Caroline Fyfe
Caroline Fyfe graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1990 with a BSc(Hons) with Environmental Studies with Economics and after a brief period working for the National Health Service she continued her studies to gain a post graduate qualification in secondary and tertiary education and human geography. She also worked as a teacher in London for seven years before immigrating to New Zealand 2004. Since then, she has worked in health research, initially as a Research and Education Co-ordinator for community Energy Action, a Christchurch based energy efficiency charity, and later for Cancer Control New Zealand in Wellington. She has a long standing interest in GIS which she developed further whilst working on her Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health. She worked for the Centre for Public Health Research from 2010 to 2019, on projects including the development of CPHROnline, a website displaying New Zealand health data through interactive maps; health needs assessment and community water fluoridation.
Caroline is working on her PhD provisionally entitled: An investigation into the impact of EECA subsidised insulation on the health of residents.
Supervisors are: Prof. Philippa Howden-Chapman (University of Otago), Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard (University of Otago), Prof. Jeroen Douwes.
- Publications
PUBLICATIONS
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Donovan G, Gatziolis D, 't Mannetje A, Weinkove R, Fyfe C, Douwes J. An empirical test of the biodiversity hypothesis: Exposure to plant diversity is associated with a reduced risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sci Total Environ, 2021; 768: 144627. | Journal |
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Fyfe C, Telfar-Barnard L, Douwes J. Association between home insulation and hospital admission rates: retrospective cohort study using linked data from a national intervention programme. BMJ, 2020; 371:m4571. | Journal |
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Matheson A, Walton M, Gray R, Lindberg K, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Wehipeihana N, Borman B. Evaluating a community-based public health intervention using a complex systems approach. Journal of Public Health, 2018; 40(3): 606-613. | Journal |
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Read D, Fyfe C, Haenfling C, Shanthakumar M, Borman B. (2016) Border health indicator development in New Zealand. 4th International One Health Congress and 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology and Health, 3 -7 December, Melbourne, Australia (Poster). | Conference Presentations |
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Fyfe C, Borman B, Scott G, Birks S. A cost effectiveness analysis of community water fluoridation in New Zealand. NZ Med J, 2015; 128 (1427): 6766. | Journal |
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Fyfe C. (2015) CPHR Online: A tool for visualising public health data. Public Health Association Conference, 7-9 September, Dunedin, NZ. (Oral Presentation) | Conference Presentations |
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Fyfe C, Borman B, Scott G, Birks S. (2015) Is Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) a cost effective public health intervention? Public Health Association Conference, Sep 7-9, Dunedin, NZ. (Oral Presentation). | Conference Presentations |
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Fyfe C, Borman B, Scott G, Birks S. (2015) A cost effectiveness analysis of community water fluoridation in New Zealand. Public Health Association Conference, 7-9 September, Dunedin, NZ. (Poster). | Conference Presentations |
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Borman B, Fyfe C. Fluoride and children's IQ. NZ Med J, 2013; 126(1375): 111-112. | Journal |
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Marsters H, Fyfe C, Shanthakumar M, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment. Northland District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health, Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Waitemata District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Auckland District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Counties Manukau District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Waikato District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Lakes District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Bay of Plenty District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Tairawhiti District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Taranaki District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Hawkes Bay District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Whanganui District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, MidCentral District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Capital and Coast District Health Board. Health. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Wairarapa District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, West Coast District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Canterbury District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, South Canterbury District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Southern District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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Marsters H, Shanthakumar M, Fyfe C, Borman B, Dayal S. (2012) Health Needs Assessment, Hutt Valley District Health Board. Report for the Ministry of Health. Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ. | Reports |
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