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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August 13, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth continues a series to highlight some of the best public health education and outreach campaigns every month. Up this month: Werner Herzog's documentary on the impact of texting while driving.
August 7, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The Transportation Research Board Subcommittee on Health and Transportation was formed in the Summer of 2011 to provide a variety of disciplines the opportunity to share and compare transportation-related health research in an academic environment.
April 26, 2013 | New Public Health Post
In the United States, motor vehicle-related injuries are the leading cause of death for people age 5 through 34. New car safety innovations could help save lives.
May 1, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a new website, Parents Central, that will, quite frankly, help save children’s lives. The site offers frequently updated safety information for kids in cars—from the newborn firstborn t ...
March 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
How safely Americans drive across the generations, and how they can improve on that, is the focus of a new documentary, “Life Behind the Wheel,” airing at 8am Saturday, March 3 on the Discovery Channel and Discovery Education. Program experts includ ...
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 ...
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 ...
January 5, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new law in California that took effect this week changes the previous car seat graduation requirements from 6 years or 60 pounds to 8 years or 4 feet 9 inches tall, which is putting some kids, previously liberated from the seats, right back in the ...
December 29, 2011 | New Public Health Post
A new blog post from the Network for Public Health Law presents the dual public health challenges of seniors driving past the time they should be and the hardships posed when seniors need to get around without their cars. The concern is significant. ...