This new report may be of interest.
*The Federal Highway Administration has released a report that presents a
model for state departments of transportation to integrate public health
considerations into their transportation planning and decision making.*
The FHWA report, “Statewide Transportation Planning for Healthy
Communities,” was developed for FHWA by the USDOT Volpe Center and includes
case studies on the California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North
Carolina DOTs and their collaboration with public health partners. It also
provides a synthesis of trends, lessons learned, and opportunities for DOT
peer agencies and their partners to consider health in transportation
planning and programming.
The report complements the earlier FHWA report by the same team,
“Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning for Healthy Communities,” which
evaluates how several MPOs and their partners are collaborating to bring
broad consideration of public health into their planning. Both reports and
corresponding one-page summaries can be found on the health page of the
FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program at:
http://www.planning.dot.gov/healthy_communities_desc.asp
We encourage you to disseminate the report through your website,
newsletter, or networks as you deem appropriate. Please feel free to make
use the following language as useful:
- Announcements in newsletters, etc. about the new report: The Federal
Highway Administration has released a report that presents a model for
state departments of transportation to integrate public health
considerations into their transportation planning and decision making. The
white paper, and a previous, complementary white paper about the
metropolitan area planning process, are available from the FHWA/FTA
Transportation Planning Capacity building program:
http://www.planning.dot.gov/healthy_communities_desc.asp
- Website links to the health reports: The Federal Highway
Administration has developed two reports that present models for state
departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to
integrate public health considerations into their transportation planning
and decision making. Both reports and corresponding one-page summaries can
be found on the health landing page of the FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning
Capacity Building Program:
http://www.planning.dot.gov/healthy_communities_desc.asp
Please contact FHWA project manager Fred Bowers with any questions or
comments about the reports (Frederick.Bowers(a)dot.gov).
Hello:
I am writing to circulate a Post Doc position in the Health and Community Design Lab at UBC (http://health-design.spph.ubc.ca) funded by a new Canadian Institute for Health Research grant focusing on the monetization of health impacts of the built environment.
This project leverages population-wide longitudinal health care utilization and cost data uniquely available in Canada tied spatially at the address level with highly detailed parcel level built environment and transportation network and behavioural (physical activity and dietary) data.
Details of the position description are below – the position closes September 9th. The link to apply is: http://www.hr.ubc.ca/careers-postings/faculty.php (Job ID 18722). Please circulate to anyone you think may be interested and qualified and thank you!!
Cheers,
Larry Frank
Lawrence D. Frank, Professor and Bombardier Chair
Director, Health and Community Design Lab
Schools of Population and Public Health and
Community and Regional Planning
University of British Columbia
604-822-5387 / 604-822-3687
http://health-design.spph.ubc.ca
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RANK: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
FACULTY: Faculty of Medicine
DEPARTMENT: School of Population and Public Health
SALARY: $50,000 annual
DURATION: One year with possibility of extension
LOCATION: UBC, Point Grey Campus
DESCRIPTION
JOB/ POSITION SUMMARY:
The position is in the School of Population and Public Health's Health and Community Design Lab, which is in the Faculty of Medicine at the Vancouver Campus of the University of British Columbia. The incumbent will work with Dr. Lawrence Frank on a recently funded research project titled "Investigating Associations between Built Environment Characteristics, Health Care Utilization Patterns, and Costs in British Columbia's Lower Mainland".
This study seeks to fill a critical gap by examining the relationships between the built environment and health expenditures among residents of British Columbia, while building a foundation for similar future analyses across Canada. The study will leverage data collected through three databases: 1) The BC Generations Project dataset; 2) Health care utilization costs data; and 3) a built environment measures database incorporating walkability, bikeability and regional accessibility data.
ORGANIZATION STATUS
Housed within the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is an innovative unit that encompasses many of the health-related groupings at UBC as a collaborative venture. The School is structured around seven thematic areas: Social and Lifecourse Determinants of Health; Occupational and Environmental Health; Global and Indigenous Health; Health Care Services and Systems; Public Health and Emerging Threats; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; and Maternal-Child Health. The resulting mix of professions and disciplines is seen as a means of connecting individuals and learners to galvanize the relationship between health research, public health and health services and to enhance learning.
Operating within the School of Population and Public Health, the Health and Community Design Lab is focused on the links between the built environment, travel behaviour, and health. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will report to Dr. Lawrence Frank, Director of the Health and Community Design Lab, on all research, management and administrative matters.
WORK PERFORMED
The primary activities of the Postdoctoral Research Fellow include:
- to coordinate with Statistics Canada and Population Data BC to gain access to data
- to integrate study databases and develop a database of individuals
- to conduct initial analyses using a variety of statistical methods including linear and logistic regression
- to support the preparation of research reports
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Reports to Dr. Lawrence Frank, Director of the Health and Community Design Lab. Work will be reviewed for soundness of approach, analysis, and report preparation by the Director. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will also receive day-to-day supervision and support from Dr. Josh van Loon, Research Associate in the Lab.
