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[H+T--Friends] [Fwd: Census Bureau News -- Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)]

by Ed Christopher

This may be of interest to some on the list... -------- Original Message -------- *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 2011* Robert Bernstein CB11-172, Public Information Office 301-763-3030/763-3762(fax) e-mail: <pio(a)census.gov> Fact sheet [http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/pdf/healthinsfactsheet2010.pdf] *Census Bureau Publishes * *Health Insurance Coverage Estimates for All Counties* The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2008 and 2009 estimates of health insurance coverage for each of the nation’s roughly 3,140 counties. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) [ http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/index.html ] are currently the only source for estimates of health insurance coverage status for every county in the nation. These estimates are available by sex, age groups, race and Hispanic origin (for states only), and income-to-poverty ratios relevant to the new health care reform legislation and other health programs. They enable local planners to determine, for instance, the counties in which low-income children are most likely to lack health insurance coverage. The data pertain to those under age 65. SAHIE is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others in the health care field. CDC uses these statistics in support of its National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, providing free cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured women. The health insurance estimates help determine the level of need for breast and cervical cancer screenings in communities nationwide. The estimates are based on statistical models combining data from a variety of sources, including the American Community Survey (ACS), Census Bureau population estimates, administrative records, such as aggregated federal tax returns and Medicaid participation records, and 2000 Census statistics. “This is the first SAHIE release to make use of the American Community Survey,” said Census Bureau Director Robert Groves. “In the past, our statistical models were based on the Current Population Survey, which has a smaller sample. The larger ACS sample allows us to provide estimates for additional income groups. “By combining data from many sources through statistical modeling, we can considerably enhance the precision of state and county health insurance coverage estimates,” Groves said. Along with the data, the Census Bureau is releasing a thematic mapping tool that permits users to examine health insurance coverage by county, based on various demographic variables. At present, SAHIE is the only source of health insurance estimates for all counties. There are no county estimates derived from the Current Population Survey. In late October, the Census Bureau will, for the first time, release health insurance coverage estimates for counties with a population of 20,000 to 65,000 from the 2008-2010 ACS. Eventually the five-year estimates from ACS will include statistics on health insurance coverage. -X- *Editor’s note: The information can be accessed at <**http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/index.html>.* ________________________________________________________________________ US Census Bureau [ http://www.census.gov/ ] Questions? Contact Us [ http://www.census.gov/aboutus/contacts.html ] https://subscriptions.census.gov/service/multi_subscribe.html?code=USCENSUS ] Visit us on GovLoop [ http://www.govloop.com/group/uscensusbureau ] -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443

14 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] U.S. Neighborhoods Struggle with Health Threats from Traffic Pollution

by Eloisa Raynault

Greetings TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee Friends, A new article in Scientific American may be of interest to you and your networks: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=us-neighborhoods-strugg le-with-health-threats-from-traffic-pollution 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> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

14 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] STEP research topics input. Nov. 10 deadline

by Phyllis Orrick

Hi everyone, I received this in the context of the TRB public involvement committee (where I am also a friend) and thought it might be of interest to T&H as well as pedestrians and bicycles (which I will send to as well under separate email). The deadline is pretty close, and our research subcommittee may already be all over this, so pardon the duplication, but I didn't want us to miss this opportunity. Best, Phyllis ***FORWARDED EMAIL ABOUT THE STEP PROGRAM REQUEST FOR INPUT****:***** _____________________________________________________________________________ *From:* Shepherd, Gloria (FHWA) *Sent:* Monday, August 15, 2011 9:14 AM *Subject:* ACTION: To Share the Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program (STEP) Federal Register Notice – Due November 10 *DUE DATE*: November 10 at 4 PM Eastern Time The purpose of this e-mail is to make you aware of, and to ask you to share with your local partners, the August 12, 2011, Federal Register Notice (Volume 76, Number 156) on the proposed FY 2012 STEP. The Notice is available at: Text version: * http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-12/html/2011-20506.htm*<http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-12/html/2011-20506.htm> PDF version: *http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-12/pdf/2011-20506.pdf * <http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-12/pdf/2011-20506.pdf> STEP is an FHWA-administered source of funding for research related to planning, environment and realty. The FHWA anticipates that the STEP or a similar program to provide resources for national research on issues related to planning, environment, and realty will be included in future surface transportation legislation. Stakeholder input is required to identify the research topics that should receive priority consideration. Therefore, we are seeking input from all of our partners on the FY 2012 STEP. The FHWA will use STEP to fund research, field demonstrations, technology transfer, conferences, and workshops, as well as portions of various pooled fund research efforts. We anticipate that grants and cooperative agreements will continue to require a 50 percent match and that research contracts will not require a match. The Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty has developed STEP research emphasis areas and has identified contacts for each (see below). The STEP contacts will continue to work with you and our partners to identify priority research projects for FY 2012. We invite FHWA staff to forward potential FY 2012 STEP research topics directly to the STEP emphasis area contacts. Please encourage your State and local partners to review the proposed FY 2012 STEP Implementation Strategy and submit research topics via the STEP Web site at: *https://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/cops/STEP.nsf/home/*<https://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/cops/STEP.nsf/home/>. Feedback is requested by November 10, 2011. For further information regarding STEP, you may also contact Patricia Cazenas at *Patricia.Cazenas(a)dot.gov* <Patricia.Cazenas(a)dot.gov> or Deborah R. Johnson at *DeborahR.Johnson(a)dot.gov* <DeborahR.Johnson(a)dot.gov> or Phil Roke at *Phil.Roke(a)dot.gov* <Phil.Roke(a)dot.gov>. -- 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> -- 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>

14 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] Out of the office

by Megan Wier

I will be out of the office starting 09/21/2011 and will not return until 10/11/2011. If this is an urgent matter, please contact June Weintraub at june.weintraub(a)sfdph.org. Otherwise I will respond to your email as soon as I can when I am back in the office. Thank you!

14 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] TRB Road Safety 101

by Eloisa Raynault

Greetings TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee friends, This educational opportunity may be of interest to you. The following is an opportunity to participate in a free web-based introduction to Road Safety Fundamentals training pilot test. Please follow the link for details. Road Safety 101 is an online certificate aimed at teaching the fundamentals of road safety. By completing this course, students will be able to understand the elements of successful road safety programs, identify contributing crash factors and how they interact as well as gain a better understanding of road safety data collection and systems. Road Safety 101 is being pilot tested by the Road Safety Academy and is based on NCHRP 17-40 Model Curriculum for Highway Safety Core Competencies. This pilot offering of Road Safety 101 will be offered at no cost. Space is limited. For information and application go to: http://www.rsa.unc.edu/101.cfm Best regards, 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 Registration is now open for APHA's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The theme is Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

14 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] Out of the office

by Megan Wier

I will be out of the office starting 09/02/2011 and will not return until 09/06/2011. If this is an urgent matter, please contact June Weintraub at june.weintraub(a)sfdph.org. Otherwise I will respond to your email as soon as I am able. Thank you!

14 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] FW: Submit your proposal for Weight of the Nation™ today!

by Eloisa Raynault

Happy Friday, everyone. Note: the call for proposals below may be of interest to you or your networks. Note the ‘built environment and transportation’ session track. In case the message below is not visible, please visit the website: http://www.weightofthenation.org/ Cheers, 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 Registration is now open for APHA's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The theme is Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: CDC: Weight of the Nation Planning Committee [mailto:meetings@desainc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 2:29 PM To: Eloisa Raynault Subject: Submit your proposal for Weight of the Nation™ today! <http://custom.cvent.com/ADE0EB81B3184D618E2FB8340F1EC28E/pix/96599ccab3d54e…> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents Weight of the Nation™ 2012, its national conference on obesity prevention and control. The theme for the 2012 conference is Moving Forward, Reversing the Trend. Conference organizers will illustrate this theme through presentations—concurrent, plenary, poster or video—that emphasize how communities; early care and education facilities; medical care facilities; workplaces; states, territories, and tribes; and schools can change nutrition and physical activity environments to prevent and control obesity. The conference will convene elected and appointed public policy makers; federal, tribal, state, local, and territorial public health practitioners; media and social marketing experts; and partners and researchers vested in obesity prevention and control. <http://custom.cvent.com/ADE0EB81B3184D618E2FB8340F1EC28E/pix/c4e3def654a240…> Call for Proposals Persons and organizations engaged in developing, implementing, and evaluating policy system and environmental strategies to address obesity are invited to submit proposals. The proposals will be used to select track specific concurrent panelists and poster presentations. Concurrent sessions will foster discussion among panelists and with the audience on the use of policy, system and environmental approaches (PSE) to promote dietary quality, increase physical activity and prevent obesity. The concurrent session tracks are: agriculture, access, and sustainability; built environment and transportation; early care and education; law and legal authorities; medical care; schools; states and communities; and workplaces. An overview of each track with instructions on proposal submissions is detailed below. Poster sessions will feature traditional and film technology formats. As only a limited number of proposals will be selected for oral presentation, other highly rated proposals may be invited as posters. Click here to submit your proposal. <http://precis.preciscentral.com/User/UserLogin.asp?Action=Admin&EventID=854…> Proposal Submission Instructions Submit online beginning Monday, August 1, 2011 and no later than 3:00 PM EST, Sunday, October 2, 2011. * Word Limit - 600 words or less. * Indicate applicability of the strategy to one or more of the intervention settings: early care and education; medical care; schools; communities; or workplaces. * Identify the evidence for the strategy: emerging, promising, or best practices. For a detailed listing of submission/track information please click here <http://www.cvent.com/d/jdqkfc/12K> . Please check event website at www.weightofthenation.org <http://www.weightofthenation.org/> regularly for agenda updates. <http://www.cvent.com/Events/images/173b/36c82551-3f15-48bd-ba4f-acabf8afb06…>

14 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Invitation to attend a briefing on HIAs in Washington, DC

by Eloisa Raynault

For those in the DC area, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting a briefing next Thursday from 8:30-10 AM on a new report on HIAs in the US. Register to attend at: http://dels.nas.edu/Upcoming-Event/Public-Briefing-Improving-Health/DELS-BE… The focus of the event is on the National Research Council report, "Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment.” The report assesses the potential value of conducting health impact assessments of proposed policies, programs, and projects in topics such as transportation, land use, housing, and agriculture. Public Briefing on Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment September 8, 2011; 8:30-10 AM (Including light breakfast before the briefing) Venable Conference Center- The Capital Room 575 7th Street Northwest, Washington D.C. The National Research Council will release the report "Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment” on September 8, 2011. The public is invited to attend a briefing that morning. Members of the authoring committee will discuss the report, followed by a question-and-answer period. Light breakfast will be available at 8:30 AM and the briefing will begin at 9 AM. Cheers, 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 Registration is now open for APHA's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The theme is Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

14 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Fw: TRB Social Media Online Workshop - Invitation

by Phyllis Orrick

Hi everyone, This looks like it has great potential, especially with the messaging involved in the transportation and health/safety/prevention fields. I'm going to attend if my schedule permits and will try to share notes. If anyone else attends, perhaps we could coordinate and share impressions with the group. Let me know if you sign up and you're interested in helping out on a summary. Best, Phyllis *Keeping up with Communication Technology: An Online Workshop on the Practical Uses of Social Media* *Social media and social networking. 20 presenters. 6 hours. **FREE**.* *Wednesday, September 21, 2011 – Mark Your Calendar!* The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is pleased to offer TRB’s first-ever web-based online workshop on social media, specifically developed for transportation agencies! We all know how many new and exciting things are happening with social media and new technology. This event will allow you to discuss these new communication tools with transportation industry experts and your peers from a variety of perspectives. From live panel presentations and interactive breakout sessions to viewing pre-recorded case studies and tutorials, the web-based workshop offers you flexibility to participate as you are able. Plus, you will network with your peers, learn from other transportation professionals, and pick up valuable resources along the way. *WHAT* — Virtual Conference - Keeping up with Communication Technology: An Online Workshop on the Practical Use of Social Media* WHEN* — Wednesday, September 21, 2011 (10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time) * WHERE* — Your computer* WHO* — You and your entire team (unlimited listeners per connection!)* WHY* — Because you can’t afford to miss this! *View Agenda*<http://www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx> (www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx) *Panel Discussion: Planning and Strategizing a Social Media Portfolio* * 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.* *Breakout Session: Policy (Four simultaneous group discussions)* * 12:00 noon – 12:45 p.m.* *Breakout Session: Process (Four simultaneous group discussions) * * 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.* *Panel Discussion: Engaging your Audience* * 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.* * * Case Studies and Tutorials will be available prior, throughout, and after the workshop! *Free Registration Open from August 17 – September 21, 2011*<http://www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx> * * (www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx) This online workshop is being organized by the TRB Committee Communications Coordinators Council and the TRB Standing Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation. -- 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>

14 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] TRB Subcommittee - paper reviewers needed

by Eloisa Raynault

Dear friend of the TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee (ADD50-01): We'd welcome your help in reviewing papers for our new subcommittee. It's a great way to get involved and to learn more about the research being conducted on this topic. In our first year, we already have a great number of papers - 24! If you are willing to review 1-3 papers for us over the next 5-6 weeks, please respond and answer the three brief questions below, so we can assign appropriate papers if you are selected. Please email your response to me at eloisa.raynault(a)apha.org. Some of you had previously expressed your interest, and we thank you for that! We still invite those who responded previously to complete the form below so that we can better understand your expertise. 1) What is your area of interest/expertise? (check all that apply) Planning Policy Safety Access / Mobility Traffic Operations Facilities/Infrastructure Multimodal Transportation Active transportation Air or noise pollution Other 2) What methods would you be comfortable reviewing? (check all that apply) Basic Statistics Statistical Modeling Simulation Modeling Travel Demand Forecasting Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Qualitative Methods/Case Studies Other 3) What journals have you published in, and/or what journals do you routinely read or review? (please list as many as relevant) Thanks! Eloisa

14 years, 7 months

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