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[H+T--Friends] TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee--help needed

by Ed.Christopher＠dot.gov

Hello – The Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board is just around the corner and so is a critical deadline for our Health and Transportation subcommittee. Completing the review of all the papers we received. As of Saturday morning we had 45 percent of the assigned reviews completed, and thanks to those of you who have already completed your reviews! For the rest, they are due on Monday 9/15. Each paper requires a minimum of 3 reviews before we can make presentation and publication recommendations. Each year, we typically have a few papers that fall one review short of completing the process. Therefore, if you are available to review an additional paper next week (Tuesday-Friday), please email Eloisa or me. Include some keywords (e.g. activity, air quality, GIS, modeling, etc) and we will match you with a paper. Thanks in advance Ed Christopher ed.christopher(a)dot.gov Eloisa Raynault eloisaraynault(a)gmail.com

11 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] SafeTREC's hiring a new communications coordinator.

by Phyllis ORRICK

Hi all, I'm retiring, and SafeTREC will be hiring a replacement. Details here. Deadline's Sept. 23. A great place to work. http://safetrec.berkeley.edu/content/safetrec-looking-new-communications-co… Phyllis Orrick Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center <http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu/> (SafeTREC) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages <http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) UC Berkeley 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#%21/transsafe>

11 years, 6 months

Re: [H+T--Friends] H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 40, Issue 9

by mbrenman001＠comcast.net

11 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Post Doc Position at UBC in Lovely Vancouver

by Frank, Lawrence

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 ================================================= 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.

11 years, 6 months

Re: [H+T--Friends] H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 40, Issue 9

by mbrenman001＠comcast.net

11 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Do bikeshare schemes lead to more head injuries among cyclists?

by Ann Hartell

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 -- Doctoral Student Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development Department of Socioeconomics WU/Vienna University of Economics and Business Austria http://www.wu.ac.at/mlgd

11 years, 6 months

Re: [H+T--Friends] H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 40, Issue 9

by Mindell, Jenny

Is there any point in non-US organizations signing this? Dr J Mindell Sent from my not smart phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "h+t--friends-request(a)chrispy.net" <h+t--friends-request(a)chrispy.net> To: "h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net" <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net> Subject: H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 40, Issue 9 Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 6:01 pm Send H+T--Friends mailing list submissions to h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://www.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to h+t--friends-request(a)chrispy.net You can reach the person managing the list at h+t--friends-owner(a)chrispy.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of H+T--Friends digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Urge the U.S. DOT to consider public health in transportation planning (Elissa Southward) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:09:27 +0000 From: Elissa Southward <elissa(a)railstotrails.org> Subject: [H+T--Friends] Urge the U.S. DOT to consider public health in transportation planning To: Elissa Southward <elissa(a)railstotrails.org> Message-ID: <EC19C247D46A214CAD88CDCDCA796B831EA86B98(a)MBX05.cloud.aoc> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" [rails to trails conservancy]<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=ywvXUI7_BZjdPSeKyKLydA> 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. || home<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=E8Bg1lzJKZBuCDltdB4Udw>|| forward to a friend<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=EZBs055kS4OwwsgTaaN_nA>|| unsubscribe<http://rtt.convio.net/site/CO?i=&cid=0>|| view in browser<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=zp-sluNFZo_iVck1Qoe2qw> Rails-to-Trails Conservancy 2121 Ward Ct., NW 5th Floor Washington, DC 20037 202.331.9696 [powered by Blackbaud] <http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=E9GipJaF4sS-QM6jdetsvQ> nonprofit software<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=Aomnh8Iw_YXjC310yfE5Pw>

11 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Urge the U.S. DOT to consider public health in transportation planning

by Elissa Southward

[rails to trails conservancy]<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=ywvXUI7_BZjdPSeKyKLydA> 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. || home<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=E8Bg1lzJKZBuCDltdB4Udw>|| forward to a friend<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=EZBs055kS4OwwsgTaaN_nA>|| unsubscribe<http://rtt.convio.net/site/CO?i=&cid=0>|| view in browser<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=zp-sluNFZo_iVck1Qoe2qw> Rails-to-Trails Conservancy 2121 Ward Ct., NW 5th Floor Washington, DC 20037 202.331.9696 [powered by Blackbaud] <http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=E9GipJaF4sS-QM6jdetsvQ> nonprofit software<http://support.railstotrails.org/site/R?i=Aomnh8Iw_YXjC310yfE5Pw>

11 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Poster Call Reminder - Innovative uses of the NHTS for TRB 2015 Due September 5, 2014

by Krishnan Viswanathan

Apologies for cross-posting. Poster abstracts are due September 5, 2014 (only one week away). Please see poster call below. /****** 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> * -- Krishnan Viswanathan 5628 Burnside Circle Tallahassee FL 32312

11 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] Job Announcement - Associate Consultant, Health/Transportation/Equity

by Ross Peterson

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 ross(a)crpetersonconsulting.com www.crpetersonconsulting.com 503-421-1163

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