Hi everyone -
I wanted to share the following report summarizing the findings of a
health impact assessment (HIA) of a potential road pricing program in
San Francisco conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public
Health's Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability as I thought it
may be of interest to the list. The HIA was completed this Fall with
funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Active Living Research
Program. A summary and detailed technical report of the findings are
available at: http://www.sfphes.org/HIA_Road_Pricing.htm.
For the HIA analysis, SFDPH used a variety of methods to assess
potential transportation-related health effects - including air
quality-related premature mortality, traffic noise-related annoyance and
heart attacks, injury to pedestrians and cyclists, and health benefits
from active transportation – and evaluated health-related equity effects
and associated economic value. The HIA found that transportation system
operation in San Francisco has substantial health burdens and benefits
today. Health burdens are expected to increase in the future owing to
increasing motor vehicles on local roadways and increasing population
densities in already congested areas. However, there are also estimated
increases in active transportation (walking and biking) that bring some
health benefits and save lives. Road pricing, if implemented, could
moderate but not entirely eliminate the changes associated with a future
under “business as usual” that includes increasing populations and
traffic and no new policies or funding to manage the transportation
system. Road pricing could also generate significant economic value by
reducing transportation-related adverse effects and increasing walking
and biking. HIA recommendations include increasing congestion pricing
fees where they can reduce health risks (e.g., on spare the air days)
and investing in targeted infrastructure to reduce pedestrian and
cyclist injury and increase active transportation.
Thank you, and happy holidays!
-------------------------------------------------------------
Megan L. Wier, MPH, Epidemiologist
Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability
San Francisco Department of Public Health
phone: 415-252-3972, fax: 415-252-3964
Megan.Wier(a)sfdph.org
www.sfphes.org
I will be out of the office starting 12/21/2011 and will not return until
01/03/2012.
I will respond to your email as soon as I can upon my return. Thank you!
Happy Holidays! I am on vacation until January 3, 2012. I will respond to your message in the New Year!
Warm regards, Gina
>>> h+t--friends 12/20/11 13:18 >>>
Hi everyone -
I wanted to share the following report summarizing the findings of a
health impact assessment (HIA) of a potential road pricing program in
San Francisco conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public
Health's Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability as I thought it
may be of interest to the list. The HIA was completed this Fall with
funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Active Living Research
Program. A summary and detailed technical report of the findings are
available at: http://www.sfphes.org/HIA_Road_Pricing.htm.
For the HIA analysis, SFDPH used a variety of methods to assess
potential transportation-related health effects - including air
quality-related premature mortality, traffic noise-related annoyance and
heart attacks, injury to pedestrians and cyclists, and health benefits
from active transportation – and evaluated health-related equity effects
and associated economic value. The HIA found that transportation system
operation in San Francisco has substantial health burdens and benefits
today. Health burdens are expected to increase in the future owing to
increasing motor vehicles on local roadways and increasing population
densities in already congested areas. However, there are also estimated
increases in active transportation (walking and biking) that bring some
health benefits and save lives. Road pricing, if implemented, could
moderate but not entirely eliminate the changes associated with a future
under “business as usual” that includes increasing populations and
traffic and no new policies or funding to manage the transportation
system. Road pricing could also generate significant economic value by
reducing transportation-related adverse effects and increasing walking
and biking. HIA recommendations include increasing congestion pricing
fees where they can reduce health risks (e.g., on spare the air days)
and investing in targeted infrastructure to reduce pedestrian and
cyclist injury and increase active transportation.
Thank you, and happy holidays!
-------------------------------------------------------------
Megan L. Wier, MPH, Epidemiologist
Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability
San Francisco Department of Public Health
phone: 415-252-3972, fax: 415-252-3964
Megan.Wier(a)sfdph.org
www.sfphes.org
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Hello Health and Transportation Subcommittee (ADD50-01) Friends,
As everyone is finalizing preparations for the 2012 Annual Meeting of TRB,
we have the first of two pre-Annual Meeting announcements about our
activities there.
