Overview

As we grow older, we can only remain healthy, independent, and autonomous as long as the services, structures and spaces around us are adapted to be inclusive for varying needs and capacities. At the same time, physical environments can impact on our health, for example through exposure to pollution or access to active transport options. An expert community from the UK comprising the Government and its agencies, the health and social care sectors, charities and academia were invited to come together for a co-development workshop to identify research questions of interest to both the policy and the research communities. Participants identified three big challenges in this space, and three research questions that could help to bring the reality of healthy and active places a step closer.