Poster presentation on INTERACT Methodology to Active Living Research Conference in Banff, AB in February 2018. Kestens Y, Fuller D, Winters M, Bell S, Cantinotti M, Datta G, Lewis P, Lord S, McKay H, Morency C, Muhajarine N, Nelson T, Sims-Gould J, Stanley K, Wasfi R, Shareck M, Berscheid J, Gough M, Laberee K, Ottoni C, Poirier Stephens Z, Pugh C, Sones M, Brondeel R, Thigpen C, Luan H. Monitoring The Impact of Urban Form Changes on Health and Inequality: The INTERACT Methodology. Poster presentation at: Active Living Research Conference; February 2018; Banff, AB. (First prize for poster presentation)

1. UNDERSTAND CONTEXT
MOBILIZE KNOWLEDGE
MEASURE CHANGE IN
URBAN FORM
TRACK POPULATION HEALTH
LINK URBAN FORM CHANGES TO
HEALTH AND INEQUALITIES
Monitoring the Impact of Urban Form Changes on
Health and Inequality: The INTERACT MethodologyINTERACTINTERVENTIONS, RESEARCH,
AND ACTION IN CITIES TEAM Y. Kestens*1
, D. Fuller2
, M. Winters3
, S. Bell4
, M. Cantinotti5
, G. Datta4
, P. Lewis4
, S. Lord4
, H. McKay6
, C. Morency7
, N. Muhajarine4
, T. Nelson8
, J. Sims-Gould6
, K. Stanley4
, R.
Wasfi1
, M. Shareck9
, J. Berscheid4
, M. Gough4
, K. Laberee3
, C. Ottoni6
, Z. Poirier Stephens1
, C. Pugh3
, M. Sones3
, B. Thierry1
, R. Brondeel1
, C. Thigpen8
and H. Luan2
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Université de Montréal, Canada, 2
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, 3
Simon Fraser University, Canada, 4
University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 5
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada, 6
University of British Columbia, Canada,
7
Polytechnique Montréal, Canada, 8
Arizona State University, United States, 9
University of Toronto, Canada
Temporal GIS allows to track urban form changes.
A longitudinal cohort is set up in each city with 3 data collection time points.Various modeling methods explore relations between urban form change,
mobility, and health inequalities.
VERITAS-
Interventions
Online map-based survey
documenting changes to
urban form and related
actor networks.
INTERACT works with various stakeholders generating
evidence and building tools to document impacts of
urban form changes and inform future decisions for
healthier cities.
Concept mapping captures stakeholders’
perceptions of local context.
Interested in using INTERACT tools or
joining the team as a student?
VISIT WWW.TEAMINTERACT.CA
COHORT
250-10,000
participants per
site
Health Survey
Online self-reported health
questionnaire
VERITAS Survey
Online questionnaire
combining spatial and
social data.
AND/
OR
Qualitative interviews
One-on-one and
go-along interviews with
subpopulation
Mobile app (Ethica)
30 day tracking of
accelerometry, GPS, WiFi,
gyroscope and EMA
Wearable Sensor
(SenseDoc)
7 day tracking of
accelerometry and GPS
Concept Mapping
Online concept mapping
tool to determine and
prioritize the factors
that influence the
implementation and
impact of urban form
changes.
Mobility
Activity locations
Trips
Transportation mode
Socio-economic
and gender
inequalities
The INTERACT Toolkit is intended to be transferable to other study
sites while remaining flexible enough to be adapted to local needs.
Currently, INTERACT methodology is being applied to:
VANCOUVER Arbutus Greenway
VICTORIA All Ages and Abilities (AAA) Cycling Network
MONTREAL Montreal Community 2016-2020 sustainability plan
SASKATOON Bus Rapid Transit
Consultation on All Ages and Abilities Cycling Network in Victoria, BC
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INTERACT offers a
comprehensive toolkit to
understand impacts of
urban form changes
on health.
In partnership with cities and citizens, we harness big
data to deliver timely public health intelligence on the
influence of real world urban form changes on physical
activity, social participation, well-being, and social
inequalities—generating local evidence and action
to advance the design of smart, sustainable, and
healthier cities for all.
GPS
SURVEYS
VERITAS
Urban form
TEMPORAL
GIS
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Well-being
Health outcomes
Social participation
Physical activity
ACCELER-
OMETRY
VERITAS
EMA
Continuous implementation of urban form change
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