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- Transport systems either enhance health or, conversely, increase health risks by shaping access to services and opportunities, physical activity levels, exposure to air pollutants, noise emissions, and risks of road traffic injuries; and by providing climate and environmental benefits for urban areas.
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Jun 1, 2021 · Understanding and formulating the numerous ways by which transportation decisions affect public health will help in studying the transportation and health nexus in a holistic manner and support policy and decision-making that prioritize health in cities.
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Apr 13, 2018 · Urban and transport planning has an important effect on cardiovascular health and its risk factors. Cardiovascular disease and mortality could be reduced by better urban and transport...
- Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen
- mark.nieuwenhuijsen@isglobal.org
- 2018
Jan 4, 2018 · Here we give an introductory overview of the relationship between transport and health drawing upon relevant literature and using primarily a UK perspective. Early work on the health impacts of transport focussed either on injuries or, later, on air pollution.
- M C I van Schalkwyk, J S Mindell
- 2018
Feb 25, 2021 · This long read examines the challenges of shifting towards a transport system that better supports health. It sets out: how transport affects health. the consequences of a car-dependent transport system. the difficulties in shifting towards greater use of public transport.
Sep 20, 2022 · We offer recommendations that might address the complex transportation barriers that affect high-frequency health care users and disproportionately burden younger adults aged 18–64 enrolled in public health insurance programs.
Oct 28, 2016 · Ellen Flint and colleagues’ longitudinal study 4 on the use of active or public transport versus cars to commute to work, published in The Lancet Public Health, is a major advance in understanding the contribution of all modes of physical activity to obesity and other health outcomes.
Dec 1, 2022 · Health equity efforts to address disparities in mobility and the consequences of transport systems include policies, investments, and meaningful participation of affected populations to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms (Cole et al., 2019).
