Fitter for Walking Economic Evaluation Report

The evaluation of Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking project was managed and disseminated by the BHFNC. Fitter for Walking is a project which worked with deprived communities in 12 Local Authority areas across five regions of England to improve local environments and promote more walking for short journeys.

The economic evaluation was conducted on behalf of the BHFNC by colleagues at the University of the West of England, Bristol.  The Health Economic Assessment Tool for walking was used to estimate the benefit to cost rations of improvements to the walking environments to the five project communities selected. The projects evaluated in this Fitter for Walking report have been instigated in less affluent areas where the challenge of improved walking environment is greatest. It was found they generally are likely to result in significant financial savings from decreased mortality as a result of an increased number of people walking. These results though should be considered with caution due to the limitations of this project.

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