Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia
Background: Cable cars provide urban mobility benefits for vulnerable populations. However, no evaluation has assessed cable cars' impact from a health perspective. TransMiCable in Bogotá, Colombia, provides a unique opportunity to (1) assess the effects of its implementation on the environment...
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| author | Olga L. Sarmiento Diana Higuera-Mendieta Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon Luis A. Guzman Daniel A. Rodríguez Ricardo Morales Daniela Méndez Claudia Bedoya Claudia Bedoya Mario Linares-Vásquez Maria Isabel Arévalo Eliana Martínez-Herrera Felipe Montes Jose D. Meisel Andrés F. Useche Elizabeth García Elizabeth García Camilo A. Triana Andrés L. Medaglia Philipp Hessel Julian Arellana Carlos Moncada Abby C. King Abby C. King Ana V. Diez Roux Ana V. Diez Roux |
| author_facet | Olga L. Sarmiento Diana Higuera-Mendieta Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon Luis A. Guzman Daniel A. Rodríguez Ricardo Morales Daniela Méndez Claudia Bedoya Claudia Bedoya Mario Linares-Vásquez Maria Isabel Arévalo Eliana Martínez-Herrera Felipe Montes Jose D. Meisel Andrés F. Useche Elizabeth García Elizabeth García Camilo A. Triana Andrés L. Medaglia Philipp Hessel Julian Arellana Carlos Moncada Abby C. King Abby C. King Ana V. Diez Roux Ana V. Diez Roux |
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| description | Background: Cable cars provide urban mobility benefits for vulnerable populations. However, no evaluation has assessed cable cars' impact from a health perspective. TransMiCable in Bogotá, Colombia, provides a unique opportunity to (1) assess the effects of its implementation on the environmental and social determinants of health (microenvironment pollution, transport accessibility, physical environment, employment, social capital, and leisure time), physical activity, and health outcomes (health-related quality of life, respiratory diseases, and homicides); and (2) use citizen science methods to identify, prioritize, and communicate the most salient negative and positive features impacting health and quality of life in TransMiCable's area, as well as facilitate a consensus and advocacy-building change process among community members, policymakers, and academic researchers.Methods: TrUST (In Spanish: Transformaciones Urbanas y Salud: el caso de TransMiCable en Bogotá) is a quasi-experimental study using a mixed-methods approach. The intervention group includes adults from Ciudad Bolívar, the area of influence of TransMiCable. The control group includes adults from San Cristóbal, an area of future expansion for TransMiCable. A conceptual framework was developed through group-model building. Outcomes related to environmental and social determinants of health as well as health outcomes are assessed using questionnaires (health outcomes, physical activity, and perceptions), secondary data (crime and respiratory outcomes) use of portable devices (air pollution exposure and accelerometry), mobility tracking apps (for transport trajectories), and direct observation (parks). The Stanford Healthy Neighborhood Discovery Tool is being used to capture residents' perceptions of their physical and social environments as part of the citizen science component of the investigation.Discussion: TrUST is innovative in its use of a mixed-methods, and interdisciplinary research approach, and in its systematic engagement of citizens and policymakers throughout the design and evaluation process. This study will help to understand better how to maximize health benefits and minimize unintended negative consequences of TransMiCable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7548efc4a254d28ba7115337ace187e2022-12-22T00:21:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652020-03-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.00064515100Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, ColombiaOlga L. Sarmiento0Diana Higuera-Mendieta1Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon2Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon3Luis A. Guzman4Daniel A. Rodríguez5Ricardo Morales6Daniela Méndez7Claudia Bedoya8Claudia Bedoya9Mario Linares-Vásquez10Maria Isabel Arévalo11Eliana Martínez-Herrera12Felipe Montes13Jose D. Meisel14Andrés F. Useche15Elizabeth García16Elizabeth García17Camilo A. Triana18Andrés L. Medaglia19Philipp Hessel20Julian Arellana21Carlos Moncada22Abby C. King23Abby C. King24Ana V. Diez Roux25Ana V. Diez Roux26School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSchool of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSchool of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaCollege of Environmental Design and Institute for Transport Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United StatesDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSchool of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSystems Engineering and Computing Department, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSystems Engineering and Computing Department, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSystems Engineering and Computing Department, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaNational School of Public Health, Research Group of Epidemiology, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Ibagué, Ibagué, ColombiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSchool of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaFundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, ColombiaSchool of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSchool of Government, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia0Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia1Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia2Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States3Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States4Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States5Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesBackground: Cable cars provide urban mobility benefits for vulnerable populations. However, no evaluation has assessed cable cars' impact from a health perspective. TransMiCable in Bogotá, Colombia, provides a unique opportunity to (1) assess the effects of its implementation on the environmental and social determinants of health (microenvironment pollution, transport accessibility, physical environment, employment, social capital, and leisure time), physical activity, and health outcomes (health-related quality of life, respiratory diseases, and homicides); and (2) use citizen science methods to identify, prioritize, and communicate the most salient negative and positive features impacting health and quality of life in TransMiCable's area, as well as facilitate a consensus and advocacy-building change process among community members, policymakers, and academic researchers.Methods: TrUST (In Spanish: Transformaciones Urbanas y Salud: el caso de TransMiCable en Bogotá) is a quasi-experimental study using a mixed-methods approach. The intervention group includes adults from Ciudad Bolívar, the area of influence of TransMiCable. The control group includes adults from San Cristóbal, an area of future expansion for TransMiCable. A conceptual framework was developed through group-model building. Outcomes related to environmental and social determinants of health as well as health outcomes are assessed using questionnaires (health outcomes, physical activity, and perceptions), secondary data (crime and respiratory outcomes) use of portable devices (air pollution exposure and accelerometry), mobility tracking apps (for transport trajectories), and direct observation (parks). The Stanford Healthy Neighborhood Discovery Tool is being used to capture residents' perceptions of their physical and social environments as part of the citizen science component of the investigation.Discussion: TrUST is innovative in its use of a mixed-methods, and interdisciplinary research approach, and in its systematic engagement of citizens and policymakers throughout the design and evaluation process. This study will help to understand better how to maximize health benefits and minimize unintended negative consequences of TransMiCable.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00064/fullcable carimpact evaluationLatin Americaurban healthtransportphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Olga L. Sarmiento Diana Higuera-Mendieta Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon Maria A. Wilches-Mogollon Luis A. Guzman Daniel A. Rodríguez Ricardo Morales Daniela Méndez Claudia Bedoya Claudia Bedoya Mario Linares-Vásquez Maria Isabel Arévalo Eliana Martínez-Herrera Felipe Montes Jose D. Meisel Andrés F. Useche Elizabeth García Elizabeth García Camilo A. Triana Andrés L. Medaglia Philipp Hessel Julian Arellana Carlos Moncada Abby C. King Abby C. King Ana V. Diez Roux Ana V. Diez Roux Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia Frontiers in Public Health cable car impact evaluation Latin America urban health transport physical activity |
| title | Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_full | Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_short | Urban Transformations and Health: Methods for TrUST—a Natural Experiment Evaluating the Impacts of a Mass Transit Cable Car in Bogotá, Colombia |
| title_sort | urban transformations and health methods for trust a natural experiment evaluating the impacts of a mass transit cable car in bogota colombia |
| topic | cable car impact evaluation Latin America urban health transport physical activity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00064/full |
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