Press Releases

New tool to value health of urban developments

A new tool to value the health effects of urban development proposals has been revealed by researchers at the Universities of Bath and Bristol and published in Frontiers in Public Health. The valuation tool evaluates a range of factors including how buildings, transport, natural environment (including air pollution and green space), socio-economics and community infrastructure Read more

Healthy places start with healthier local plans

Friday 24 March Local government statutory local plans were found lacking in consideration of health priorities and needs according to a new review by the Universities of Bristol and the West of England. The findings are published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Produced roughly every five years, local authority (LA) Read more