Publications by authors named "Jasmine Chavda"
Background: The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), introduced in Central London in April 2019, aims to enhance air quality and improve public health. The Children's Health in London and Luton (CHILL) study evaluates the impact of the ULEZ on children's health. This analysis focuses on the one-year impacts on the shift towards active travel to school.
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- Air pollution is harmful, especially to children, and it's important to find ways to improve air quality to protect health now and in the future.
- The CHILL study is looking at how London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) affects kids' health by comparing kids in London and Luton over five years.
- The study will help understand if ULEZ actually improves air quality and helps kids breathe better, which is super important since more people are living in cities with bad air.
Background: Lockdown measures, including school closures, due to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused widespread disruption to children's lives. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of a national lockdown on children's physical activity using seasonally matched accelerometry data.
Methods: Using a pre/post observational design, 179 children aged 8 to 11 years provided physical activity data measured using hip-worn triaxial accelerometers worn for 5 consecutive days prepandemic and during the January to March 2021 lockdown.