title: Understanding differences in access to water fountains and sugar-sweetened beverages in children׳s environments: a pilot study in high and low deprivation neighbourhoods.
abstract: Access to water fountains and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in children׳s environments may impact on child obesity and may vary with neighbourhood deprivation. Our pilot analyses of access to water fountains and SSBs in Wellington, New Zealand revealed that water fountain access was high in school environments and low in recreational environments. There were also differences in water fountain and SSB access points by neighbourhood deprivation. The methods piloted in this study could be translated in a larger study, more capable of detecting significant differences in access and allowing for more sophisticated analyses. Such future studies may provide important evidence for the improvement of children׳s health and well-being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, Michigan State University, 673 Auditorium Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA; Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. Electronic address: apearson@msu.edu.
authors.forename: Amber L
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authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Phillip
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authors.lastname: de Latour
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
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authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Nohoana
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authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Angela
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authors.lastname: Halim
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Nicola
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authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Mark
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authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Rose
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authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Courtney
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authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Grace
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authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Paul
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authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Toby
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authors.lastname: Hills
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Aditya
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authors.lastname: Jayawant
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Matthew
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authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Chiranth
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authors.lastname: Bhagavan
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Claire
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authors.lastname: French
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
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authors.lastname: Jenkin
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Moira
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authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Louise
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authors.lastname: Signal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D060766:Drinking Water; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D009765:Obesity; D000068316:Parks, Recreational; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012574:Schools; D013549:Sweetening Agents
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D013549:Sweetening Agents
keywords: Children; Drinking water; Obesity; Sugar-sweetened beverages