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[H+T--Friends] Walkability & childhood obesity

by erik.weber＠dot.gov

Via Streetsblog, there is a new study examining factors influencing childhood obesity. One of the things examined was built environment and neighborhood. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the study found a strong connection between the walkability of child's neighborhood and the likelihood of obesity: Children who lived in walkable areas, with a child-friendly park nearby and access to healthy food had 59% lower odds of being obese. Kids that lived in car-dependent neighbourhoods with more fast food outlets had the highest levels of obesity (16%, which is the US average). But only 8% of children were obese in walkable areas with access to more healthy food. The article summarizing is here: http://walkonomics.com/blog/2012/04/how-your-post-code-is-as-important-as-y… And the study is here: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/Press-Releases/2012/Zip-Code-as-Important-a… Erik Weber United We Ride -- Office of Program Management Federal Transit Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, E44-431 Washington, DC 20590 Ph: 202.366.0705 On the Web: www.unitedweride.gov<http://www.unitedweride.gov/> Follow the United We Ride National Resource Center: @NRCtrans<http://twitter.com/NRCtrans> www.fta.dot.gov<http://www.fta.dot.gov/> Follow FTA on Twitter: @FTA_DOT<http://twitter.com/FTA_DOT> P Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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[H+T--Friends] A public health approach to preventing injuries and violence: Q&A with Linda Degutis for National Public Health Week

by Eloisa Raynault

A public health approach to preventing injuries and violence: Q&A with Linda Degutis As CDC's Injury Center celebrates its 20th anniversary, Linda Degutis, a former APHA president, reflects on the significant advances that have been made in the field of injury and violence prevention and her vision for meeting some of the challenges that lie ahead. Read more at http://www.publichealthnewswire.org/?p=2992 Q: What is the scope of injury and violence? Where does it rank in the context of other public health problems? Past CDC director Dr. William Foege said, "Throughout history, the two major causes of early death have been infectious disease and injury." Today, more people ages 1-44 die from injuries than from any other cause, including cancer, HIV or the flu. The toll of injury and violence is unacceptable. Those of us in the injury prevention and research field know that this is a public health issue we are making great strides in, but there are challenges ahead that we must work to address together. Here are a few examples: We could have saved 3,688 more lives in 2009 if everyone had buckled up. Sobriety checkpoints have been shown to cut alcohol-related crashes and deaths by about 20 percent. Q: We commonly hear that injuries are not accidents. Can you give us some examples of what that means? Those of us in the injury field know that the terms "accident," "unavoidable" or "random act" are used too often to describe injuries and violence. It's not random when a teen consumes alcohol, drives after dark with too many passengers and crashes. It's not an accident when a new parent is frazzled by a crying baby and shakes the child out of frustration. An elder person falling is often avoidable. We know what puts people at risk. The field of injury prevention is providing scientific tools to reduce injuries and violence-related injuries. For example, graduated drivers licensing laws, positive parenting programs to help parents better understand and handle stresses, and balance strengthening programs like Tai Chi can help prevent falls among elders. Q: How important is it for the center to build partnerships in the policy and research it develops? We value our partners' contributions to the field of injury and violence prevention. Together, we move proven science-based evidence and research from testing to practice. I believe that marrying science and partnerships does result in policies that provide demonstrable improvements in public health - at the federal, state and local levels and globally. The goal of our partner outreach is to create and maintain partnerships to support these strategies. 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> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] Call for Papers on Health and Transportation for TRB 2013

