Respiratory health, cardiovascular health, birth outcomes Respiratory
Conditions
Interventions
The Bradford Clean Air Plan
In order to address illegal levels of pollution within the City, Bradford Council have been directed by the UK Government to develop and implement the Bradford 'Clean Air
grants to retrofit polluting buses to CAZ standards
introduction of clean air standards for all Taxis registered in Bradford so only compliant vehicles can operate
grants and incentive schemes to encourage i) taxi drivers to upgrade to minimum CAZ standards (hackney carriages), petrol/hybrid (private hire vehicles), or electric (both), ii) HGV, LGV, Coach and mi
new park and ride facilities for up to 1000 vehicles /day
installation of alternative energy centre providing cost effective green refuelling/recharging facilities
travel planning with businesses to promote car sharing, active travel and public transport use amongst employees)
and an engagement programme to encourage a reduction in polluting heating sources with the CAZ boundary.
We will explore changes in
Sponsors
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Living within Bradford District
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who move out of Bradford district during duration of the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Respiratory health of Bradford residents (as assessed by weekly counts of respiratory disease related emergency hospital or General Practice [GP] attendance) of children (aged <18), adults (aged 18-64) and older adults (aged 65+) at three years post implementation of the B-CAP | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cardiovascular health of Bradford residents (as assessed by weekly counts of cardiovascular disease related emergency hospital/GP attendance) of adults (aged 18-64) and older adults (aged 65+) assessed three years post implementation 2. Birth outcomes of babies born within Bradford such as low birth weight and preterm birth (assessed by monthly counts) assessed three years post implementation 3. Air quality (Nitrogen Dioxide, Particulate matter) collected using routine and bespoke monitoring assessed one year post implementation. From the process and implementation evaluation: 4. Intervention fidelity, adaptations, barriers and enablers to implementation, acceptability, adverse/unintended consequences, travel mode behaviour and attitudes assessed one year post implementation From the economic evaluation: 5. Key economic outcomes include healthcare resource use and costs, quality adjusted life years, distributional effects assessed 3 years post implementation | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactEmily Nix
Outcome results
None listed