This tool has been developed by:
Harry Rutter, South East Public Health Observatory, United Kingdom
Nick Cavill, Cavill Associates, United Kingdom
Hywell Dinsdale, South East Public Health Observatory, United Kingdom
Sonja Kahlmeier, WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Francesca Racioppi, WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Pekka Oja, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Web programming and design: Duy Dao, Switzerland
Text editing: Nicoletta di Tanno, Sonja Kahlmeier, Nick Cavill
An international advisory group contributed to the development of this tool:
Lars Bo Andersen*, School of Sports Science, Norway
Bhash Naidoo, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), United Kingdom
Finn Berggren, Gerlev Physical Education and Sports Academy, Denmark
Åse Nossum/Knut Veisten, Institute for Transport Economics, Norway
Hana Bruhova-Foltynova, Charles University Environment Centre, Czech Republic
Kjartan Saelensminde, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
Fiona Bull, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Peter Schantz*, Research Unit for Movement, Health and Environment, Åstrand Laboratory, School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden
Andy Cope*, Sustrans, United Kingdom
Thomas Schmid, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Maria Hagströmer/Michael Sjöström, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Heini Sommer*, Ecoplan, Switzerland
Eva Gleissenberger/Robert Thaler, Lebensministerium, Austria
Jan Sørensen*, Centre for Applied Health Services Research and Technology Assessment, University of Southern Denmark
Brian Martin, Federal Office of Sport, Switzerland
Sylvia Titze, University of Graz, Austria
Irina Mincheva Kovacheva, Ministry of Health, Bulgaria
Ardine de Wit/Wanda Wendel Vos, National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM), Netherlands
Hanns Moshammer, International Society of Doctors for the Environment
Mulugeta Yilma, Road Administration, Sweden
* members of the extended core group
Pilot testing:
Sean Co, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California, United States of America
Werner Hagens, Liesbeth Mathijssen, Yonne Mulder, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands
Ruth Hunter, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Sam Margolis, LBTH and NHS Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom
Angela Wilson, Research and Monitoring Unit, Sustrans, United Kingdom
This project was supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Division V/5 – Transport, Mobility, Human Settlement and Noise and by the Swedish Expertise Fund, and facilitated by the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. The project benefited greatly from systematic reviews being undertaken for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom. The consensus workshop (Graz, Austria, 15–16 May 2007) was facilitated by the University of Graz.
The update of HEAT Cycling in 2011 was also financially supported by the European Union in the framework of the Health Programme 2008-2013 (Grant agreement 2009 52 02). The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
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