by Eloisa Raynault

Call for Papers on Health and Transportation for TRB 2013 The Health and Transportation Subcommittee seeks research papers and poster presentations on aspects of the connections between health and transportation. The aim of this call for papers is to expand and improve the current understanding and evaluation of transportation policies, procedures and actions that impact health. Given that transportation decisions have various impacts - both positive and negative - on health and health inequities, there is much to be learned. Specifically, what programs, policies, incentives or disincentives, emerging methods and/or interventions show the most promising potential to improve health outcomes through transportation decision-making, including planning and/or operations? And how are the health effects distributed across population groups (e.g., based on factors including income, race and ethnicity, sex, age)? Papers for publication and/or presentation must be submitted before August 1, 2012. Submission of complete papers, conforming to TRB standards and format, is required for consideration. Papers may be submitted for presentation only. Each paper will be peer-reviewed according to TRB procedures. TRB paper specifications are found online (http://www.trb.org/GetInvolvedwithTRB/Public/GetInvolvedSubmitaPaper.as px). At the bottom of the TRB paper submission form, please indicate your paper is intended for the Health and Transportation Subcommittee (#ADD50-01). Be sure to include this Subcommittee name and number with the paper submission. For more information on this call for papers, visit http://www.trbhealth.org/trb-2013-call-for-papers 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> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] Rajiv Bhatia/DPH/SFGOV is out of the office.

by Rajiv Bhatia

I will be out of the office starting 04/01/2012 and will not return until 04/07/2012. I am out of the office. For urgent issues, please contact Richard Lee richard.lee(a)sfdph.org) for issues related to Enviornmental Health regulatory programs; June Weintraub (june.weintraub(a)sfdph.org) for issues related to the program on health equity and sustainability or Vickie Wells (vickie.wells(a)sfdph.org) for occupational health issues.

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[H+T--Friends] Health Impact Assessment Summer Training Course - Enrollment is Open

by Megan Wier

HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUMMER TRAINING COURSE July 16 – 19, 2012 | Oakland CA Health impact assessment (HIA) is most often defined as “a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population” (World Health Organization, 1999). Widely recognized as one method to consider “health in all policies,” HIA has been used in the United States on land use, transportation, education, criminal justice, labor, agriculture, energy, budgeting, and other decision-making areas to inform policymakers about the health impacts of proposed policies, projects and plans. Over the past decade, SFDPH has emerged as one of the leading practitioners of HIA in the United States. This year, SFDPH will conduct our fifth annual summer training course for HIA practitioners. The overall goal of the course is to provide current and future practitioners of HIA experience using available procedures, regulations, and tools to implement an HIA. About the SFDPH HIA Training What: Health Impact Assessment Practitioners Summer Training Course Where: TCE Oakland Conference Center, 1111 Broadway, 7th floor, Oakland, CA When: July 16-19, 2012 (attendance all four days is mandatory) Instructors: HIA practitioners at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and community, academic, and local government partners Cost: $960 (includes the cost of course materials, breakfast and lunch; accommodations and travel not included). A limited number of scholarships are available to support attendance by non-profit organizations, students, and others. To Register: Please complete the entire online application form, available at: http://tinyurl.com/SFDPH-HIA-Training-2012 Registration will close on Friday June 29th, however enrollment is limited, and priority is given to early registrants. To ensure diversity of participants, limit two people per organization. More information about the course, including course objectives, a sample agenda, past participant evaluations, and information about travel, lodging, financial aid and more are available at: http://www.sfphes.org/HIA_Training.htm. Please contact hiacourse.dph(a)sfdph.org or call 415-252-3919 with any questions. Past participants have given glowing reviews of the course: · "Will recommend this course!.. These tools are all useful to our work, and I feel confident now in writing grants to support integration of HIA in our public health capacity building efforts…." · "Thank you for an amazing conference. Extremely well organized and facilitated. Content expertise was well presented and facilitated valuable discussion that cannot be replicated in other forums (such as webinars or one day sessions)." · "I have learned an awful lot about HIA. In many instances, the most informative statements, are those that have been made 'between the lines,' by which I means the comments on how things don't always go to plan, and how that is dealt with by HIA practitioners, or how they solved problems that came up." · "Overall this training has done a very impressive job of packing in a lot of info in an engaging/hands on way… SFDPH has developed impressive qualifications and depth of knowledge and makes the process of HIA looks very doable."

