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Street Mobility Project: Introduction
No full textThis document is an introduction to the toolkit that contains a number of tools that we have developed for local government and local communities to measure community severance in their area
A framework for the evidence base to support Health Impact Assessment
No full textObjective: To introduce a conceptual structure that can be used to organise the evidence base for Health Impact Assessment (HIA).Background: HIA can be used to judge the potential health effects of a policy, programme or project on a population, and the distribution of those effects. Progress has been made in incorporating HIA into routine practice, especially (in the UK) at local level. However, these advances have mainly been restricted to process issues, including policy engagement and community involvement, while the evidence base has been relatively neglected.Relating policies to their impact on health: The key distinctive feature of HIA is that determinants of health are not taken as given, but rather as factors that themselves have determinants. Nine ways are distinguished in which evidence on health and its determinants can be related to policy, and examples are given from the literature. The most complete of these is an analysis of health effects in the context of a comparison of options. A simple model, the policy/risk assessment model (PRAM), is introduced as a framework that relates changes in levels of exposures or other risk factors to changes in health status. This approach allows a distinction to be made between the technical process of HIA and the political process of decision making, which involves lines of accountability. Extension of the PRAM model to complex policy areas and its adaptation to non-quantitative examples are discussed.Issues for the future: A sound evidence base is essential to the long term reputation of HIA. Research gaps are discussed, especially the need for evidence connecting policy options with changes in determinants of health. It is proposed that policy options could be considered as "exposure" variables in research. The methodology needs to be developed in the course of work on specific issues, concentrated in policy areas that are relatively tractable.Conclusions: A system of coordination needs to be established, at national or supranational level, building on existing initiatives. The framework suggested in this paper can be used to collate and evaluate what is already known, both to identify gaps where research is required and to enable an informed judgement to be made about the potential health impacts of policy options. These judgements should be made widely available for policy makers and for those undertaking health impact assessment
Street Mobility Project: Participatory mapping
No full textThis document contains information about one of the tools that we have developed so that local government and local communities can assess community severance in their area
Street Mobility Project: Excel file to analyse the Health & Neighborhood Mobility Survey data
No full textThis is the Excel file referred to in the document 'How to analyse a survey
Chosen logistics processes in Škoda JS
No full textThis master thesis deals with the purchase and sale process in Škoda JS company. The aim of this work is to assess whether the setting of the purchase and sale process is met by the company also within a real business case, in compliance with set controls, and whether the degree of perfect delivery is sufficient. In the introduction, the author specifies the basic terms: logistics, logistic chain, customer benefits, information systems in logistics, buying and selling. The following chapter introduces Škoda JS company, including the sphere of its entrepreneurial activity. This chapter also deals with the nuclear power industry. In the crucial chapter, the author describes the process of purchase and sale in Škoda JS company and compares it with a real business case. In conclusion, the author evaluates discrepancies and suggests recommendations to avoid them
Street Mobility Project: User Guide for Analysing the Health and Neighbourhood Mobility Survey
No full textThe following User Guide shows examples of how you can analyse the data from the Health and Neighbourhood Mobility Survey using pivot tables and charts in Microsoft Excel. This is not the only way to analyse the data, but it is simple and quick, so learning how to use pivot tables will probably save you time
Street Mobility Project: Toolkit
No full textThis toolkit provides a set of tools that can be used by practitioners, local communities, and others, to assess and value the costs of the 'barrier effect' of roads, also known as 'community severance'
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