Transport & Health Key Performance Indicators
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for health and transport are NOT a one-size-fits-all concept, but rather tailored to the needs of the infrastructure project intended to serve a community. Here are a few references to get you started:
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for health and transport are NOT a one-size-fits-all concept, but rather tailored to the needs of the infrastructure project intended to serve a community. Here are a few references to get you started:
Surgeon General's Call to Action on Promoting Walking & Walkable Communities - Resources
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy
Surgeon General of the United States
Operational Head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
For any who missed the live webcast of the 'Call to Action' it was recorded and is available at HHS YouTube Channel. Both the full Call to Action and an Executive Summary can now be found at the Surgeon General’s Step It Up! website. In addition, there are a number of resources/activities, both general and focused, that are available for those interested in engaging in the various recommendations of the Call.
Click on the links below (bold) to access the tools:
Encourage Assessments of Community Walkability using such tools as:
Surgeon General of the United States
Operational Head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
For any who missed the live webcast of the 'Call to Action' it was recorded and is available at HHS YouTube Channel. Both the full Call to Action and an Executive Summary can now be found at the Surgeon General’s Step It Up! website. In addition, there are a number of resources/activities, both general and focused, that are available for those interested in engaging in the various recommendations of the Call.
Click on the links below (bold) to access the tools:
- Joining the Every Body Walk! Collaborative
- If eligible, applying for a Community Micro Grants
- Checking out the Partners Guide to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities.
- Drawing upon the Learning Center and the Every Body Walk! Practice Guides.
- Attend the National Walking Summit (Every October in Washington, D.C.)
Encourage Assessments of Community Walkability using such tools as:
- CDC’s Built Environment Assessment Tool
- AARP Sidewalks and Streets Survey Tool
- U.S. DOT Safe Routes to School/Walkability Checklist
The 500 Cities project is a collaboration between CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation. The purpose of the 500 Cities project is to provide city- and census tract-level small area estimates for chronic disease risk factors, health outcomes, and clinical preventive service use for the largest 500 cities in the United States. These small area estimates allow cities and local health departments to better understand the burden and geographic distribution of health-related variables in their jurisdictions, and help them plan public health interventions. More about the 500 Cities Project
Planning & Zoning for Health in the Built Environment
“Health outcomes are shaped by more than individual behaviors and clinical care; the major contributing risk factors to disease within an individual’s control are influenced by factors such as the infrastructure and environments that exist within workplaces, schools, neighborhoods and communities. Decisions that leaders make regarding land use, urban design, and transportation impact local air quality, water quality and supply, traffic safety, physical activity, and other exposures. These decisions are linked to some of the nation's most intractable public health problems, including adult and childhood obesity, cancer, respiratory problems, and environmental justice. Addressing these health challenges requires efforts among multiple groups to integrate all components of the public health system and the built environment.
By addressing the determinants of chronic disease — especially inactivity and unhealthy eating — more holistically through planning and policy solutions that improve the built environment, it is possible to reduce illness and promote quality of life for the long term. All planning practice should consider public health impacts and include improved health outcomes for residents as an important measure of success for planning activities.”
This Essential Info Packet (EIP) includes a collection of resources to understand the connections between health and the built environment and integrate community health considerations into planning and zoning work. For further information and to download the EIP visit https://www.planning.org/pas/infopackets/eip38/
“Health outcomes are shaped by more than individual behaviors and clinical care; the major contributing risk factors to disease within an individual’s control are influenced by factors such as the infrastructure and environments that exist within workplaces, schools, neighborhoods and communities. Decisions that leaders make regarding land use, urban design, and transportation impact local air quality, water quality and supply, traffic safety, physical activity, and other exposures. These decisions are linked to some of the nation's most intractable public health problems, including adult and childhood obesity, cancer, respiratory problems, and environmental justice. Addressing these health challenges requires efforts among multiple groups to integrate all components of the public health system and the built environment.
By addressing the determinants of chronic disease — especially inactivity and unhealthy eating — more holistically through planning and policy solutions that improve the built environment, it is possible to reduce illness and promote quality of life for the long term. All planning practice should consider public health impacts and include improved health outcomes for residents as an important measure of success for planning activities.”
