Access to commercial destinations within the neighbourhood and walking among Australian older adults
    Andrea Nathan
    Centre for the Built Environment and Health, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:133. 2012
    ....
  7. ncbi Access to alcohol outlets, alcohol consumption and mental health
    Gavin Pereira
    Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric, and Environmental Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    PLoS ONE 8:e53461. 2013
    ..We observed strong evidence for a small association between residential exposure to liquor stores and harmful consumption of alcohol, and some support for a moderate-sized effect on hospital contacts for anxiety, stress, and depression...