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==Health effects and risks of transport systems (HEARTS)==

==Reserch team== 
*Matti Jantunen, prof.
*Sari Alm, PhD
*Päivi Aarnio, TechLic
*Otto Hänninen, M.Sc.

==Collaboration== 
*WHO/Europe, Rome, Italy
*Imperial College, London, UK
*Government Agency in the areas of Energy and Environment, Rome, Italy
*National Institute for Transport and Safety Research, France
*Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems, Rome, Italy
*University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, France
*National Technical University of Athens, Greece
*National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
*Berry Environmental Ltd, Shepperton, UK; Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds, UK

==Funding== 
*European Comission 5th Framework Programme (QLK4-CT-2001-00492)
*Academy of Finland

==Contact person== 
*Matti Jantunen


==Background==

Traffic-related noise, air pollution and accidents generate a wide range of adverse health effects. Usually risk assessment of traffic focus only on the impact of a single factor and integrated risk assessment is missing.

==Objectives==

1) Develop and test an integrated method to conduct traffic-related health impact assessments
* different exposures (air pollution, noise, accidents)
* different health endpoints (mortality, morbidity, annoyance)
* different populations
* spatial and temporal scales

2) improve health and help to assess health effects of political decisions

==Description==

Study combine transport, air pollution, noise propagation, traffic accident, time-activity and exposure models to define health effects of different traffic scenarios.

The integrated health impact models will be tested in three European cities. (Leicester, UK; Lille, France; Florence, Italy). KTL is responsible for time activity and population exposure workpackages.

==Links==
*[http://www.euro.who.int/hearts Homepage]


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