Published Evidence and Literature
Public Health
Enabling active travel can improve the UK’s health
Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q522
"here is an urgent need to improve the nation’s health, which worsened over the pandemic. There is an abundance of evidence and reports, including by me, claiming that exercise is a miracle cure that improves physical and mental health and reduces demands on NHS services and the need for social care read more
What interventions increase active travel?
" The review found interventions aimed at changing behaviour without any associated environmental or infrastructure changes had little impact and that such behavioural interventions needed to be repeated for any impact to be maintained. Interventions combining infrastructure change with social/behavioural programmes had more impact, as did interventions involving e-bikes, and potentially cycle-sharing schemes. Interventions involving pedal cycles alone were positive in increasing cycling amongst people on low incomes with limited alternative transport options. "