Many US cities and towns have anti-spitting ordinances, passed over a hundred years ago, when TB was very common in the US. At the same time, sanitariums were established, especially out West, such as in Colorado, and people moved to Arizona for the clear air and healthy conditions. Thus TB and transportation have been intersecting for a long time.
Marc Brenman
mbrenman001@comcast.net

From: "Aurash Khawarzad" <aurash@pps.org>
To: "TRB Health and Transportation" <h+t--friends@chrispy.net>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 10:37:48 AM
Subject: Re: [H+T--Friends] Bus ridership and TB transmission study

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. On a related note, I just discovered that NYC has a "no-spitting" ordinance! http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/no-spitting-signs/

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Eloisa Raynault <eloisa.raynault@apha.org> wrote:

Greetings TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee,

This article, which looks at a study on the connection between TB transmission and bus ridership in Houston, may be of interest to you.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2011/11/are-city-buses-making-us-sick/579/

Best regards,

Eloisa

Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation

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