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Mortality Implications from Active Mobility Investment

by Matthew A. Raifman

Hi all, I hope you are doing well. Relatively new member of the TRB Health committee, but I thought you might be interested in our recent publication in the Journal of Urban Health. The big picture is that climate-focused transportation policies can also have substantial health impacts when investments are made in active mobility. We examined the potential mortality impacts from increased investment in walking and cycling infrastructure under the Transportation Climate Initiative cap-and-investment program for the Northeast for a number of different scenarios. Here's a link to the publication and I've also attached a pdf. Let me know if you have any questions. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-020-00510-1 All best, Matt ----- Matthew Raifman, MPP PhD Student | Environmental Health Boston University School of Public Health Email: mraifman(a)bu.edu Twitter: @mraify <https://twitter.com/mraify>

5 years, 1 month

Online: 6th International Conference on Transport and Health, ICTH 2021 - ABSTRACT SUBMISSION SITE NOW OPEN

by Mindell, Jenny

The abstract submission site for ICTH 2021 is now open. See https://conta.cc/3putgiT<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconta.cc%…> The site includes all the information you need about preparing and submitting your abstracts. Abstracts that are selected and presented will be published in a special supplement of the Journal of Transport and Health. The conference will be held online during the last two weeks of June 2021. Regards Jenny Dr. Jennifer Mindell Professor of Public Health Health and Social Surveys Research Group Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health UCL 1-19 Torrington Place London WC1E 6BT Survey doctor: 07770-537238 Email: j.mindell(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:j.mindell@ucl.ac.uk> Web: IRIS web page<http://iris.ucl.ac.uk/research/personal/index?upi=JMIND63> ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7604-6131 Student support: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/support-and-wellbeing/support-during-coronav… 6th International Conference on Transport & Health: ICTH 2021 Abstract Submission (tphlink.com)<http://www.tphlink.com/abstract-submission.html> I deal with emails when it is convenient for me to do so; recipients should respond only during working hours unless they prefer to work at other times. Note I now work part-time: currently I usually working a half-day on Wednesdays and do not work on Friday afternoons. I am currently working from home.

5 years, 1 month

6th International Conference on Transport & Health: Call for Abstracts

by Mindell, Jenny

Please share this email with your professional network to help spread the word...ICTH 2021 is BACK! International Conference on Transport & Health: Changing Perspectives Following Global Disruption Virtual Event June 2021 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Abstract Submission OPENS 31 January The two highest scoring abstracts in five categories and the two best posters of ICTH will win $200 USD CASH Transport and Health Behaviour · Active travel · Disruptive mobility & cultural shifts · Methods, performance measures & outcomes · Public education/public involvement · Social marketing & other behavioural interventions · Gender and transport Innovative Technologies · Autonomous/connected vehicle technologies · Transport Network Companies (TNC); Uber, Lyft and others · Technologies to assist active travel (i.e., Wayfinding apps, etc) · Infrastructure adaptations & technologies · Electric vehicles (including e-bikes) · Renewable energies Transport and Health Impacts · Road safety danger reduction & injury · Health/environmental impact assessments · Air quality · Noise pollution · Water contamination · Climate change · Community severance · Mental health Urban/Rural Planning · Complete/healthy streets/governance · Aging populations · Disability assisted mobility (paratransit) · Planning & infrastructure challenges · Built environment density, distance · Monitoring & evaluation · Socio-technical challenge · Work/school travel plans · Green/natural space (biodiversity) · Environment/social justice/inequities · Transport economics · Infrastructure for transport beyond the private car (i.e., walking/cycling) If you do not see a specific transport and health abstract category that your abstract fits, submit it anyway under the "Other" category option. The ICTH Programme Committee will take a look and figure out a way to work your unique research into the programme. The ICTH platform is all about a different way of thinking. NOTE: Abstracts will be evaluated and scored by a minimum of three independent peer-reviewers. The final score is taken as an average of the three independent scores. Research and practitioner abstracts are scored separately. Notification of acceptance will be sent out on a rolling basis to the presenting author on or before. ICTH abstract submission and registration details will be available on 31 January, 2021, upon opening of the abstract submission portal. Dr. Jennifer Mindell Professor of Public Health Health and Social Surveys Research Group Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health UCL 1-19 Torrington Place London WC1E 6BT Email: j.mindell(a)ucl.ac.uk Web: IRIS web page ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7604-6131 Student support: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/support-and-wellbeing/support-during-coronav… I deal with emails when it is convenient for me to do so; recipients should respond only during working hours unless they prefer to work at other times. Note I now work part-time: currently I usually working a half-day on Wednesdays and do not work on Friday afternoons. I am currently working from home.

