The following are the references used in our Health Briefing document.

  1. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (2015) Exercise: The miracle cure and the role of the doctor in promoting it. https://www.aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Exercise_the_Miracle_Cure_0215.pdf
  2. Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Health Survey 2019: Volume 1: Main Report https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-health-survey-2019-volume-1-main-report/pages/10/
  3. Public Health Scotland (2021) Physical Activity http://www.healthscotland.scot/health-topics/physical-activity/physical-activity-overview
  4. Living Streets (2016) Overcoming Barriers and Identifying Opportunities for Everyday Walking for Disabled People https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/media/1794/overcoming-barriers-and-identifying-opportunities-for-everyday-walking-for-disabled-people.pdf                                                                           
  5. ScotPHO (2020) Physical Activity: Key points https://www.scotpho.org.uk/behaviour/physical-activity/key-points/
  6. Arup (2020) Inclusive Cycling in Cities and Towns https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/promotional-materials/section/inclusive-cycling-in-cities-and-towns
  7. Glasgow Centre for Population Health (2017) Active Travel in Glasgow: What we’ve learned so far https://www.gcph.co.uk/assets/0000/6211/Active_travel_synthesis_WEB.pdf
  8. Ogilvie et al. (2016) Health Impacts of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway: A natural experimental study, Public Health Research 4(1) https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/phr/phr04010#/abstract
  9. Cycling Scotland (2020) Annual Cycling Monitoring Report 2020 https://www.cycling.scot/mediaLibrary/other/english/8674.pdf
  10. World Health Organization (2018) Ambient (Outdoor) Air Pollution https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health;
  11.  British Lung Foundation (2019) How Does Air Pollution Affect Children’s Lungs? https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/risks-to-childrens-lungs/air-pollution
  12. COMEAP (2010) The Mortality Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution in the United Kingdom https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/304641/COMEAP_mortality_effects_of_long_term_exposure.pdf
  13. BBC News (2020) Air Pollution Linked to Raised Covid-19 Death Risk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52351290
  14. SPICe (2020) Low Traffic Neighbourhoods https://spice-spotlight.scot/2020/10/07/low-traffic-neighbourhoods/;
  15. ECF (2014) Cycling and Urban Air Quality https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/cycling-guidance/ecf-cycling-and-urban-air-quality.pdf
  16. Cycling UK (2017) Cycling and Health https://www.cyclinguk.org/sites/default/files/document/2017/09/health_1c_rv_brf.pdf
  17. Living Streets (2011) Making the Case for Investment in the Walking Environment https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/media/1394/2011-making-the-case-full-report.pdf
  18. Play Scotland – Getting it Right for Play: The Power of Play: An Evidence Base https://www.playscotland.org/resources/print/Power-of-Play-an-evidence-base.pdf?plsctml_id=13
  19. Lambert et al (2019) What is the Relationship between the Neighbourhood Built Environment and Time Spent in Outdoor Play? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16(20) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31614536/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829215001239
  20. Public Health England (2016) Working Together to Promote Active Travel https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523460/Working_Together_to_Promote_Active_Travel_A_briefing_for_local_authorities.pdf
  21. Sustrans Scotland (2020) Professional Briefing on Spaces for People https://www.sustrans.org.uk/media/7629/public-health-scotland-briefing.pdf
  22. Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (2016) Creating Age-Friendly Cities https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0539/POST-PN-0539.pdf
  23. Wheels for Wellbeing (2019) A Guide to Inclusive Cycling https://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FINAL.pdf
  24. Sustrans (2020) Transport in the UK will Never Be the Same, it Must Be Better https://www.sustrans.org.uk/policy/life-after-lockdown/2020/briefing-paper/transport-in-the-uk-will-never-be-the-same-it-must-be-better/
  25. Scottish Parliament (2018) Cycling: What Works? https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2018/4/26/Cycling—What-works-#
  26. Sustrans – Bike Life https://www.sustrans.org.uk/bike-life