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Is 20 plenty for health?
- Venue: Zoom video conference platform
- Start: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:30:00 GMT
- End: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMT
Insights from a complex evaluation of developing, implementing and evaluating 20mph speed limits in Edinburgh and Belfast
20mph speed limits are becoming a common intervention in cities and towns around the UK with varying degrees of success. Whilst the rationale for such interventions is often reduction in casualties, other outcomes include active travel and liveability (or quality of life). A four year evaluation in Belfast and Edinburgh highlights the conditions required for getting interventions to the implementation phase, as well as the challenges of using routine data or data collected by third parties for assessing the effectiveness of outcomes such as walking and cycling.
Fuse PA Workshop - Presentation 1
Fuse PA Workshop - Presentation 2
Programme:
15:30 to 15:35 – Welcome and introduction
15:35 to 16:00 – Is 20 plenty for health? Professor Ruth Jepson, Chair of Public Health in Social Science, Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP)
16:00 to 16:10 – Delivering 20mph limits – policy, process and technical issues. Phil Jones, Chairman, Phil Jones Associates
16:10 to 16:30 – Q&A
16:30 to 16:35 – Break
16:35 to 17:00 – Informal coffee and social
About Professor Ruth Jepson
Prof Jepson is the Director of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, based in the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. She has been involved in research into public health issues for over 20 years, has methodological expertise in developing complex public health interventions and has a particular interest in promoting health and wellbeing in the outdoors. She received funding from NIHR to evaluate the impacts of implementing 20mph speed limits in Edinburgh and Belfast, which will be the focus of her presentation.