5 years, 1 month

Seeking Ambassadors: Communications Guide

by Hall, Faith (FTA)

TRB's Standing Committee on Transportation and Public Health (AME70)<https://www.trbhealth.org/> is recruiting ambassadors to share a ready-made PowerPoint (link<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fc2eisx4ak3…>) of key findings from the NCHRP Guidebook for Communications between Transportation and Public Health Communities (Guide). You do not have to be an expert on the Guide to share it. We would appreciate you letting people know it's out there! An upcoming speaking engagement, staff meeting, gathering of a working group or task force that you participate, or even a newsletter blurb in provide excellent opportunities to share the Guide. Please adapt it for your audience and time available. Contact us with questions and we would love to hear your thoughts on the Guide and how you are putting it into practice: AME70(a)trbhealth.org. AME70 website: https://www.trbhealth.org/

5 years, 1 month

Happy Nearly New Year from Urban Design 4 Health!

by Jim Chapman

<trbhealth(a)mailman.chrispy.net> View this email in your browser <https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=0caef1ba55fc678d9f0bfa…> We at Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H) <http://urbandesign4health.com/> hope you are safe and well. During 2020 UD4H accomplished a lot. We have worked with ground-breaking and innovative clients and some fantastic partner firms. We have created nationwide datasets <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/sld-update> and continued work on the National Public Health Assessment Model (N-PHAM) <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/hia-plug-in-scenario-planning> for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We delivered the first suite of public space data <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/public-life-equity-benefits-of-the-s…> for the Seattle Waterfront after the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. We have published our original research results <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953620304305> from a San Joaquin County Health Equity Study <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/npham> in California. We, like many people, are looking forward to an even better 2021. UD4H, with its focus on health, environment, and equity, is ready to work with you as you plan, program, and design for the new normal. Our tools and services (N-PHAM <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/hia-plug-in-scenario-planning>, monetization of infrastructure benefits <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/health-monetization-of-active-transp…>, and online and in-field data acquisition <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/seattle-public-life-study>) are operational and ready to go. *Below are a few examples of our 2020 highlights:* Use-Cases of UD4H Health Assessment Tools: - Health Equity Study using N-PHAM with Envision Tomorrow <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/npham> for the San Joaquin Council of Governments in metropolitan Stockton, California - Integrating health into regional planning using N-PHAM with UrbanFootprint <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/development-of-a-scenario-modeling-p…> for the Genesee Transportation Council in metropolitan Rochester, New York - Health Assessment of the City of Grand Rapids <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/economic-fiscal-social-equity-grand-…> for Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. - Community Health Assessment for the Houston I-45N Freeway Expansion Area <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/community-health-assessment-for-scho…> for Air Alliance Houston *Bringing Health into Agency Planning:* - Las Vegas Transportation Health Study <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/las-vegas-transportation-health-study> for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada - 2020 Washington State Active Transportation Plan <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/wsdot-active-transportation-plan> for the Washington State Department of Transportation - Active Transportation Plans for Disadvantages Communities <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/active-transportation-plans-for-disa…> for the Southern California Association of Governments - Integrating Health & Transportation Study <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/integrating-health-transportation> for the Transportation Association of Canada *Expanding the Evidence:* - 2021 Smart Location Database Update <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/sld-update> for U.S. EPA - Use & Perceptions of Public Space & Parks on the Seattle Waterfront <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/public-life-equity-benefits-of-the-s…> for Friends of Waterfront Seattle - 2021 National Environmental Database Update <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/ned> for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (version 3) - Active Travel & Social Justice: Addressing Disparities & Promoting Health Equity through A Novel Approach to Regional Transportation Planning <http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/npham> in *Social Science & Medicine* - Developing Policy Thresholds for Objectively Measured Environmental Features to Support Active Travel <http://urbandesign4health.com/trd-policy-thresholds-active-travel> in *Transportation Research Part D: Transport & Environment* We look forward to working with you to integrate health, equity, and the built, natural, and social environment more fully into your work. We are excited to be part of the effort to rebuild and create the vibrant walkable neighborhoods and public spaces needed and look forward to changes in the political leadership in 2021. *Happy New Year!* Dr. Lawrence Frank, President, and the UD4H Team <http://urbandesign4health.com/contact-us-3> [image: Website] <http://urbandesign4health.com/> [image: LinkedIn] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/urban-design-4-health> [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/UD4H_INC> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/urbandesign4health> [image: Email] <info(a)ud4h.com> Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H) develops evidence and tools to support healthy, sustainable, energy secure transportation and land use decision making. *Visit our website:* www.ud4h.com <http://urbandesign4health.com/> *Copyright © 2021 Urban Design 4 Health, Inc., All rights reserved.* Want to change how you receive these emails? 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5 years, 1 month

