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Entitlement to concessionary public transport and wellbeing : a qualitative study of young people and older citizens in London, UK
Jones, Alasdair John Howard; Goodman, Anna; Roberts, Helen; Steinbach, Rebecca; Green, Judith (2013-08)Public transport in all countries, rich and poor, facilitates access to some of the determinants of health including employment, and health and educational services. Some cities (largely in higher income countries) now ... -
The health impact of free bus travel for young people in London : protocol for an observational study
Wilkinson, Paul; Edwards, Phil; Steinbach, Rebecca; Petticrew, Mark; Goodman, Anna; Jones, Alasdair John Howard; Roberts, Helen; Kelly, Charlotte; Nellthorpe, John; Green, Judith (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2011-02)The extension, in September 2005, of free bus and tram travel in London to people 12-16 years of age and, in September 2006, to people under 18 years is likely to have had a range of impacts with implications for public ... -
Improving recruitment of older people to research through good practice
McMurdo, Marion E. T.; Roberts, Helen; Parker, Stuart; Wyatt, Nikki; May, Helen; Goodman, Claire; Jackson, Stephen; Gladman, John; O'Mahony, Sinead; Ali, Khalid; Dickinson, Edward; Edison, Paul; Dyer, Chris; Comprehensive Clinical Res Network (2011-11)There is widespread evidence both of the exclusion of older people from clinical research, and of under-recruitment to clinical trials. This review and opinion piece provides practical advice to assist researchers both to ... -
More than A to B : The role of free bus travel for the mobility and wellbeing of older citizens in London
Green, Judith; Jones, Alasdair John Howard; Roberts, Helen (2014-03)This study contributes to the literature on mobility and wellbeing at older ages. Taking London as a case study, where older citizens have free access to a relatively extensive and accessible public transport network, ... -
Public Health Interventions : Transport: OP35 The Health Impacts of Free Bus Travel for Young People in London
Edwards, Phil; Steinbach, Rebecca; Green, Judith; Petticrew, Mark; Wilkinson, Paul; Goodman, Anna; Jones, Alasdair; Roberts, Helen; Kelly, Charlotte; Nellthorp, John (2012-09)Interventions in transport systems have potentially far-reaching impacts on public health, but can be challenging to evaluate. In 2005, young people in London gained access to free bus travel; an intervention that has a ... -
Rethinking passive transport : Bus fare exemptions and young people's wellbeing
Jones, Alasdair; Steinbach, Rebecca; Roberts, Helen; Goodman, Anna; Green, Judith (2012-05)Much recent public health research has emphasised the health impacts for young people of ‘active travel’ modes, typically defined as walking and cycling. Less research has focused on public transport modes. Drawing on ... -
“We can all just get on a bus and go” : Rethinking independent mobility in the context of the universal provision of free bus travel to young Londoners
Goodman, Anna; Jones, Alasdair John Howard; Roberts, Helen; Steinbach, Rebecca; Green, Judith (2014)This paper uses qualitative data from interviews with 118 young Londoners (age 12-18) to examine how the universal provision of free bus travel has affected young people’s independent mobility. Drawing on Sen’s ‘capabilities ...