This Essential Info Packet (EIP) includes a collection of resources to understand the connections between health and the built environment and integrate community health considerations into planning and zoning work. For further information and to download the EIP visit https://www.planning.org/pas/infopackets/eip38/
New Tools Spotlight Healthy City Design
"In light of growing recognition that where we live often affects our health in ways both positive and negative, the American Planning Association has released a new set of resources for bringing public health into public planning. Published by the APA’s Planning and Community Health Center, the resources focus on health impact assessments, or HIAs, a process that can help planners understand the potential risks and benefits of a proposed plan on public health."
Click HERE to be taken to the APA performance metric tools and reports.
"In light of growing recognition that where we live often affects our health in ways both positive and negative, the American Planning Association has released a new set of resources for bringing public health into public planning. Published by the APA’s Planning and Community Health Center, the resources focus on health impact assessments, or HIAs, a process that can help planners understand the potential risks and benefits of a proposed plan on public health."
Click HERE to be taken to the APA performance metric tools and reports.
Tell Engaging Stories with Data
Engaging audiences with data can be tricky. Data storytelling can help you communicate complex topics more effectively.
This 20-page e-book (file below) features all the best tips and tricks on how to present data in more engaging and compelling ways. Resource: https://www.livestories.com/blog/data-storytelling
Engaging audiences with data can be tricky. Data storytelling can help you communicate complex topics more effectively.
This 20-page e-book (file below) features all the best tips and tricks on how to present data in more engaging and compelling ways. Resource: https://www.livestories.com/blog/data-storytelling
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Integrated Transport and Health Impact Modelling Tool (ITHIM)
THIM refers to a range of related models and tools developed at CEDAR to perform integrated assessment of the health effects of transport scenarios and policies at the urban and national level. The health effects of transport policies are modelled through the changes in physical activity, road traffic injury risk, and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution. Some versions of ITHIM also predict changes in CO2 emissions. ITHIM is being used in research and by health and transport professionals to estimate the health impacts of scenarios, compare the impact of travel patterns in different places, and model the impact of interventions. ITHIM works either as a stand-alone model, or it can be linked with other models (e.g. transport, health, economic). Below is a PDF file available below entitled, "Project Evaluation Criteria." For more information please visit: http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/research/modelling/ithim/#sthash.Hrhj94hJ.dpuf
THIM refers to a range of related models and tools developed at CEDAR to perform integrated assessment of the health effects of transport scenarios and policies at the urban and national level. The health effects of transport policies are modelled through the changes in physical activity, road traffic injury risk, and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution. Some versions of ITHIM also predict changes in CO2 emissions. ITHIM is being used in research and by health and transport professionals to estimate the health impacts of scenarios, compare the impact of travel patterns in different places, and model the impact of interventions. ITHIM works either as a stand-alone model, or it can be linked with other models (e.g. transport, health, economic). Below is a PDF file available below entitled, "Project Evaluation Criteria." For more information please visit: http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/research/modelling/ithim/#sthash.Hrhj94hJ.dpuf
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Delivering Healthy Local Transport Plans
The Transport and Health resource was jointly commissioned by the Department of Health (DH) and Department for Transport (DfT) to support the development and delivery of health conscious Local Transport Plans throughout England. Local Transport Plans (LTPs) are required to be assessed through Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) (European Directive 2001/42/EC) as an integral part of developing, appraising and later, delivering LTPs. Addressing human health is a key requirement of the SEA directive, and health impacts are also covered in the statutory duty to assess for the Impact on Equality, which will need to be carried out for all LTPs.
This resource is intended for use by Transport Planners for developing their plans, Public Health Departments that can advise on local health issues, and SEA practitioners assessing the plan and informing its preparation. It contains easily accessible evidence on the full range of the health impacts of transport modes so that the information can be incorporated into the evidence base for local transport plans and their assessment to ensure health issues are effectively covered throughout the process.
