Do you have a list of activities that would be of interest at the TRB
annual meeting? John Eberhard
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 8:47 AM, Eloisa Raynault
<eloisa.raynault(a)apha.org>wrote;wrote:
Season’s greetings everyone!
This new WHO resource may be of interest to you.
Eloisa
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The World Health Organization just released a new health benefits report
entitled Health in the Green Economy – Transport Sector. The cost is $36.
Visit
http://www.whopress.us/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=313310 to
learn more.
"This report makes an important contribution to the transport, planning,
health and climate change literature by sign-posting the need to assess
co-benefits and co-costs of transport and land use planning interventions.
With reference to the IPPC work, many of the implications of a
technology-linked transport sector emissions mitigation agenda for public
health – considered very broadly – were identified." - Ryan Falconer,
Agitator for better transport outcomes , ARUP
Cycling, walking and rapid transit systems are associated with a wide
range of health benefits that need to be reflected more systematically in
transport and development policies. Health benefits may include: reduced
risk of heart disease, some cancers, type 2 diabetes, and some
obesity-related risks from more physical activity; reduced health risks
from urban air pollution; reduced traffic injury risks and less noise
stress. Rapid transit, walking and cycling systems also improve access to
vital jobs, services and opportunities and ease the mobility of vulnerable
groups, such as children, people with disabilities, and older adults,
enhancing health equity.
This report, part of the Health in the Green Economy series, considers
evidence regarding health co-benefits, and risks, of climate change
mitigation strategies for transport, as reviewed by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change.
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