Health impacts of active transportation in Europe

Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; De Nazelle, Audrey; Andersen, Zorana J.; Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte; Bruha, Jan; Bruhova-Foltynova, Hana; Desqueyroux, Hélène; Praznoczy, Corinne; Ragettli, Martina S.; Tainio, Marko; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.

Health impacts of active transportation in Europe

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dc.contributor.author Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-ca
dc.contributor.author De Nazelle, Audreyca
dc.contributor.author Andersen, Zorana J.ca
dc.contributor.author Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotteca
dc.contributor.author Bruha, Janca
dc.contributor.author Bruhova-Foltynova, Hanaca
dc.contributor.author Desqueyroux, Hélèneca
dc.contributor.author Praznoczy, Corinneca
dc.contributor.author Ragettli, Martina S.ca
dc.contributor.author Tainio, Markoca
dc.contributor.author Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.ca
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-11T11:43:17Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-11T11:43:17Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.description.abstract Policies that stimulate active transportation (walking and bicycling) have been related to heath benefits. This study aims to assess the potential health risks and benefits of promoting active transportation for commuting populations (age groups 16-64) in six European cities. We conducted a health impact assessment using two scenarios: increased cycling and increased walking. The primary outcome measure was all-cause mortality related to changes in physical activity level, exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution with a diameter <2.5 μm, as well as traffic fatalities in the cities of Barcelona, Basel, Copenhagen, Paris, Prague, and Warsaw. All scenarios produced health benefits in the six cities. An increase in bicycle trips to 35% of all trips (as in Copenhagen) produced the highest benefits among the different scenarios analysed in Warsaw 113 (76-163) annual deaths avoided, Prague 61 (29-104), Barcelona 37 (24-56), Paris 37 (18-64) and Basel 5 (3-9). An increase in walking trips to 50% of all trips (as in Paris) resulted in 19 (3-42) deaths avoided annually in Warsaw, 11(3-21) in Prague, 6 (4-9) in Basel, 3 (2-6) in Copenhagen and 3 (2-4) in Barcelona. The scenarios would also reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the six cities by 1,139 to 26,423 (metric tonnes per year). Policies to promote active transportation may produce health benefits, but these depend of the existing characteristics of the cities. Increased collaboration between health practitioners, transport specialists and urban planners will help to introduce the health perspective in transport policies and promote active transportation.ca
dc.description.sponsorship This work is part of the European-wide project Transportation Air pollution and Physical Activities: an integrated health risk assessment progamme of climate change and urban policies (TAPAS), which has partners in Barcelona, Basel, Copenhagen, Paris, Prague, and Warsaw. TAPAS is a four year project funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation, AGAUR, and CREAL (http://www.tapasprogram.org/). The work was also undertaken by the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence. Funding from the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research, and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the UK/nClinical Research Collaboration, is gratefully acknowledged
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dc.identifier.citation Rojas-Rueda D, de Nazelle A, Andersen ZJ, Braun-Fahrländer C, Bruha J, Bruhova-Foltynova H. et al. Health impacts of active transportation in Europe. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 1;11(3):e0149990. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149990.ca
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149990
dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/26068
dc.language.iso engca
dc.publisher Public Library of Science ca
dc.relation.ispartof PLoS One. 2016 Mar 1;11(3):e0149990
dc.rights © 2016 Rojas-Rueda et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source arecredited.ca
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dc.subject.other Esports -- Salutca
dc.subject.other Movimentca
dc.title Health impacts of active transportation in Europeca
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