The benefits of more health conscious transport planning include:
Andrew Buroni, PhD
Principal Consultant - Environmental Planning & Development
Group Leader: Health Impact Assessment
RPS Group
6-7 Lovers Walk
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6AH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1273 546 800
Email: buronia@rpsgroup.com
This resource is intended for use by Transport Planners for developing their plans, Public Health Departments that can advise on local health issues, and SEA practitioners assessing the plan and informing its preparation. It contains easily accessible evidence on the full range of the health impacts of transport modes so that the information can be incorporated into the evidence base for local transport plans and their assessment to ensure health issues are effectively covered throughout the process.
The benefits of more health conscious transport planning include:
- measures to improve health invariably help reduce congestion, improve air quality; increase accessibility; reduce illness related absenteeism at work; and reduce risk of injury;
- low levels of physical activity through car use in place of active travel modes contributes to the burden of chronic disease through higher levels of heart disease, stroke, cancers, diabetes and other illnesses including those resulting from obesity;
- walking and cycling are the easiest ways for most people to increase their physical activity levels. Use of public transport can also increase physical activity due to use of active travel to reach public transport interchanges;
- adults who cycle regularly have a longer life expectancy than those who don’t;
- at school age active travel is one of the main contributors to achieving the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendations for physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight;
- reducing motor traffic speeds in urban areas to less than 30mph directly reduces casualties and increases opportunities for active travel; and
- Infrastructure measures to benefit the active travel modes result in an average of a 13:1 Benefit to Cost Ratio(1).
Andrew Buroni, PhD
Principal Consultant - Environmental Planning & Development
Group Leader: Health Impact Assessment
RPS Group
6-7 Lovers Walk
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6AH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1273 546 800
Email: buronia@rpsgroup.com
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Community Health Assessment for Population Health improvement
Resource for the Most frequently Recommended Health Outcomes & Determinants
"Effective planning and decision-making for improving the health of a community requires good information about the current health status and factors that will influence that health status. This document identifies the metrics – the population health outcomes and important risk and protective factors – that, taken together, can describe the health of a community and drive action."
Resource for the Most frequently Recommended Health Outcomes & Determinants
"Effective planning and decision-making for improving the health of a community requires good information about the current health status and factors that will influence that health status. This document identifies the metrics – the population health outcomes and important risk and protective factors – that, taken together, can describe the health of a community and drive action."
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US DOT Transportation & Health Tool
The Transportation and Health Tool (THT) was developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide easy access to data that practitioners can use to examine the health impacts of transportation systems.
The tool provides data on a set of transportation and public health indicators for each U.S. state and metropolitan area that describe how the transportation environment affects safety, active transportation, air quality, and connectivity to destinations. You can use the tool to quickly see how your state or metropolitan area compares with others in addressing key transportation and health issues. It also provides information and resources to help agencies better understand the links between transportation and health and to identify strategies to improve public health through transportation planning and policy. For more information visit: http://www.transportation.gov/transportation-health-tool#sthash.MGsyHRrH.dpuf
The Transportation and Health Tool (THT) was developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide easy access to data that practitioners can use to examine the health impacts of transportation systems.
The tool provides data on a set of transportation and public health indicators for each U.S. state and metropolitan area that describe how the transportation environment affects safety, active transportation, air quality, and connectivity to destinations. You can use the tool to quickly see how your state or metropolitan area compares with others in addressing key transportation and health issues. It also provides information and resources to help agencies better understand the links between transportation and health and to identify strategies to improve public health through transportation planning and policy. For more information visit: http://www.transportation.gov/transportation-health-tool#sthash.MGsyHRrH.dpuf
Improving Access to Chronic Disease Data
Interested in chronic disease data, risk factors, health indicators, and policy measures? CDC is making all these data and indicators much easier to access and use. Use the data to describe the burden of chronic disease as well as common risk factors, identify research gaps, monitor population trends, and evaluate programs. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/features/chronicdata/
Chronic Disease Calculator - Version 2
"Chronic diseases are among the most prevalent, costly, and preventable of all health problems. Medical spending has grown rapidly in recent years and is placing a significant burden on state budgets. To help states estimate the economic burden of chronic diseases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and RTI International developed the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator version 2. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/calculator/
The Chronic Disease Cost Calculator version 2 is a downloadable tool that provides state-level estimates of medical expenditures and absenteeism costs for:
Specifically, the Cost Calculator provides the following estimates for each chronic condition:
Interested in chronic disease data, risk factors, health indicators, and policy measures? CDC is making all these data and indicators much easier to access and use. Use the data to describe the burden of chronic disease as well as common risk factors, identify research gaps, monitor population trends, and evaluate programs. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/features/chronicdata/
Chronic Disease Calculator - Version 2
"Chronic diseases are among the most prevalent, costly, and preventable of all health problems. Medical spending has grown rapidly in recent years and is placing a significant burden on state budgets. To help states estimate the economic burden of chronic diseases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and RTI International developed the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator version 2. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/calculator/
The Chronic Disease Cost Calculator version 2 is a downloadable tool that provides state-level estimates of medical expenditures and absenteeism costs for:
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular diseases (congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and other cerebrovascular disease)
- Depression
- Diabetes
Specifically, the Cost Calculator provides the following estimates for each chronic condition:
- Medical expenditures are for the entire state population (all payers and the uninsured) and separately for Medicaid, Medicare, and privately insured.
