Sandwell Proof of Concept - Link Local Government Disease Prevention Planning to Community Behaviour Change

公民的健康和福祉对英国新经济和未来的繁荣至关重要。空气污染是导致早期死亡的主要环境原因，相当于全球死亡总人数的5%。空气污染还造成大量发病率，对健康造成短期和长期影响，也是造成健康不平等的一个重要因素。该项目将在英国桑德威尔进行概念验证，使地方当局能够：通过计算疾病预防的短期和长期效益来规划卫生优先事项；在空气排放构成重大健康风险的地点，通过数字手段“推动”改变行为；并几乎实时地告知公民他们选择的交通和家用燃料对健康的影响。自我驱动的数字体验将告知公民他们选择的交通和家用燃料对健康的影响。委员会的规划人员将指导公民的选择，将空气污染与健康和相关的医疗保健费用联系起来，协助地方当局制定政策和资源规划，制定有针对性的缓解措施和公共卫生运动。这一创新将近实时地整合相关的健康、环境和成本数据。地方当局有能力发布具有长期人口健康结果的卫生咨询，并与协调一致的行为改变保持一致。概念证明将在桑德维尔市（“桑德维尔”）提交，并将经验教训推广到英国议会，寻求通过改变社区行为来减少空气排放来预防疾病。作为该领域的领导者，Sandwell正在推动减少自治市空气质量管理区高浓度二氧化氮（NO2）和可呼吸粉尘颗粒（PM2.5）的紧急进展。解决空气污染问题将改善环境和公众健康。在英国国家健康和护理卓越研究所(NICE)/PHE空气污染指南中，敦促地方当局考虑一系列有效的干预措施，鼓励人们迁移到低排放或零排放的地区。

Citizen health and wellbeing are vital to the UK New Economy and future prosperity.Air pollution is the leading environmental cause of early death -- contributing to the equivalent of 5% of all deaths globally. Air pollution is also responsible for a substantial amount of morbidity, causing short and long term health effects, as well as a significant contributor to health inequalities.The project will demonstrate a proof of concept in Sandwell, UK that enables the local authority to: plan health priorities by calculating short- and long-term benefits of Disease Prevention; digitally 'nudge' behaviour change at locations where air emissions present significant health risk; and inform citizens in near real time of health impacts from their choice of transport and home fuels.A self-driven digital experience will inform citizens of the health impacts from their choice of transport and home fuels. Council planners will guide citizen choices, linking air pollution to health and related health care costs over time, assisting local authority policy and resource planning for targeted mitigation measures and public health campaigns.This innovation will integrate, co-related health, environment and costing data in near, real-time. Local authorities gain the ability to issue health advice with long-term population health outcomes, aligned to coordinated behaviour change.The proof of concept will be delivered in the Municipal Borough of Sandwell ('Sandwell') with lessons learned rolled out to UK Councils seeking Disease Prevention through community behaviour change to reduce air emissions.As a leader in this domain, Sandwell is driving urgent progress to reduce high concentrations of Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and breathable dust particles (PM2.5) in the Borough Air Quality Management Area.Tackling air pollution will improve both the environment and public health. In the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)/PHE air pollution guidance, local authorities are urged to consider a range of effective interventions that encourage movement to low or zero emission areas.