Publications
Key publications
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Moving around during the COVID-19 outbreak
These information sheets provide WHO advice on “Moving around during the COVID-19 outbreak”. Other formats including a larger one-sided poster, or layouts showing printer margins, are available for download at the link below.
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Supporting healthy urban transport and mobility in the context of COVID-19 (2020)
The recommendations in this guidance are supportive of Prescription 5 of the manifesto, on building healthy and liveable cities.
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Health economic assessment tool (HEAT) for walking and for cycling (2017)
Methods and user guide on physical activity, air pollution, injuries and carbon impact assessments
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Riding towards the green economy: cycling and green jobs. Executive summary (2016)
This is an advance executive summary of a new study Riding towards the green economy: cycling and green jobs, undertaken in the context of THE PEP’s partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport.
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Unlocking new opportunities: jobs in green and healthy transport (2014)
The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) partnership on jobs in green and healthy transport is exploring potential job creation through greener, healthier, more efficient transport. This publication focuses on potential job creation from public transport, cycling and walking.
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Developing national action plans on transport, health and environment. A step-by-step manual for policy-makers and planners (2014)
A national transport, health and environment action plan (NTHEAP) is a key mechanism for developing sustainable and healthy transport in a country. The manual provides practical advice on each of the phases (and the steps that comprise them) in an NTHEAP and highlights good practices from the European Region.
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From Amsterdam to Paris and beyond: the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) 2009-2020 (2014)
This report encapsulates the past 12 years of progress made under THE PEP since its launch in 2002. THE PEP encourages transport policy-makers and urban spatial planners to consider the environmental and health impacts of transport and mobility.
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Networking for physical activity - brochure for download (2013)
Results of the PHAN project on networking and action on healthy and equitable environments for physical activity.
Full report available via United Nations Environment Programme (in English and Russian)
Policy briefing from the WHO series on health in the green economy
Trends and developments in Europe (1997–2007)
Assessment and progress made
Guidance for policy-makers on supportive institutional conditions for policy integration of transport, health and environment