SUPERVISION GIVEN
Minimal supervisory responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Completion of a PhD in a relevant discipline (environmental health, epidemiology, health promotion, urban planning, geography, or a related field)
Experience:
- Strong understanding of, and proven experience using, advanced statistical and empirical analysis methods (particularly with linear and logistic regression; experience with structural equation modeling would be an asset), as well as proficiency with related software (SPSS, R or SAS).
- Writing scientific manuscripts in the field of environmental health, epidemiology, health promotion, urban planning, geography, or a related area
- Previous experience acquiring and/or working with data from Statistics Canada and/or Population Data BC is an asset
Skills:
- Sound theoretical and practical understanding of the linkages between the built environment and travel behavior, including relationships with secondary outcomes such as physical activity, obesity, air pollution, and access to food.
- Strong analytical skills are desired.
- Excellent communication skills, including strong writing, research and interpersonal skills.
CONSEQUENCE OF ERROR/JUDGEMENT
Errors made could influence the ability of the research team to meet critical deadlines, as well as compromise the results of research project, and therefore impact the credibility of the Principal Investigator. Poor decisions may be damaging to the reputation of the Principal Investigator, the Department, and the University and could lead to incorrect or inappropriate policy recommendations being made.
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
I know this topic has come up on the H+T list a few times as folks
wrestle with trade off questions around active transport. Here's an
interesting piece that revisits the analysis presented in a recent paper
in the American J. of Public Health:
https://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-do-bikeshare-schemes-lead-to-more…
Hat tip: Alliance for Useful Evidence
http://www.alliance4usefulevidence.org/
Best,
Ann
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Department of Socioeconomics
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Is there any point in non-US organizations signing this?
Dr J Mindell
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Today's Topics:
1. Urge the U.S. DOT to consider public health in transportation
planning (Elissa Southward)
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Dear Health Partners,
Our transportation system has tremendous impacts on public health.
That's why it's a huge missed opportunity that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) failed to include public health considerations in their latest proposed rulemaking for transportation planning.
The Partnership for Active Transportation is circulating a sign-on letter to encourage the U.S. DOT to require the inclusion of public health considerations in transportation planning and to improve the provisions related to walking and biking.
This will ensure that safe and convenient active-transportation networks are available for millions of Americas, which will help prevent chronic diseases and premature deaths associated with a lack of physical activity and ultimately save billions of taxpayer dollars spent on health care.
Read the letter and sign on your organization before midnight on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014.<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=-eb25LQRsuGEvTXzVSIDIg>
This sign-on letter is your organization's opportunity to join the Partnership for Active Transportation and other groups across the country in urging the U.S. DOT to make public health a consideration in transportation decisions.
Please read the letter and sign on today<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=21-CdvpDQkSQYKqz0DZ0zQ>. Also, be sure to share this letter with other organizations that might be interested in joining this critical effort.
Sincerely,
Elissa Southward, Ph.D.
Healthy Communities Manager
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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Dear Health Partners,
Our transportation system has tremendous impacts on public health.
That's why it's a huge missed opportunity that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) failed to include public health considerations in their latest proposed rulemaking for transportation planning.
The Partnership for Active Transportation is circulating a sign-on letter to encourage the U.S. DOT to require the inclusion of public health considerations in transportation planning and to improve the provisions related to walking and biking.
This will ensure that safe and convenient active-transportation networks are available for millions of Americas, which will help prevent chronic diseases and premature deaths associated with a lack of physical activity and ultimately save billions of taxpayer dollars spent on health care.
Read the letter and sign on your organization before midnight on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014.<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=-eb25LQRsuGEvTXzVSIDIg>
This sign-on letter is your organization's opportunity to join the Partnership for Active Transportation and other groups across the country in urging the U.S. DOT to make public health a consideration in transportation decisions.
Please read the letter and sign on today<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=21-CdvpDQkSQYKqz0DZ0zQ>. Also, be sure to share this letter with other organizations that might be interested in joining this critical effort.
Sincerely,
Elissa Southward, Ph.D.
Healthy Communities Manager
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
________________________________
The Partnership for Active Transportation<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=Max6bvyedsPppIFtNKMfSg> is a unique collaboration of organizations working at the intersection of transportation, public health and community vitality to promote greater investment in creating safe trail, walking and bicycling networks for all, and facilitating greater physical activity through active transportation.
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Apologies for cross-posting. Poster abstracts are due September 5, 2014
(only one week away). Please see poster call below.
