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07/11/2016

New Free training webinar announced on WHO’s Health Economic Assessment Tool (November 23rd)

When:

November 23rd, 11:00am-12:00pm (CET)

You can register here.

Programme:

Spend 60 minutes with a top team learning how the HEAT tool is developing, and how it’s being used to promote cycling across Europe.

  • Introduction by Francesca Racioppi, WHO Europe, ECF Scientists for Cycling Board member
  • How to use the HEAT - by Nick Cavill, independent health expert who has worked on development & promotion of HEAT since it’s conception
  • Valuing Cycling – Using HEAT results to promote cycling - by Randy Rzewnicki, ECF Health policy officer

WHY HEAT?

Since its introduction, the Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) tool has been seen as a valuable tool to help countries better understand the positive impact that cycling can have.

Understanding how it can be best applied and utilized is a key part of making the most out of the framework. ECF' has produced a report, which can be downloaded here, offering recommendations for improving the use of the HEAT tool.

For more information about HEAT, please visit http://www.heatwalkingcycling.org/

Polis is promoting and disseminating the use of HEAT among local authorities in the framework of our cooperation with the World Health Organisation's and UNECE's THE PEP -Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme.