Healthy Neighbourhood Environments (SHINE) HIT News

20mph limits benefit everyone in Bristol, from the youngest to the oldest

  • 4th July 2018
Supporters of 20mph limits – which research has shown is seven out of 10 adults…

Death of SHINE HIT's Peter Wilkinson

  • 22nd June 2018
Peter Wilkinson, a Bristol parks manager and member of the Healthy Neighbourhood Environments (SHINE) HIT,…

Health Integration Teams attract nearly £4.7 million in 2017-18

  • 15th June 2018
Bristol Health Partners Health Integration Teams (HITs) have attracted nearly £4.7 million in funding to…

SHINE HIT's achievements in 2017-18

  • 1st May 2018
Co-Director of the Supporting Healthy Inclusive Neighbourhood Environments HIT (SHINE), Dr Adrian Davis, reflects on…

A call to policymakers to change transport planning so children can lead active lives

  • 24th April 2018
Dr Adrian Davis, Director of SHINE HIT, is among a group of public health experts,…

20mph speed limits in Bristol save lives, reduce injuries and save the NHS £15 million a year

  • 13th February 2018
The 20mph speed limits in residential areas in Bristol have prevented more than four fatal…

The roads programme is a deplorable refusal to face the facts

  • 26th January 2018
Adrian Davis on the Government's 'deplorable' roads programme, which, he argues, runs counter to the…

Joint Spatial Plan must address public health issues, Bristol Health Partners urges

  • 17th January 2018
The Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) is a rare opportunity to plan for a healthier future…

HIT events stir debate at Healthy City Week 2017

  • 8th November 2017
Creating a Bristol that works for people of all ages and abilities was at the…

An additional 20 minutes commuting each day lowers job satisfaction equivalent to a 19 per cent pay cut

  • 23rd October 2017
An additional 20 minutes of commuting each working day is equivalent to a 19% annual…

Walking and cycling are the oxygen for healthy towns and cities

  • 17th October 2017
Adrian Davis describes Sustrans' new Active Travel Toolbox, which gives policy makers the evidence they…