The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and the European Cyclists’ Federation are collaborating to provide a free training webinar that will present the updated WHO HEAT (Health Economic Assessment Tool) with a focus on cycling.

The webinar will take place on the 12th November at 1pm CET.

Our goal is to present the latest version of this online resource that estimates the economic value of the health benefits of regular cycling. Specifically, HEAT translates changes in mortality resulting from more cycling and walking into financial benefits.

Cycling advocates, scientists, local or national officials and everyone else who wants to make the case for new investments in cycling are invited to participate. Results from HEAT can be used in the context of cost-benefit analyses and health impact assessments.

The host of the webinar is Dr Nick Cavill, a Public Health expert with extensive experience in national policy approaches to the promotion of physical activity.
Over 400 people have participated in the trainings so far and HEAT has been used over 23,000 times since its launch in 2011.