TRBHealth May 2018

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[H+T--Friends] Advancing Obesity Solutions through Investments in the Built Environment: A Workshop

by Ann Hartell

Upcoming roundtable sponsored by the Food and Nutrition Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. If you cannot join in person, you can register for the webcast. ---- How can investments in the built environment advance obesity solutions?*September 12*, join the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions for a workshop that will explore the roles built environment policies and practices play in the prevention and treatment of obesity and will highlight promising, scalable, multi-sector strategies to create more healthful and equitable environments. Built environment topics that will be covered include urban planning and design, transportation systems, parks and recreation, and food systems. Register to attend either in person or via webcast. Due to seating capacity, in-person registration for this workshop is limited. http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Activities/Nutrition/ObesitySolutions/…

6 years, 11 months

[H+T--Friends] International Conference on Transport and Health 2018

by Kara E. MacLeod

Dear H+T, Early registration for the 4th International Conference on Transport and Health ends tomorrow (Monday, 5/21). The conference will be held on Mackinac Island, Michigan June 24-27, 2018. Keynote speakers include Former Secretary of the US Department of Transportation, The Honorable Ray LaHood and Beth Osborne from Transportation for America. For more information: https://conta.cc/2wPcuEd

7 years, 9 months

[H+T--Friends] Richard Jackson Designing Healthy Communities Fellowship

by Kara E. MacLeod

Dear H+T- We are honoring Dr. Jackson's leadership and career as he retires from UCLA. There are 2 days left to support the Richard Jackson Designing Healthy Communities Fellowship (https://spark.ucla.edu/project/8922). Gifts are tax deductible and will be used to establish a fund to support promising UCLA graduate students to pursue a project or field experience in environmental health (and there are cool UCLA gifts to thank you for your support). Please forward to others who might be interested in supporting his fellowship -- https://spark.ucla.edu/project/8922 Kind Regards, Kara MacLeod

7 years, 10 months

[H+T--Friends] Transportation Emissions and Health Literature Resource

by Ramani, Tara

Dear all, The Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health (CARTEEH) has compiled the Transportation Emissions, Air Pollution, Exposures, and Health Literature Library. It is available for download, or to search online, at https://www.carteeh.org/carteeh-literature-library/ The library contains a categorized reference list of over 500 scientific studies, and is intended as a resource for students, researchers and practitioners interested in the area of transportation, air quality, and health. Please disseminate to anyone who may be interested. We also welcome any feedback on the tool, and suggestions for additional studies to include in future updates. Thanks, Tara Tara Ramani, Ph.D., P.E. Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health Texas A&M Transportation Institute 3135 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843 Tel 979.845.9888 http://carteeh.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__carteeh.org_&d=DwMFAg&c…> http://tti.tamu.edu<http://tti.tamu.edu/> [email slogan slant] [cid:image004.png@01D35925.A0571540]

7 years, 10 months

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