Date:                      Wednesday 28th January 2015, at 6:30pm (refreshments from 6.00pm)

Speaker:                Richard Smith, Director – Action Streets Consultancy

Venue:                   RPS Group Plc, 20 Western Avenue, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SH

Cost:                       FREE to attend, guests welcome

Health and safety is important to the industry, but are we doing enough to improve health and tackle inequalities?

“The number of car users continues to increase, numbers walking and cycling have stagnated, and changes to the built environment continue to prioritise the ability to travel, rather than the ability to reach destinations. All of which mean that the health of the nation continues to suffer.” BMA Healthy Transport = Health Lives (2012)

Are things starting to change? Public health is now a council responsibility and this should influence all departments and suppliers. Many Local Sustainable Transport Fund schemes include Smarter Choices measures and routes which should improve health, but do they reduce health inequalities?

Find out more about how Coventry is responding to health inequalities through collaboration between health and transport professionals and joint funding for projects.

Richard Smith

Richard Smith is a health champion for CIHT and past chairman of the north eastern branch. He first developed his interest in health and transport through consultancy projects for Sheffield’s Healthy City project and the Equally Well project in the east end of Glasgow. Since March 2013 he has been managing employer, education and community engagement for Coventry City Council'sCycle Coventry project and is a visiting lecturer at Newcastle University. He is also a recent convert to cycle speedway and enjoys racing against teams in the Northern League including Hull and Sheffield.

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How to Book a Place

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To book a place please contact
Emily White at emily.white@jacobs.com

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