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[H+T--Friends] New WHO tool for estimating health impacts of Ped/Bike Infrastructure

by Lindsay.Arnold.CTR＠dot.gov

The WHO/Europe Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) is now available here: http://www.heatwalkingcycling.org/. While I have not had a chance to use the tool, I thought others on the list might be interested. ---------- Lindsay Arnold, MPH ASPH/NHTSA Public Health Fellow NTI-131, W46-495 US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 (202) 366-5594

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[H+T--Friends] Atlantic Cities Article-True cost of unwalkable streets

by Ellin Reisner

Click below to read article http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/03/true-cost-unwalkable-stree… -- Ellin Reisner, Ph.D. reisnere51(a)gmail.com

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[H+T--Friends] AUTO: Dan Wu is out of the office (returning 03/26/2012)

by Dan Wu

I am out of the office until 03/26/2012. Note: This is an automated response to your message "Re: [H+T--Friends] Upcoming events in 2012 related to health and transportation" sent on 3/23/2012 7:39:59 AM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

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[H+T--Friends] Upcoming events in 2012 related to health and transportation

by Eloisa Raynault

Good morning, Some of the 2012 events/conferences/meetings listed below may be of interest to you. If you have others to share, feel free to post to the listserve (email h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net). February 1-3 - Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=cebu2oWqJHXSIzzVi_EpWA> : San Antonio, TX 2-4 - New Partners for Smart Growth Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=epsBi9gI1o9FIz7luRbrfw> : San Diego, CA 21-24 - Public Health Preparedness Summit <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=GCvKHgxW7JXgNqCWXH8caw> : Anaheim, CA March 4-7 - Institute of Transportation Engineers Technical Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=mG-2BPJ8UKzxL81OT75hHg> : Pasadena, CA 12-14 - Active Living Research Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=PCaA4yCp7ftU2x5yZUH8FA> : San Diego, CA 16-18 - Building Livable Communities <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=FAUexPAFzUK4HD_IKWIO2g> : Yosemite, CA 18-21 - Creating Partnerships for Rural Transit Solutions <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=LTZKiv_6TGL4NPR8X2vTCw> : Scottsdale, AZ 20-21 - Smart Cities <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=8iJI6SrM2IR0rekFRUEFCw> : Washington, DC 20-22 - National Bike Summit <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=4Mvok7LPuY3ytrk3ITruEA> : Washington, DC April 1-2 - National Main Streets Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=UxgBesm2iB79m5_IfTC1Dg> : Baltimore, MD 2-8 - National Public Health Week <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=MQAMHUshgWlH2ueugdth5g> : National 3-4 - National Health Impact Assessment Meeting <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=ZpSjWwbyOGXiCQN1w2QvzA> : Washington, DC 14-17 - American Planning Association Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=OMuo9bqO8aHYdSPS9rZB4A> : Los Angeles, CA 17-19 - Bicycle Leadership Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=3-xI14II9L2vmns0_MGf8w> : Monterey, CA May 1-31 - Global Youth Traffic Safety Month <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=RDpRqEDqyGyz3lKBAe8A4Q> : International 6-9 - American Public Transportation Association Bus and Paratransit Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=A2mu-k0HFDgsUbYbXOJkWg> : Long Beach, CA 7-9 - Weight of the Nation Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=6Xpbglqu8FxnHOtz2_tiCA> : Washington, DC 9-11 - Women's Transportation Seminar National Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=3e49LpqeifBkTgOW1hoJ9w> : Denver, CO 9-12 - Congress for the New Urbanism <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=OOrs897XhuBH7Sh2mXcJcg> : West Palm Beach, FL 14-18 - Bike to Work Week <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=Ed2qMGvYLhU9vW3UfrZACg> : National 20-24 - International Making Cities Livable Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=ujWfFJFvKyNQDyylK2UOMw> : Portland, OR 23-26 - Neighborhoods USA <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=OJd-kH3ZevBIqwkY0qR0Fg> : Indianapolis, IN June 1 - Transport Chicago <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=sWex85JUdgZvcP4vQIWPAQ> : Chicago, IL 2 - Trails Day <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=oBuRSTg_ZS_Rq7ZONOzUGg> : National 3-6 - American Public Transportation Association Rail Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=33K2mPMNZgs8VUO7W5kEFQ> : Dallas, TX 14-16 - Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=yB-8VzSNTqG2V4ZfLM2z6A> : Orlando, FL 24-26 - Aging, Mobility, and Quality of Life <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=GjdKHaC6UueWJpBy6l-PWw> : Ann Arbor, MI 24-27 - 4th Urban Street Symposium <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=elFnE9DDMamdlrY-hh6hJA> : Chicago, IL 26-28 - American Public Health Association (APHA) Midyear Meeting <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=mnnYmpupWLW7pBm-PTT4GQ> : Charlotte, NC 26-29 - Velo-City Global <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=7n4ZX0AzcW0bf5iaz1S8oA> : Vancouver, BC, Canada July 11-13 - National Association of County and City Health Officials <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=E4WDn35NPS_xZiUlkP0mlQ> : Los Angeles, CA 14-17 - International Urban Parks Conference <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=tyz5cImYRy6XD8tEUVSjqQ> : New York, NY 28-8/1 - Association for Commuter Transportation <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=foWZvP35jtrrwQywaM4mAA> : Savannah, GA August 6-9 - National Conference of State Legislatures - Legislative Summit <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=0PTmu8CkNrCB63ufgg4euw> : Chicago, IL 12-15 Institute of Transportation Engineers Annual Meeting <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=VtkZmGuRxUgV_CgIAn7F7Q> : Atlanta, GA September 10-13 - ProWalk/ProBike <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=FBfKEG3GTI08wr1ZmILP4Q> : Long Beach, CA 12-14 - Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=tOf4a-GHmr0rWm5h3GlhDg> : Big Sky, MT 30-10/3 - American Public Transportation Association Annual Meeting <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=p92c_Ah04P-95Tf2Qm2bdA> : Seattle, WA October 3 - Walk to School Day <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=yOruYXtEyZwnQQRv3WMiwQ> : International 14-17 - Rail~Volution <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=i3chXzPeUe61cIxUUKu-NA> : Los Angeles, CA 27-30 - American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=XJT5z-JnceVIKQ5fXBXjdw> : San Francisco, CA 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> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