- Absenteeism costs and estimates of missing work days
- Projections of medical costs until 2020."
Integrated Assessment: Multi-Stakeholder Solutions
Graphic Source: http://www.graham.umich.edu/ia/methodology.php
Integrated Assessment (IA) Definitions:
“Integrated Assessment is a collective, deliberative process by which experts review, analyze, and synthesize scientific knowledge in response to user’s information needs relevant to key questions,uncertainties or decisions.” (NRC 2007)
“Integrated assessment is policy motivated research to develop an understanding of the issue, not based on disciplinary boundaries, based on boundaries defined by the problem.”
(Rotmans and Dowlatabadi 1998)
"The goal of Integrated Assessment (IA) is to bring together knowledge of ecosystems, people and policy to develop tools and information that policy makers can use. Integrated Assessments summarize scientific knowledge to build consensus and guide decision making around a particular resource management, environmental or sustainability issue. These projects are assessments in that they involve a review and analysis of existing information. Rather than running additional experiments, experts synthesize what is known and go a step beyond the pure facts to offer an assessment or an evaluation of those facts. IA projects are integrated in at least four ways.
"Integrated Assessment focuses on the role that information technology and policy can play in providing seamless and integrated multi-model transportation with the goal of achieving more livable communities."
Jay W. Kim, principal transportation engineer for the City of Los Angeles
For more information on Integrated Assessment, please visit the "Problem Solving" section of the University of Michigan, Graham Institute website at www.graham.uminh.edu or contact John Callewaert at (734) 615-3752
Below is a PDF file of the Integrated Assessment Process
“Integrated Assessment is a collective, deliberative process by which experts review, analyze, and synthesize scientific knowledge in response to user’s information needs relevant to key questions,uncertainties or decisions.” (NRC 2007)
“Integrated assessment is policy motivated research to develop an understanding of the issue, not based on disciplinary boundaries, based on boundaries defined by the problem.”
(Rotmans and Dowlatabadi 1998)
"The goal of Integrated Assessment (IA) is to bring together knowledge of ecosystems, people and policy to develop tools and information that policy makers can use. Integrated Assessments summarize scientific knowledge to build consensus and guide decision making around a particular resource management, environmental or sustainability issue. These projects are assessments in that they involve a review and analysis of existing information. Rather than running additional experiments, experts synthesize what is known and go a step beyond the pure facts to offer an assessment or an evaluation of those facts. IA projects are integrated in at least four ways.
- IA integrates decision-maker input, to clarify the policy context and frame the assessment in a way that can best guide decisions.
- IA integrates stakeholder perspectives, to incorporate diverse perspectives on the issue and potential solutions.
- IA integrates knowledge from several disciplines, typically physical, biological, technological, and social sciences.
- IA, in contrast with other types of assessment, integrates both an analysis of the causes and consequences of an issue and an analysis of the possible solutions."
"Integrated Assessment focuses on the role that information technology and policy can play in providing seamless and integrated multi-model transportation with the goal of achieving more livable communities."
Jay W. Kim, principal transportation engineer for the City of Los Angeles
For more information on Integrated Assessment, please visit the "Problem Solving" section of the University of Michigan, Graham Institute website at www.graham.uminh.edu or contact John Callewaert at (734) 615-3752
Below is a PDF file of the Integrated Assessment Process
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What Works for Health?
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program helps communities create solutions that make it easier for people to be healthy in their own communities. Ranking the health of nearly every county in the nation, the County Health Rankings illustrate what we know when it comes to what’s making people sick or healthy. The County Health Roadmaps show what we can do to create healthier places to live, learn, work and play. What Works for Health provides communities with information to help select and implement evidence-informed policies, programs, and system changes that will improve the variety of factors we know affect health.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation collaborates with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to bring this groundbreaking program to cities, counties and states across the nation. For more information visit: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/what-works-for-health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation collaborates with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to bring this groundbreaking program to cities, counties and states across the nation. For more information visit: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/what-works-for-health
SMART Objectives
Source: www.thepracticeofleadership.net
As part of an integrated fiscal and strategic approach (budget to business activities), a set of impact objectives will need to be developed to connect activities with results. This may seem like common sense, however, very few agencies, construction or service provider firms understand the proper methodology involved in developing an objective. “An outcome objective is quantifiable with realistic targets of a project written in an active tense and uses strong verbs such as plan, write, conduct, produce; rather than learn, understand or feel."1 "Objectives are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely; reflecting clarity and direction along with increasing accountability.”1 Each objective should consist of the following five elements1:
1. SMART Objectives (January 5, 2011). Retrieved From: http://www.learnmarketing.net/smart.htm
- Specific – Exactly what are we going to do, with and for whom?
- Measurable – Is it measurable and can we measure it?
- Achievable – Can we get it done in the proposed time-frame/in this political climate for this amount of money?
- Realistic – Will this objective lead to the desired results?
- Time – When will we accomplish this objective?
1. SMART Objectives (January 5, 2011). Retrieved From: http://www.learnmarketing.net/smart.htm
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The Logic Model: Project Development
The Logic Model is a public health tool used during the assessment and planning phase of a project. It is a systematic approach to communicating the purpose/assumptions, elements/factors, and the relationship of activities to goals/objectives (cause-and-effect relationship) of a project to stakeholders in terms of relevance, quality, and impact. The Logic Model links resources, activities, outputs, audiences, and short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes to describe the overall effectiveness of a project. Once a project has been organized using the model, critical measures of performance can be identified. The individual characteristics indicated in the model can be tailored to meet the requirements of a specific transportation infrastructure project. The logic model displays the sequence of actions that describe what a project is, what it will do and how investment is linked to results.
There are 5 core components that make up the Project Action:
The Logic Model (July 30, 2011). Retrieved From: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evallogicmodel.html
There are 5 core components that make up the Project Action:
- INPUTS: resources, contributions, investments
- OUTPUTS: activities, services, events and products
- OUTCOMES: results or changes for communities, organizations, communities, or systems
- Assumptions: beliefs about the project, the people involved, context and the way we think the project will work
- External Factors: the environment in which the project exists includes a variety of external factors that interact with and influence the program action.
The Logic Model (July 30, 2011). Retrieved From: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evallogicmodel.html
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Precede-Proceed Model of Health Program Planning and Evaluation
"The Precede-Proceed Model is a framework that helps health program planners, policy makers, and evaluators analyze the situation and design a health program efficiently. This planning model was initiated as a cost-benefit evaluation framework. It provides a comprehensive structure for assessing health and quality of life needs and for designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and other public health programs to meet those needs. One purpose and guiding principle of the Precede-Proceed model is to direct initial attention to outcomes rather than inputs. It guides planners through a process that starts with desired outcomes and works backwards in the causal chain to identify a mix of strategies for achieving objectives. The most fundamental assumption of the model is the active participation of its intended audience – that is, the participants will take an active part in defining their own problems, establishing their goals, and developing their solutions. In this framework, health behavior is regarded as being influenced by both individual and environmental factors, and hence it has two distinct parts: an “educational diagnosis” (PRECEDE, an acronym for Predisposing, Reinforcing and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation) and an “ecological diagnosis” (PROCEED, for Policy,Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development)."(1)
"The Precede-Proceed framework for planning is founded on the disciplines of epidemiology; the social, behavioral, and educational sciences; and health administration. Throughout the work with Precede and Proceed, two fundamental propositions are emphasized:
References:
1. PRECEDE-PROCEED (December 11, 2012). Retrieved From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRECEDE-PROCEED
2. PRECEDE-PROCEED (December 11, 2012). Retrieved From: http://www.lgreen.net/precede.htm
"The Precede-Proceed framework for planning is founded on the disciplines of epidemiology; the social, behavioral, and educational sciences; and health administration. Throughout the work with Precede and Proceed, two fundamental propositions are emphasized:
- Health and health risks are caused by multiple factors.