As many of you already know, ADD50-01 and its co-sponsoring committees have
developed an interesting schedule of events concerning health and
transportation. Be sure to include them on your TRB Annual Meeting
schedule.
1) The Sunday workshop, Intersection of Health and Transportation: What We
Know, What We Don't Know, and How We Can Better Integrate Health
Considerations into Transportation
Decisions<http://pressamp.trb.org/conferenceinteractiveprogram/EventDetails.aspx?ID=2…>(session
number 142), from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Hilton International East
Ballroom. (See details of the workshop sessions in the attached word
document or visit the link on our website below.)
2) The meeting of the Health and Transportation Joint Subcommittee of
ADD50, ADD40, ADB10, ABJ30
<http://pressamp.trb.org/conferenceinteractiveprogram/EventDetails.aspx?ID=2…>
(session
number ADD50-01) on Monday, January 23, from 8:00 am to 9:45 am in
the Hilton Albright Room.
3) Immediately following the subcommittee meeting, we are co-sponsoring
(with ABJ30) a poster session on Health, Transportation, and
Data<http://pressamp.trb.org/conferenceinteractiveprogram/EventDetails.aspx?ID=2…>
(session
number 298) on Monday, January 23, from 10:45 am to 12:30 pm in the Hilton
International Ballroom.
On Wednesday we are co-sponsoring two sessions:
4) Can Transportation and Public Health Be Compatible? Considering Health
in Transportation
Decisions<http://pressamp.trb.org/conferenceinteractiveprogram/EventDetails.aspx?ID=2…>
(session
number 694) on Wednesday, January 25, from 8:00 am to 9:45 am in the Hilton
Columbia Hall 8.
5) Health and Transportation Data Linkages: Eighth Annual Travel Data
Users Forum<http://pressamp.trb.org/conferenceinteractiveprogram/EventDetails.aspx?ID=2…>
(session
number 794, which is also an e-session) on Wednesday, January 25, from 4:30
pm to 6 pm in the Hilton Georgetown East.
You will find all these events listed in the attached Word Document, with
live links, and you can find them on our web site, at this url,
http://www.trbhealth.org/home/activities-and-announcements
Thanks in advance for your help and your interest in and support of the
Health and Transportation Joint Subcommittee. We're excited about seeing
everyone at TRB in January.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The TRB Subcommittee on Health and Transportation (ADD50-01) would like to learn how you prefer to receive information from us, and what kinds of information about health and transportation you would like to see.
Please help us be a better resource to you by taking a short survey located at this URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HFFZS6W
It will take about TWO MINUTES to complete, and all information you provide is confidential -- we do not ask for your name or anything else that may identify you.
Please complete the survey within 14 days, before the link expires.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Carey McAndrews by e-mail (cmcandrews(a)wisc.edu) or telephone (608-265-2643).
Many thanks!
********************
The TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee website is located at:
http://www.trbhealth.org
Visit the TRB Health and Transportation Subcommitee website for updates on events at the 2012 TRB Annual Meeting.
Hi all,
Everyone's probably already seen this story, but it's significant for
California.
California's had a hands-free requirement for adult drivers and an all-out
ban since July 1, 2008, and we are seeing a reduction. SafeTREC is still
examining the data, but preliminary results support a slight, but
significant, reduction.
Front page NY Times Dec. 14, 2011: http://tinyurl.com/6uwk6zx
Nice to see this attention.
Phyllis
--
Phyllis Orrick
Communications Director
Safe Transportation Research and Education
Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu>(SafeTREC)
University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net> (UCTC)
Institute for Urban and Regional Development
<http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu>(IURD)
2614 Dwight Way
UC Berkeley
Berkeley CA 94720-7374
510-643-1779
@transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe>
@californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC>
@IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley>
This gives an interesting look at potential disparity between reported and
actual bicycle injuries.
