The PAICE project: Integrating health and health equity into UK climate change policy.
Michael Davies, Charlie Dearman, Rosemary Green, Andrew Haines, Clare Heaviside, Filiz Karakas, Sudheer Kumar Kuppili, Susan Michie, James Milner, Gemma Moore, David Osrin, Silvia Pastorino, Giorgos Petrou, Irene Pluchinotta, Charles Simpson, Phil Symonds, Catalina Turcu, Sarah Whitmee, Ke Zhou, Nici Zimmermann
Author Information
Michael Davies: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK. ORCID
Charlie Dearman: Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK. ORCID
Rosemary Green: Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK. ORCID
Andrew Haines: Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK. ORCID
Clare Heaviside: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Filiz Karakas: Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK.
Sudheer Kumar Kuppili: Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK. ORCID
Susan Michie: Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, England, UK. ORCID
James Milner: Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK.
Gemma Moore: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
David Osrin: Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK. ORCID
Silvia Pastorino: Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK.
Giorgos Petrou: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK. ORCID
Irene Pluchinotta: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK. ORCID
Charles Simpson: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK. ORCID
Phil Symonds: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Catalina Turcu: Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, England, UK. ORCID
Sarah Whitmee: Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, UK. ORCID
Ke Zhou: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK. ORCID
Nici Zimmermann: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, London, UK. ORCID
This paper announces a new initiative - the research project (PAICE), which aims to investigate the complex systemic connections between climate change action, health and health equity, for translation of evidence into policy and practice in the UK. Using transdisciplinary approaches, PAICE will: (1) co-develop a programme theory and linked monitoring and evaluation plan, (2) work with the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) using system dynamics to analyse national and local policy opportunities, (3) build an integrated model of the effects of these policies on population health, health equity and greenhouse gas emissions, (4) apply the findings to the CCC monitoring framework and GLA policy development, and (5) use the programme theory to help evaluate achievement of PAICE processes and objectives. If successful, PAICE will have helped to establish a systems capability to (i) monitor whether Government plans are on track to deliver their climate targets and associated health impacts and (ii) understand how relevant policy and implementation approaches could be enhanced.
