Abstract Theory, common sense and modelling studies suggest that some interventions to
mitigate carbon emissions in the transport sector can also have substantial short-term …

Introduction: Globally, injuries are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity for adolescents,
which disproportionately affect the disadvantaged. To build an investment case for …

Population health intervention research (PHIR) seeks to develop and evaluate policies,
programmes and other types of interventions that may affect population health and health …

Background Exergaming has been proposed as an innovative method for physical activity
promotion. However, large effectiveness studies are rare. In January 2011, dance mat …

This study examines how a transportation policy enabling free subway travel for older adults
affects their travel behavior. It improves upon previous research by identifying the causal …

Transport-related health risks often disproportionately affect disadvantaged social groups,
but whether transport interventions help achieve health equity is unclear. We investigated …

I chose designing healthy living as the topic for my first report as Canada's Chief Public
Health Officer because of the tremendous potential that changing our built environment has …

Background: Epidemiological evidence on the social determinants of health inequity is well-
advanced, but considerably less attention has been given to evaluating the impact of public …

Several jurisdictions are now imposing taxes on food and beverages to prevent obesity (and
related conditions). Existing evidence concerning their effects comes largely from simulation …

Evaluations of 'natural experiments' in public policy are typically considered 'weak'evidence.
Challenges include: making credible claims for causal inference (internal validity); …