Here at SafeTREC, we're considering meshing a new DPH injury database with
our www.tims.berkeley.edu crash database. (Feel free to give TIMS a try. It
has 10 years of Calif. geo-coded crashes) to see what discrepancies there
might be and how they might inform each other. Anyone else have any
experience doing this?
Best,
Phyllis
Bicycle accidents – Do we only see the tip of the iceberg?: A prospective
multi-centre study in a large German city combining medical and police data
*C. Juhraa<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0005>
, <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#cor0005>[image:
Corresponding Author Contact
Information]<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#cor0005>
, [image: E-mail The Corresponding Author] <juhra(a)ukmuenster.de>**, B.
Wiesköttera<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0005>
**, K. Chua<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0005>
**, L. Trosta<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0005>
**, U. Weissb<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0010>
**, M. Messerschmidtb<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0010>
**, A. Malczykc<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0015>
**, M. Heckwolfd<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0020>
**, M. Raschkea<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311005110#aff0005>
*
aUniversity Hospital Münster, Department of Trauma-, Hand- and
Reconstructive Surgery, Waldeyerstr. 1, D-48149 Münster, Germany
bPolice Münster, Germany
cGerman Insurance Association, German Insurers Accident Research, Germany
dMathias-Hospital, Rheine, Anaesthesiology Department, Germany
Accepted 16 October 2011. Available online 20 November 2011.
Abstract Introduction
Bicycles are becoming increasingly popular. In Münster, a German town with
a population of 273,000, bicycles were the main method of transportation in
2009, used more often (37.8%) than cars (36.4%). Each day in Münster,
bicycles are used around 450,000 times. In 1982, they were only used around
270,000 times a day. However, the increased use of bicycles has also led to
an increased number of bicycle accidents.
Methods
Between February 2009 and January 2010, data on bicycle-accidents leading
to injuries were collected by the Police of Münster and in all emergency
units of the six hospitals in Münster. A systematic acquisition of
technical data from the police and the medical data from the hospitals were
combined anonymously. None of the forms contained personal data of patients
involved, except for patient age and sex as well as time and place of
bicycle accidents to match the questionnaires. The data were entered into a
central database (MS Access for input/MySQL for data retrieval).
Results
2250 patients were included in this study. For each of these patients
either a patient record or a hospital record or a police record or a
combination of any of these different records existed in our database. In
total, 1767 patients received medical treatment at a hospital and 484
people included in the study did not go to a hospital. Three fatalities
occurred as a result of bicycle accidents.
Considering reasons for hospital admission, traumatic brain injuries were
the leading cause (25.7%). However, the largest resource consumption was
attributed to fractures of the upper extremities (36.8%) and lower
extremities (29.9%) with major surgery.
Discussion
Bicycle accidents occur more frequently than indicated by police records.
The results of the Münster Bicycle Study have shown that the actual number
of bicycle accidents exceeds the officially reported number by nearly two
times.
Since bicycle helmets cannot prevent accidents it is recommended not only
to focus on helmet use as the only injury prevention method. Other factors,
such as weather, pavement and default of traffic, roadworthiness of the
bicycles or alcohol/drug abuse also affect the accident rates.
--
Robert J. Schneider, Ph.D.
UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research & Education Center (SafeTREC)
UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Center (STC)
rjschneider76(a)gmail.com
www.robertjschneider.com
301-412-9995 (cell)
--
Phyllis Orrick
Communications Director
Safe Transportation Research and Education
Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu>(SafeTREC)
University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net> (UCTC)
Institute for Urban and Regional Development
<http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu>(IURD)
2614 Dwight Way
UC Berkeley
Berkeley CA 94720-7374
510-643-1779
@transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe>
@californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC>
@IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley>
Greetings Health and Transportation Subcommittee (ADD50-01) friends,
Below is the recently released US Department of Transportation 2010
traffic fatality information:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2011/nhtsa2111.html.
There was an increase in pedestrian fatalities. Pedestrian and bicyclist
fatalities have risen to 14.89% of all highway fatalities.
Best,
Eloisa
Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager
| o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation
<http://www.apha.org/transportation>
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