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Public Transportation In The US: A Driver Of Health And …

(Just Now) WEBErin Abramsohn. Elizabeth Skillen. New or expanded public transportation options can improve health and health equity by reducing traffic crashes and air pollution, increasing physical activity

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20210630.810356/

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Public Transportation in the U.S.: A Driver of Health and …

(Just Now) WEBTransportation is a component of the built environment, with important impacts on public health and health equity. Transportation policies, planning efforts, and infrastructure …

https://www.rwjf.org/en/insights/our-research/2021/07/public-transportation-in-the-us-a-driver-of-health-and-equity.html

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Health and Equity US Department of Transportation

(9 days ago) WEBThe Transportation Equity Network is a grassroots network of community organizations working to build healthy, equitable communities through transportation funding, policy, and projects. It …

https://www.transportation.gov/mission/health/health-equity

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Transportation’s Role in Equity and Justice - Restoring and

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2009, community members proposed the concept of “capping” the freeway with a land bridge, along with a vision of affordable housing, connective roads, acres of green space to improve air quality …

https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2021/07/transportations-role-in-equity-and-justice-restoring-and-revitalizing-neighborhoods-and-communities

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Improving Health Through Transportation Policy

(5 days ago) WEBReduce human exposure to air pollution and adverse health impacts associated with these pollutants. Ensure that all people have access to safe, healthy, …

https://www.cdc.gov/transportation/index.html

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Expand Public Transportation Systems and Offer Incentives

(3 days ago) WEBA Practitioner’s Guide for Advancing Health Equity: Community Strategies for Preventing Chronic Disease developed by CDC provides information on policy, …

https://www.transportation.gov/mission/health/Expand-Public-Transportation-Systems-and-Offer-Incentives

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Integrating Equity into Transportation: An Overview of …

(2 days ago) WEBThis special issue of Public Roads brings together transportation professionals from cross-cutting fields, including civil rights, planning, safety, and operations, to provide an overview of ongoing U.S. …

https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/spring-2023/05

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Transportation: A Community Driver of Health

(7 days ago) WEBThe State of Transportation and Health Equity 16 Transportation is something most people living in the United States use every day. We walk, drive, or ride on wheels to …

https://www.apha.org/-/media/Files/PDF/pubs/Transportation_Health_Community_Driver.ashx

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Public Health and Transportation Case Studies

(9 days ago) WEBPublic Health and Transportation Case Studies. Communities of all types – urban, rural, suburban – and with budgets of all sizes are addressing the intersection of …

https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/transportation/public-health-and-transportation-case-studies

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Approaches and Barriers to Addressing Equity in Transportation

(3 days ago) WEBTransportation equity scholars describe equity as the fair distribution of costs and benefits across society (2, 21–23).While scholars vary in what they name as …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03611981211014533

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Health Disparities, Transportation Equity and Complete Streets: a …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Transportation systems are a focal point for addressing health disparities at the intersection of planning and public health. Complete Streets (CS) …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704855/

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Ensuring Equity in Transportation and Land Use Decisions to …

(5 days ago) WEBAPHA Policy Statement 20183: The Public Health Impact of Energy Policy in the United States; APHA Policy Statement 201711: Public Health Opportunities to …

https://www.apha.org/Policies-and-Advocacy/Public-Health-Policy-Statements/Policy-Database/2022/01/10/Ensuring-Equity-in-Transportation

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6 Ways to Advance Equity in Public Transportation

(6 days ago) WEBTransit access practices such as fare policies should target high-need communities. Pursue progressive far policies to reduce financial burdens on low-income …

https://salud-america.org/6-ways-to-advance-equity-in-public-transportation/

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The State of Transportation and Health Equity

(7 days ago) WEBThe State of Transportation and Health Equity identifies the biggest challenges to health equity facing our transportation system and the best tools to address the problem. …

https://smartgrowthamerica.org/resources/the-state-of-transportation-and-health-equity/

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Integrating Public Health and Equity into Transportation Planning …

(9 days ago) WEBThis study examines how FLMAs are integrating public health and equity into transportation planning activities and synthesizes existing effective strategies for …

https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/innovation-research/public-health-equity

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What is Health Equity? Health Equity CDC - Centers for Disease

(Just Now) WEBHealth equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Achieving this requires ongoing societal efforts to: Address …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/whatis/index.html

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WEBHealth equity seeks to address that. "Health equity means that we achieve health that is as equal as possible, within the constraints of things we can fix," said Dr. …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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Streets & Transportation – Participatory Budgeting Project

(2 days ago) WEBPB processes in NJ and across the U.S. confirm this—given limited resources, community members often prioritize pedestrian safety projects, such as streetlights, sidewalks, and …

https://www.pbcan.org/issues/streets-transportation/

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Transportation and Health - American Public Health Association

(3 days ago) WEBMinnesota Health and Transportation- Partners for Change (PDF) — Learn how Minnesota Department of Transportation and Department of Health have partnered …

https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/transportation

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The Geography and Equity of Crowdsourced Public Participation …

(7 days ago) WEBAbstract: This paper explores the geography and equity of public participation methods in Austin, Texas, focusing on active transportation planning. It compares …

https://sites.utexas.edu/uil/2024/04/28/the-geography-and-equity-of-crowdsourced-public-participation-for-active-transportation-planning/

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FACT SHEET: Biden- - The White House

(6 days ago) WEBLast week, the GDC was awarded $25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/06/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-gateway-hudson-river-tunnel-project/

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Home NJTPA North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

(6 days ago) WEBThe NJTPA is the federally authorized Metropolitan Planning Organization for the 13-county northern New Jersey region. We partner with local and state agencies to …

https://www.njtpa.org/home

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