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The Task Force on “Understanding New Directions for the National Household
Travel Survey” (ABJ45T) is calling for posters showcasing innovative uses
of the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) for presentation at the
Transportation Research Board’s 94th Annual Meeting on January 11-15, 2015,
in Washington DC.
We are particularly (but not uniquely) interested in research, case studies
and analyses that use the NHTS:
in combination with other large, publically-available datasets; or
to understand and illustrate travel patterns using visualization and
animation; or
to identify and characterize long-distance and rural trips; or
to better understand traffic safety & more broadly public health topics
related to transportation; or
for disaster management; or
to analyze transit or active transportation modes; or
to analyze salient environmental or energy issues; or
to answer questions of interest to MPOs.
The objective of this poster session is to bring together planners,
analysts, policy makers, and potential users of NHTS data to share / learn
about innovative applications of the NHTS. For guidelines on how to present
a poster effectively, see
onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/archive/Guidelines/PosterPresenters.pdf.
Please email a poster outline consisting of a 200 to 300 words abstract
with a title and authors’ contact information to*
abj45tposterstrb2015(a)gmail.com
<abj45tposterstrb2015(a)gmail.com> by September 5, 2014.*
Authors will be notified of acceptance by *Friday, September 19, 2014 *and
will be asked to confirm their participation by *Friday, September 26, 2014*;
at least one author of each selected poster will need to attend the poster
session in person. Sales presentations on products or services will not be
considered.
*This call is outside the usual TRB website and paper review system.
Proposals do not need to be submitted using the on-line system and no
paper is required to participate in this poster session. For questions,
email saphores(a)uci.edu <saphores(a)uci.edu> or viswanathank(a)cdmsmith.com
<viswanathank(a)cdmsmith.com> *
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Hello H+T Friends,
I've recently posted an ad for an associate to join my growing firm. My
consulting practice focuses on specialized transportation services for
non-drivers. We work with a wide range of clients to improve
transportation options for seniors, people with disabilities, and people
with low incomes. Much of our work focuses on healthcare access, rural
transportation, and coordination of disparate state and federal
transportation funding programs.
Our services are in demand. This fall we are beginning work on a range of
exciting projects - including work with app developers to improve
transportation information for non-drivers, working with health insurance
companies to improve Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, and advocacy
work for medicaid recipients. Our work is hands-on, diverse, and impactful.
I'm looking for passionate people who excel at getting things done and
understand the health/transportation/equity implications of today's
transportation policy environment. I pay well, offer great benefits, and
provide lots of autonomy. If you know someone who would be a good fit,
please share this post:
http://www.crpetersonconsulting.com/join-our-team/
Ross Peterson
C.R. Peterson Consulting
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Ann Hartel's message from last week on foreclosures and health is interesting. I wonder if the stress impacts are similar to those from eminent domain acquisition and relocation. Is anyone familiar with research on this?
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Today's Topics:
1. Foreclosures and health (Ann Hartell)
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Column on recent study by Janet Currie of Princeton.
"Losing your home to foreclosure can be bad for your health. Watching your neighbors lose their homes to foreclosure can be just as debilitating. And the cost of the additional visits to emergency rooms caused by communitywide foreclosures among those caught up in the foreclosure crisis are staggering.
Health and home mortgages? Foreclosures and emergency room visits?
Distressed homeowners and kidney failure? Is there really a connection?
<http://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=bNYbpAvBir4Pxiacwqm_6l&u=TheHill>That's what I and my colleague Erdal Tekin discovered when we looked specifically at communities hit hardest by the housing crisis in four states---Arizona, California, Florida, and New Jersey---and compared them to the number of heart attacks and stroke as well as treatment for conditions related to hypertension and mental health. Writ large,our findings <http://www.princeton.edu/%7Ejcurrie/publications/Foreclosure_Health_Jan_201…>indicate
that nationwide the 2.82 million foreclosures in 2009 resulted in an additional 2.21 million emergency hospital visits---an increase in hospitalizations that cost a whopping $5.6 billion in that year alone.
Economists and health experts alike have documented a relationship between wealth and health, and between changes in wealth and changes in health. But the links between losing one's home or worrying about it when neighbors lose theirs and a rise in visits to hospital emergency rooms may come as a surprise to academics and homeowners.
. . ..
The relationship between experiencing foreclosure or living in a neighborhood with high foreclosure rates and more frequent and costly visits to the hospital should be factored into our nation's health and housing policies. Distressed homeowners need access to preventative medical care that would allow them to more safely cope with the health threats posed by foreclosure. And institutions that provide home mortgages must be closely regulated to ensure that they do not threaten the financial well being of homeowners with sudden surges in interest rates or other predatory practices.
Perhaps it's time for policymakers to consider the role of home mortgages in"Health Impact Assessments "
<http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/hia.htm>to improve communities' public health."
Read
more:http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/213835-health-we…
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