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[H+T--Friends] Call for Abstracts - AAAM Student Symposium

by Phyllis Orrick

*From:* COIPP [mailto:COIVPPEC@LISTSERV.AAP.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Bonnie Kozial *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:12 AM *To:* COIVPPEC(a)LISTSERV.AAP.ORG *Subject:* Call for Abstracts - AAAM Student Symposium - Deadline for Abstract Submission April 1, 2012**** ** ** TO: Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention**** **** FROM: Bonnie Kozial for Gary Smith, MD, DrPH**** **** RE: Call for Abstracts - AAAM Student Symposium ******************************************** ** ** Dear colleagues, the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) is inviting submission of abstracts of prospective presentations for the 2012 AAAM Student Research Symposium. Undergraduate, graduate, and medical students are eligible to submit abstracts. The goal of the symposium is to give students early in their careers the opportunity to present their work in progress in a stress-free atmosphere to an experienced research audience composed of AAAM members from diverse disciplines. The Student Research Symposium seeks presentations on works in progress, methods papers, and smaller studies. Abstracts are sought in all areas of traffic related injury prevention and control including automotive medicine, behavioral research science, biomechanics, engineering, epidemiology, statistics, education, law, and public policy. visit www.aaam.org for more information. *The deadline for abstract submission is April 1, 2012.* The Student Research Symposium will be held on Sunday, October 14, as part of AAAM’s 56th Annual Scientific Conference to be held October 14-17, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The student presenters of all abstracts selected for presentation at the Student Symposium will have the registration fee to the main conference waived and will receive a travel stipend of $500 to attend the conference. -- 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>

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