Environmental justice and health: A study of multiple environmental deprivation and geographical inequalities in health in New Zealand

► We developed an approach for measuring health-related physical environmental deprivation. ► A neighbourhood index of multiple environmental deprivation was created for New Zealand. ► The index included measures of both pathogenic and salutogenic characteristics. ► Socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods had higher levels of multiple environmental deprivation. ► Multiple environmental deprivation was associated with health outcomes.