Impact

We are proud that our pioneering work is having a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of people and environments across the world. We collaborate with communities, businesses, policy makers, NGOs and a wide range of other groups locally, nationally and internationally to understand issues and influence positive change.

Our engagements have led to collaboration and policy impacts with influential organisations such as The World Health Organisation, The United Nations, DEFRA and the Chief Medical Officer for England. At a local level our teams work with a large network of community groups, SMEs and local authorities and decision makers, ensuring our research addresses inequalities, and maximises future opportunities for the health and well-being of people and the planet.

Community and Social Inequalities

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Evaluating Coastal Rural Communities' Active and Sustainable Travel: COAST

Promoting sustainable active travel can be more challenging in rural areas. For people living in rural settings such as villages and small towns, getting around using active transport such as…

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Working with Businesses

Supporting Cornish SMEs Since 2016, the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) – which is part of the University of Exeter in Cornwall – has supported more than…

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Making Sense of Internal Environments for Health

In the UK, there are persistent and overlapping inequalities in health, housing and digital inclusion. The Smartline Project has revealed valuable insights into the role that digital technologies could play…

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Case study: Improving sensory experiences for older people

This joint research project is undertaking a systematic review to assess the health & wellbeing benefits of sensory experiences, especially in the outdoors.

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Case study: Examining links between health and housing

This research-business partnership is working with Cornish companies Coastline Housing and Carnego Systems to use cutting edge technology to understand how resident behaviour can affect indoor air quality in our homes.

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Case study: eHealth partnership pioneers digital monitoring

Through its novel use of technology this Cornish project will help to uncover the links between exercise and Ankylosing Spondylitis, a chronic and potentially debilitating medical condition.

Nature, Biodiversity and Health

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Recognising the benefits of urban green space in local policy

Our research is leading to the preservation and sustainable management of public green spaces, and informing practice in care homes across the South West of the UK.

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Working with government to set health and nature initiatives

The Centre is working with departments such as Public Health England, Defra and Natural England to develop the evidence base for green investments that also impact health.

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Case study: The value of nature for human health: transforming regional, national and international environmental and health policy

Until recently, recognition of the value of the natural environment as a health asset was lacking in health and environmental policy. Interdisciplinary research at Exeter’s European Centre for Environment and…

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Enhancing strategies and practice across Europe

We have worked with the World Health Organisation to change how planners across Europe value biodiversity and combine environmental and public health policies.

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Case study: Connecting children with nature

A ground-breaking research partnership is hoping to reinvigorate children’s connections with nature through a new method of teaching.

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Case study: Understanding the health benefits of green infrastructure

JOHT Resources recently partnered with the Centre to explore how the potential health benefits of green infrastructure, such as parks and gardens, can be included in urban planning.

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Case study: Exploring new methods of data collection

In this collaborative 'citizen science' project the Centre and Cornish digital company, Sea Communications, are developing an interactive application and digital platform to explore relationships between the quality of natural environments and human health and wellbeing.