Age-stratified socio-demographic determinants of water insecurity in urban Ghana: Evidence from Accra
PLOS Water
University of Connecticut · Hofstra University
Environment, Place & Health Equity Lab
Place. Environment. Climate. Health. Equity. We are an interdisciplinary research lab grounded in health geography and public health, examining how place and environmental change shape human health, well-being, and social equity.
What we study
5 themes
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Climate, gender and mental health
Differential impact(s) of climate variability/change across social groups
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Food and water insecurity
Health and wellbeing consequences of food-energy-water insecurity
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Flooding, combined sewer overflows and mental health
Implications of ageing sewer infrastructure and climate extremes on environmental justice and public health
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Maternal and child health
Maternal and child health outcomes across different environments and health systems.
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Health service utilisation
Factors that determine/influence healthcare service utilization
Recent publications
Peer reviewed
Child’s disability status and postnatal healthcare utilization among forcibly displaced women in Pakistan: A Secondary data analysis
PLOS Global Public Health
Improving water security through social protection: Findings from a natural experiment with Ghana's Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Program
Social Science & Medicine
Join the lab
We work with students and researchers interested in understanding how place and environmental change shape health and wellbeing.
Latest news
From the lab
Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication
a. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Charles G. Riordan has announced Meshack Achore, PhD, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Hofstra University School of Health Sciences, as the…