CISA Releases Cybersecurity Perspectives Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Response to COVID-19

by Ed Christopher

This may be of interest to some. -------- Forwarded Message -------- *From:* Sector.Partnership <Sector.Partnership(a)cisa.dhs.gov <mailto:Sector.Partnership@cisa.dhs.gov>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2021 9:02 AM *Subject:* CISA Releases Cybersecurity Perspectives Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Response to COVID-19 *Importance:* High Critical Infrastructure Stakeholders and Partners, Today, CISA releases CISA Insights: Cybersecurity Perspectives Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Response <https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA_011221_HPH_Facts…>to COVID-19<https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA_011221_HPH_Facts…>that provides an overview of vulnerabilities that could be exploited in the HPH sector and best practices to counter this cybersecurity risk. CISA conducted an analysis of vulnerability scanning data derived from HPH entities enrolled in this service from March to November 2020. This new resource provides observations and findings of vulnerabilities with the HPH entities internet-facing systems and network configurations. One common method used by malicious cyber actors is exploiting known vulnerabilities or network configuration gaps to disable or disrupt government and business networks. CISA strongly encourages organizations, specifically HPH entities, to review this new resource and take appropriate actions that could help reduce vulnerabilities with internet-facing systems and network configurations. Also, CISA encourages organizations to adopt vulnerability scanning service. CISA offers free vulnerability scanning service to federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as public and private sector critical infrastructure organizations.Organizations that participate in this service receive weekly reports that identify and provide trends for their active critical, high, medium and low vulnerabilities. This service can help executive and IT professional leadership make data-driven decision to prioritize resources. For more information visit cisa.gov/cyber-hygiene-services <https://www.cisa.gov/cyber-hygiene-services>_._ For more information, contact central(a)cisa.gov. <mailto:central@cisa.gov> Respectfully, //Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency /Defend Today Secure Tomorrow/

5 years, 1 month

TCRP Call for FY2021 TCRP Synthesis Topics due March 19, 2021

by Hall, Faith (FTA)

Propose New Topics for the 2021 TCRP Synthesis Program Submissions due March 19, 2021 TRB is seeking potential synthesis study topics for the 2021 TCRP Synthesis Program. Topics may be submitted at any time; however, the deadline for the upcoming submission cycle is March 19, 2021. In the coming year, TCRP will fund seven (7) new synthesis topics. Anyone may propose topics. New this year! An outline to guide you in creating your synthesis topic is available here: Synthesis Topic Outline<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinepubs…> All proposals for topics must be submitted through the TCRP Synthesis Topic Submission Portal: TCRP Synthesis Topic Submission Portal<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsurvey.al…> A synthesis study documents current practice and experience for specific public transportation topics. The following factors are considered in the selection process for new topics. * The objective of the scope of work is to document current practices in public transportation and/or public transit agencies; * The synthesis documents current practice, not best practice; it is not a research project or a guidebook; * The topic addresses an area of practice that is widespread and of general interest to public transit and/ or public transportation; and * The topic should be timely and critical for expediting delivery, improving the quality, or lowering the cost of programs. For questions, please contact Mariela Garcia-Colberg at mgarciacolberg(a)nas.edu<mailto:mgarciacolberg@nas.edu> *************** ***** To unsubscribe, click here<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.nas…>. *****

5 years, 2 months

BTSCRP FY 2022 Call for Research Problem Statements - Due by February 26, 2021

by Hall, Faith (FTA)

The Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program has issued its Call for FY 2022 Research Problem Statements - Due by February 26, 2021. They're looking for good ideas! From: Snell, Joseph [mailto:JSnell@nas.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 12:38 PM To: TCRP_ANNOUNCE(a)LSW.NAS.EDU Subject: [TCRP_ANNOUNCE] BTSCRP FY 2022 Call for Research Problem Statements - Due by February 26, 2021 Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program January 7, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: DISTRIBUTION FROM: Christopher J. Hedges Director, Cooperative Research Programs Transportation Research Board SUBJECT: Potential Research Topics for the Fiscal Year 2022 Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program Due by February 26, 2021 The purpose of this announcement is to solicit problem statements identifying research needs for the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) Fiscal Year 2022 Program. These are not proposals to conduct the research but are used to identify potential research needs and form the basis for selection of the annual BTSCRP research program. The format for problem statements is short and concise. Most are 1-3 pages in length using the enclosed research problem statement outline. The BTSCRP is a forum for coordinated and collaborative research to address issues integral to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and traffic safety professionals at all levels of government and the private sector. BTSCRP provides practical, ready-to-implement solutions to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce costs of road traffic crashes associated with unsafe behaviors. BTSCRP is a partnership between GHSA, NHTSA, and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The BTSCRP undertakes research for any behavioral issue faced by traffic safety stakeholders. Particular emphasis areas are alcohol-impaired driving, autonomous vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, child passenger safety, distracted driving, drowsy driving, drug-impaired driving, law enforcement, mature drivers, motorcyclist safety, seat belts, speed and red light cameras, speeding and aggressive driving, teen driver safety, and traffic records. Anyone can write or contribute to preparing a problem statement. A research problem statement outline is enclosed, along with guidance for writing successful problem statements. The deadline for submitting problems for consideration in the FY 2022 research program is February 26, 2021. Problem statements may be submitted by email to BTSCRP(a)NAS.EDU<mailto:BTSCRP@NAS.EDU> and it is preferred that the problem statement be sent as an attachment to the e-mail message in Microsoft Word format. The GHSA Executive Board will select the research problem statements for the FY 2022 program in June 2021. For problems they select, requests for proposals will be issued, and contractors will be selected through a competitive process. Thank you very much for your consideration. Your willingness to participate in the identification of relevant behavioral traffic safety topics is a key element of a successful stakeholder-driven BTSCRP. Should you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact William C. Rogers, Senior Program Officer, BTSCRP, at 202-334-1621 or wrogers(a)nas.edu<mailto:wrogers@nas.edu>. Attachments *************** ***** To unsubscribe, click here<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.nas…>. *****

