Economics of Interventions to Increase Active Travel to School: A Community Guide Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The number of children who bicycle or walk to school has steadily declined in the U.S. and other high-income countries. In response, several countries responded in recent years by funding infrastructure and noninfrastructure programs that improve the safety, convenience, and attractiveness of active travel to school. The objective of this study is to synthesize the economic evidence for the cost and benefit of these programs.

Evidence acquisition

Literature from the inception of databases to July 2018 were searched, yielding 9 economic evaluation studies. All analyses were done in September 2018-May 2019.

Evidence synthesis

All the studies reported cost, 6 studies reported cost benefit, and 2 studies reported cost effectiveness. The cost-effectiveness estimate

SUBMITTER: Jacob V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7770808 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature