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The  Health  Economic  Assessment  Tool  (HEAT)  for  walking  and  cycling  enables  users  to estimate  the  societal  value  of  reduced  mortality  that  results  from  physical  activity through regular  walking  or  cycling.The  Health  Economic  Assessment  Tool  (HEAT)  for  walking  and  cycling  enables  users  to estimate  the  societal  value  of  reduced  mortality  that  results  from  physical  activity through regular  walking  or  cycling.

This  report  of the ECF HEAT study (2015)  brings  together  findings  from  the  literature  on  the HEAT;  a  survey  of  users;  and  interviews;  to  make  recommendations  for  increasing  its  use across Europe.

There are 2 versions of "Turn up the HEAT": A SUMMARY report  and a FULL report:

1. The SUMMARY report of "Turn up the HEAT" : contains Methods, Results, Discussion & Recommendations to Increase the use of the HEAT. Updated version (September 2016). Contains corrections of typographic errors.

2. The COMPLETE report of “Turn up the HEAT”  . This version contains the above information and supplementary materials including The Survey and The Interview Guide. Updated version (04/07/2016). Contains minimal corrections in layout and format.