Re: [H+T--Friends] LA Times: "It's official: Traffic pollution can cause asthma in children"

Hi Eloisa - Thanks for sending this. Great to see more evidence from other places on this topic. However, I think the California study referred to by the reporter was a pretty solid piece of research - was not involved with it but recall it was not anecdotal at all. As many know - Walkability is often highly correlated with increased concentrations of small particulates - a troublesome but solvable twist to the otherwise health benefits of more compact development. Larry Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2013, at 11:45 AM, "Eloisa Raynault" <eloisa.raynault@apha.org<mailto:eloisa.raynault@apha.org>> wrote: This article in the LA Times may be of interest to you: http://goo.gl/QZwvo Researchers in Europe have confirmed scientifically what parents in traffic-congested Southern California have known anecdotally for years: Poor air quality associated with busy roads can cause asthma<http://www.latimes.com/topic/health/physical-conditions/asthma-HE… in children. The study, which examined children’s health in 10 cities, concluded that 14% of chronic childhood asthma cases could be attributed to near-road traffic pollution. It is the first time that medical researchers have made such a direct link — previous studies stopped at saying that traffic pollution is known to trigger asthma, not cause it. Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street NW, Washington DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://apha.org/transportation Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends@ryoko.chrispy.net<mailto:H+T--Friends@ryoko.chrispy.net> http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends