Data for a city-level health impact assessment of urban transport in Mauritius

Thondoo, Meelan; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; de Vries, Daniel H.; Naraynen, N.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gupta, Joyeeta

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106658

Data for a city-level health impact assessment of urban transport in Mauritius

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Thondoo M, Rojas-Rueda D, de Vries D, Naraynen N, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Gupta J. Data for a city-level health impact assessment of urban transport in Mauritius. Data Brief. 2020 Dec 15; 34: 106658. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106658

Abstract

Participatory quantitative Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) in developing countries are rare partly due to data scarcity. This paper reports on primary data collected in the city of Port Louis to complete a HIA of urban transport planning in Mauritius. We conducted a full-chain participatory HIA to assess health impacts on the basis of a transport mode shift in Port Louis, Mauritius [1]. By applying mixed-methods, we estimated averted deaths per year and economic outcomes by assessing the health determinants of air pollution, traffic deaths and physical activity. The participatory quantitative HIA included [1] baseline data collection [2] co-validation of transport policy scenarios with stakeholders and [3] quantitative modelling of health impacts. We used the risk assessment method for HIA appraisal. The data can be reused for epidemiological analysis and different types of impact assessments.