Public Health: Poorer health in coastal communities

20 August 2026

1. New paper published in BMJ Public Health: Poorer health in coastal communities is not simply due to coastal living itself

New paper published in BMJ Public Health: Poorer health in coastal communities is not simply due to coastal living itself. Instead, it reflects a combination of higher deprivation and selective migration, where people with worse health are more likely to remain in or move to coastal areas. 

https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/3/e004020