Vert Roca, Cristina, 1991-Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-Grellier, JamesFleming, Lora E.White, Mathew P.Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-2020-02-072020-02-072019Vert C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Gascon M, Grellier J, Fleming LE, White MP et al. Health benefits of physical activity related to an urban riverside regeneration. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(3):462. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph160304621661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43520The promotion of physical activity through better urban design is one pathway by which health and well-being improvements can be achieved. This study aimed to quantify health and health-related economic impacts associated with physical activity in an urban riverside park regeneration project in Barcelona, Spain. We used data from Barcelona local authorities and meta-analysis assessing physical activity and health outcomes to develop and apply the "Blue Active Tool". We estimated park user health impacts in terms of all-cause mortality, morbidity (ischemic heart disease; ischemic stroke; type 2 diabetes; cancers of the colon and breast; and dementia), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and health-related economic impacts. We estimated that 5753 adult users visited the riverside park daily and performed different types of physical activity (walking for leisure or to/from work, cycling, and running). Related to the physical activity conducted on the riverside park, we estimated an annual reduction of 7.3 deaths (95% CI: 5.4; 10.2), and 6.2 cases of diseases (95% CI: 2.0; 11.6). This corresponds to 11.9 DALYs (95% CI: 3.4; 20.5) and an annual health-economic impact of 23.4 million euros (95% CI: 17.2 million; 32.8 million). The urban regeneration intervention of this riverside park provides health and health-related economic benefits to the population using the infrastructure.application/pdfeng© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16030462Blue spacesHealth impactsPhysical activityUrban healthUrban regenerationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess