[H+T--Friends] Fwd: New Report Highlights Transportation Policies That Improve the Nation’s Health

Hello, TRB Subcommittee on Health and Transportation (ADD 50-01) members, You might be interested in the announcement below of a report we just published with Partnership for Prevention, Booze Allen Hamilton, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Best, Phyllis *New Report Highlights Transportation Policies that Improve the Nation’s Health* *New report released today by Partnership for Prevention.* A report titled *Transportation and Health: Policy Interventions for Safer, Healthier People and Communities* was released today by Partnership for Prevention (Partnership). This report highlights existing scientific evidence on the health effects of nearly 40 transportation policies that can further multiple health and transportation goals. Partnership collaborated with the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at the University of California, Berkeley; Booz Allen Hamilton; and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report examines the effects of transportation policies on health in three key areas – environment and environmental public health, community design and active transportation, and motor vehicle-related injuries and fatalities. The Report is available on the Partnership for Prevention web site at: * www.prevent.org/tran* <http://www.prevent.org/transportation>sportation The direct link to the PDF file is: * http://www.prevent.org/data/files/transportation/transportationandhealthpol… *<http://www.prevent.org/data/files/transportation/transportationandhealthpolicycomplete.pdf> July, 2011 * * -- 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>