- Health and health risks are determined by multiple factors, efforts to effect behavioral, environmental, and social change must be multidimensional or multisectoral, and participatory.
References:
1. PRECEDE-PROCEED (December 11, 2012). Retrieved From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRECEDE-PROCEED
2. PRECEDE-PROCEED (December 11, 2012). Retrieved From: http://www.lgreen.net/precede.htm
Balanced Score Card: Strategic Management
The Balanced Scorecard (source: Trump University)
All stakeholders expect performance and accountability. The best transportation infrastructure projects have implemented qualitative and quantitative metrics related to customer service, cost and schedule considerations, risk reduction, and best value over the life cycle. It is vital that a firm work with the funding agency to develop the overall evaluation criteria, but also to assess the effectiveness and sustainability of a public infrastructure project. The Balanced Scorecard, is a strategic planning and management approach that aligns business activities to a project, improves internal and external communications, and monitors performance against strategic goals. For example, life cycle costing and asset management may be considered as an important evaluation criteria. The
Balanced Scorecard provides a performance measurement framework that adds
strategic non-financial performance measures to traditional financial metrics
to give a more 'balanced' view of organizational performance. Therefore, when
evaluating a proposal, an assessment of the materials and systems being used,
longevity, replacement, along with the operation and maintenance activities can be reviewed to
ensure that the asset management techniques are included at the start of any
project. In this way, the risk of unanticipated expense to
the project can be mitigated. Collaboration is necessary to develop attainable metrics,
measurement methodologies and project evaluation criteria.
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Additional Resources
Healthy Community Design Checklist Toolkit: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/toolkit/
This toolkit can help planners, public health professionals, and the general public include health in the community planning process.
Built Environment and Public Health Clearinghouse (BEPHC): https://www.planning.org/nationalcenters/health/bephc/
The BEPHC is a resource for training and relevant news about the intersection of health and place.
Integrated Transport and Health Impact Modelling Tool (ITHIM):
http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/research/modelling/ithim/
ITHIM refers to a range of related models and tools developed at CEDAR to perform integrated assessment of the health effects of transport scenarios and policies at the urban and national level. The health effects of transport policies are modelled through the changes in physical activity, road traffic injury risk, and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution.
The Transportation Shortage Index: The Development of a New Validation Tool to Identify Underserved Communities
http://issuu.com/childrenshealthfund/docs/chf_htsi-monograph__2_
Healthy Community Design Checklist Toolkit: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/toolkit/
This toolkit can help planners, public health professionals, and the general public include health in the community planning process.
Built Environment and Public Health Clearinghouse (BEPHC): https://www.planning.org/nationalcenters/health/bephc/
The BEPHC is a resource for training and relevant news about the intersection of health and place.
Integrated Transport and Health Impact Modelling Tool (ITHIM):
http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/research/modelling/ithim/
ITHIM refers to a range of related models and tools developed at CEDAR to perform integrated assessment of the health effects of transport scenarios and policies at the urban and national level. The health effects of transport policies are modelled through the changes in physical activity, road traffic injury risk, and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution.
The Transportation Shortage Index: The Development of a New Validation Tool to Identify Underserved Communities
http://issuu.com/childrenshealthfund/docs/chf_htsi-monograph__2_
For more information, please contact:
Karyn M. Warsow, MS, MPH, DrPH(c)
Founder and Executive Director
Transportation Public Health Link
kwarsow@tphlink.com
Karyn M. Warsow, MS, MPH, DrPH(c)
Founder and Executive Director
Transportation Public Health Link
kwarsow@tphlink.com
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