Urban Landscapes: health or health inequalities

Hosted by: Dot Bonnenfant

The event will start on: Jun 15, 02:00pm EDT

And will end on: Jun 15, 03:00pm EDT

Posted by: animateur@chnet-works.ca

Available tickets:

Unlimited "No ticket" tickets

Please note: this Fireside Chat will start at 2:00 PM Eastern Time

This Fireside Chat will provide an overview of the Ottawa Neighbourhoods study, designed to use GIS methodology to define natural neighbourhoods, and to measure and map features of the urban landscape that contribute to health and to health inequalities.

The Ottawa Neighbourhoods Study involved mapping indicators of the natural environment, the built environment, goods, services, and amenities (including the food environment) by neighbourhood SES and health outcomes.

Discussions will consider indicators and health outcomes and thus, implications for community design and development.

Advisor on Tap:
Elizabeth Kristjansson
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa

Biography
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Kristjansson is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa.
She is a health measurement expert whose research focuses on the spatial dimensions of health and health inequalities, food insecurity, and health and social indicators.
Another primary research interest is in interventions to reduce socio-economic inequalities in health.
Professor Kristjansson is also interested in researching methods for detecting and understanding potentially biased items and in general psychometric work.

B.A. Honours Psychology, 1982 (Carleton University); M.A. Psychology, 1988 (Carleton University); Ph.D. Education, 2001 (University of Ottawa).