Authors
Neil R Smith, Charlotte Clark, Amanda E Fahy, Vanathi Tharmaratnam, Daniel J Lewis, Claire Thompson, Adrian Renton, Derek G Moore, Kamaldeep S Bhui, Stephanie JC Taylor, Sandra Eldridge, Mark Petticrew, Tricia Greenhalgh, Stephen A Stansfeld, Steven Cummins
Publication date
2012/1/1
Journal
BMJ open
Volume
2
Issue
4
Pages
e001840
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Introduction
Recent systematic reviews suggest that there is a dearth of evidence on the effectiveness of large-scale urban regeneration programmes in improving health and well-being and alleviating health inequalities. The development of the Olympic Park in Stratford for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provides the opportunity to take advantage of a natural experiment to examine the impact of large-scale urban regeneration on the health and well-being of young people and their families.
Design and methods
A prospective school-based survey of adolescents (11–12 years) with parent data collected through face-to-face interviews at home. Adolescents will be recruited from six randomly selected schools in an area receiving large-scale urban regeneration (London Borough of Newham) and compared with adolescents in 18 schools in three comparison areas with no equivalent regeneration …
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