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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April 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The County Health Roadmaps project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute, includes efforts to build connections within and between local communities and national partners, incl ...
January 24, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Yesterday’s “Intersection of Transportation and Health” workshop, a day for the health-o-philes at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, underscored the concept that transportation plays a critical role in determining health outcomes. Br ...
January 23, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Most of us get in our cars, subways, buses, trains and walking shoes without thinking much about the network of decisions and research that went into making that commute a little bit easier – and, more and more, healthier. This week, more than 11,00 ...