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. 2019 Nov 17;16(22):4546.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224546.

Ten Lessons for Good Practice for the INHERIT Triple Win: Health, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability

Ruth Bell  1 , Matluba Khan  1 , Maria Romeo-Velilla  2 , Ingrid Stegeman  2 , Alba Godfrey  2 , Timothy Taylor  3 , George Morris  3 , Brigit Staatsen  4 , Nina van der Vliet  4 , Hanneke Kruize  4 , Kirsti Sarheim Anthun  5 , Monica Lillefjell  5 , Geir Arild Espnes  6 , Aline Chiabai  7 , Silvestre García de Jalón  7 , Sonia Quiroga  8 , Pablo Martinez-Juarez  8   9 , Vojtěch Máca  10 , Iva Zvěřinová  10 , Milan Ščasný  10 , Sibila Marques  11 , Daniela Craveiro  11 , Joyce Westerink  12   13 , Hanne Spelt  12   13 , Pania Karnaki  14 , Rosa Strube  15 , Anne-Sophie Merritt  16 , Marita Friberg  16 , Nathalie Bélorgey  17 , Marjolijn Vos  18 , Dragan Gjorgjev  19 , Inese Upelniece  20 , Caroline Costongs  2
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Ten Lessons for Good Practice for the INHERIT Triple Win: Health, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability

Ruth Bell et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The world's challenges of climate change, damage to ecosystems, and social and health inequalities require changes in human behaviours at every level of organisation, among governments, business, communities, and individuals. An important question is how behaviour change can be enabled and supported at the scale and speed required. The research reported in this paper describes important lessons for good practice in changing contexts to modify behaviours for a triple win for health, equity and environmental sustainability. Authors synthesised learning from qualitative, quantitative and cost benefit evaluations of 15 case studies conducted in 12 countries in Europe. The case studies address ways of living (green spaces and energy efficient housing), moving (active transport) and consuming (healthy and sustainable diets) that support the triple win. Ten lessons for good practice were identified. These include bringing a triple win mindset to policy and practice in planning interventions, with potential to improve environmental sustainability, health and equity at the same time. The lessons for good practice are intended to support governmental and non-governmental actors, practitioners and researchers planning to work across sectors to achieve mutual benefits for health and environmental sustainability and in particular to benefit poorer and more socio-economically disadvantaged groups.

Keywords: behaviour change; co-creation; consuming; environmental sustainability; equity; health; living; moving; policy and practice; urban settings.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funding sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, and in the decision to publish the results.

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The INHERIT generic logic model.
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Overarching lessons for good practice for the INHERIT triple win.
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