Research into valuing health impacts in transport appraisal

This report describes a method to estimate the health benefits of walking and cycling interventions through physical activity. Method is illustrated by calculating impact for one scenario. The overall aim of this document is to provide input into the refresh of the WebTAG guidance for England on physical activity. Before describing the method this report will provide background on what we know about physically activity and health; physical activity, transport and health; and how the health benefits of transport related walking and cycling are calculated (Part 2). Part 3 summarizes current methods used in WebTAG and the WHO HEAT tool. Part 4 described proposed method to estimate walking and cycling related economic benefits and part 5 summarizes our recommendations and future research ideas. In the Appendix we describe alternative dose-response functions, uncertainties and run sensitivity analyses. This report is accompanied by spreadsheet model that follows the recommendation from part 4 and Analytica model that contains all sensitivity analysis from Appendix.

• Record URL:
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-appraisal-valuing-health-impacts
• Corporate Authors:

  Department for Transport

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Tainio, M
  • Woodcock, J
  • Brage, S
  • Gotschi, T
  • Goodman, A
  • KELLY, P
  • De Nazelle, A
• Publication Date: 2017-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 34p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Economic analysis; Economics; Health; Physical fitness; Transportation planning; Walking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Policy and planning
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ATRI Terms: Cycling; Economic analysis; Exercise; Health; Transport economics; Transport planning; Walking
• Subject Areas: Economics; Pedestrians and Bicyclists;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01648224
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 6 2017 9:55AM