Pearson Amber L, de Latour Phillip, Kemp Gabrielle, Findlay Nohoana, Halim Angela, Atkinson Nicola, Chong Mark, Cameron Rose, Brown Courtney, Kim Grace, Campbell Paul, Hills Toby, Jayawant Aditya, Chae Matthew, Bhagavan Chiranth, French Claire, Jenkin Gabrielle, Smith Moira, Signal Louise
Department of Geography, Michigan State University, 673 Auditorium Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA; Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
Health Place. 2014 Nov;30:94-7. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.08.013. Epub 2014 Sep 19.
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.
儿童环境中饮水机和含糖饮料（SSB）的可及性可能会影响儿童肥胖，并且可能因社区贫困程度而异。我们对新西兰惠灵顿的饮水机和SSB可及性进行的初步分析表明，学校环境中饮水机的可及性较高，而娱乐环境中的可及性较低。社区贫困程度不同，饮水机和SSB的接入点也存在差异。本研究中试行的方法可以应用于规模更大的研究，更有能力检测可及性方面的显著差异，并进行更复杂的分析。此类未来研究可能为改善儿童健康和福祉提供重要证据。