5 years, 2 months

Transportation emissions and health curriculum - FYI and looking for contributors

by Khreis, Haneen

Dear friends and colleagues, Happy New Year and I hope you had a good break. I wanted to share with you a new curriculum we developed at CARTEEH around traffic-related air pollution and human health. See this link for the open access slides which you can use as you please: https://www.carteeh.org/education/carteeh-curriculum-for-transportation-emi… and the attached document for a brief description. I hope you find this useful. I am also looking for contributors to develop slides on the below topics (or recycle existing slides from your teaching or presentations/ collaborate with me to develop the slide decks). This is an opportunity to contribute to this unique cross-disciplinary effort and we will be disseminating the course widely in addition to teaching it at our institutes and making it open access for anyone to use. Your contribution would be highly appreciated, and we are able to pay American authors an honorarium for their effort. I look forward to working with you if any of these topics interest you or fall within your expertise. Thanks, and best wishes, Haneen Khreis (h-khreis(a)tti.tamu.edu). * Vehicle emission standards and underlying evidence base * History of key laws and regulations and quantifiable impacts * Environmental justice * Photochemical modeling methods and data sources * Personal monitoring in exposure assessment and the contribution of traffic * Source apportionment and micro-environmental exposures * Observational analytical epidemiological studies * Experimental studies * Transferability of toxicological evidence and human relevance * Biomarkers including OMICS (genomics, proteomics, or metabolomics) of health effects associated with traffic-related air pollution * Sensitive subpopulations (children, the elderly, the ill, and lower socioeconomic classes) and differential health effects in sensitive subpopulations * Differential burden of disease of traffic-related air pollution in sensitive sub-populations * Policies to mitigate traffic-related emissions * Policies to mitigate traffic-related air pollution * Policies to mitigate traffic-related air pollution exposures * Overlap with sustainable transportation and built environment policies * Barriers and facilitators * Co-benefits * Market solutions

5 years, 2 months

TRB Annual Meeting

by Ed Christopher

Hello and Happy 2021 For those who are attending the TRB Annual Meetings (AM) below is the list of activities for your consideration. The code numbers are the sponsoring committees. AME70 is code for our Health committee. With the AM being virtual this year, it is bitter sweet. Although attendance at sessions and workshops requires a paid registration, committee meetings and the exhibit area do not. Also, attached is the AME70 meeting agenda. Attendance at all TRB Committee and Subcommittee meetings is “Free” of any registration fee, but you do have to go through the formal conference registration process. To do so, you must register at no-charge using the “Exhibits and Committee Meetings Only” option. After you register you will receive an email confirmation. Once your registration is confirmed you will be able to browse the entire program and ‘Add’ any committee or subcommittee meetings to your personal program. Two days before the meeting you will be sent your link to the meeting. To register visit, http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/Registration.aspx Activities Wednesday, January 13, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM ET Transportation and Public Health Committee, AME70 Meeting Thursday, January 21, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM ET Workshop 1001 - Improving Pedestrian Crossing Safety along Major Arterials: Issues and Innovations ACH10, ACP10, AME70 Thursday, January 21, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM ET Workshop 1010 - Identifying Systemic Transportation-related Health Effects of COVID-19 to inform Interdisciplinary Research AME70 Monday, January 25, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM ET Lectern Session 1123 - Arrested Mobility: Exploring the Impacts of Over-policing (i.e., policy, police and polity) BIPOC Mobility in the US ACH10, ACH10(1), ACH10(2), ACH20, ACS10, ACS30, AME20(1), AME70 Wednesday, January 27, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM ET Poster Session 1276 - Understanding transportation and health linkages through examination of policy, infrastructure, and behavior AME70 Wednesday, January 27, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM ET Lectern Session 1323 - Transportation Adaptation: Response and Reflection in Times of Change AME80, AME10, AME70, AMR20 Thursday, January 28, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM ET Lectern Session 1346 - Transportation as a Social Determinant of Health AME70 Friday, January 29, 2:30 PM-4:00 PM ET Poster Session 1462 - Mobility and COVID: Urban form, travel patterns, and health consequences AME70 -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237

5 years, 2 months

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