Research
Commuting and Health in Cambridge
The way we travel can affect our health and the health of people around us
Most people have to commute to and from work. For some of us, the journey might be a pleasant walk, an invigorating bike ride, a chance to collect our thoughts, or an easy way to get some exercise. For others, the journey might involve traffic jams, crowded public transport, or having to pick up children and shopping on the way home.
The way we travel can affect our health and the health of people around us. We want to find out more about how people travel and how this is related to their overall physical activity, health and well-being. We are particularly interested in why people choose to use different modes of transport and how this is related to where they live, where they work, and what travel options are available to them. The information collected during this study will give us a better understanding of the health impacts of commuting. We hope this will help make sure that future transport policy takes account of people’s health needs.
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If you wish to find out more about our research:
As we analyse the data collected in the study and publish our findings we will provide links to our study publications below. We will continue to update this throughout the study so please feel free to check back later to find out more.
Study design
Paper published in the BMC Public Health journal
Study findings
Poster presented at the Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge in Jan 2011
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Phase 3 Prize Draws
As part of phase three of this study volunteers who returned a completed survey pack were entered into a prize draw to win one of eight £50 vouchers! The winning volunteers were selected at random and have all now been notified. With their agreement their names are displayed below:
Harriet Allen
Sandra Dunn
Emma James
Keith Morrison
Kate Sargeant
Susan Smith
Christine Barrie
Hannah Yeldham
