America is still the land of cars and superhighways... and that transportation system can be hazardous to the public health. However, there are ample opportunities to create healthier alternatives for getting around.
Community-based organizations in Minnesota played a major role in improving access to healthy options for low-income communities in St. Paul. Watch how the addition of three stops will accomplish this in the construction of the Light Rail Project that will connect Minneapolis to St. Paul starting in 2014.
A detailed infographic tells a visual story on the role of transportation in the health of our communities, and explores the ways in which walkable, bikable, transit-oriented communities are associated with healthier populations.
Clean air, injury prevention and safety, physical activity ... all three transportation-related issues have an impact on community health. In an interview on the NewPublicHealth.org blog, expert Andrew Dannenberg explains why we need to consider transportation issues when we assess community health, and he offers concrete next steps.
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February 17, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The Department of Transportation has announced the first-ever federally proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk of in-vehicle electronic devices. The proposed voluntary guidelines would apply to commun ...
October 25, 2011 | New Public Health Post
An article in the New York Times about New York City’s bike share program, set to debut next summer, says that although a handlebar bell and rear lights will be standard issue on the rental bikes, helmets will not. Nor are helmets mandatory for adul ...
January 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council, is holding its annual meeting this week including a critical session later today that will bring together several subcommittees to talk about the intersection of transpo ...
November 7, 2012 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth continues a series of conversations with local public health directors on the issues that impact their work and the health of their communities. Recently, we spoke with David Fleming, MD, MPH, public health director of Seattle and Ki ...
October 25, 2012 | New Public Health Post
>>For more on transportation and health: Read an issue brief, "How Does Transportation Impact Health?" Read our interview with Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Read about transportation innovation on the local level in ...
October 25, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new conversation with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood continues a series of interviews by NewPublicHealth with the heads of federal agencies that comprise the National Prevention Council, convened to partner across government to help create ...