Advocating for safe and healthy public transportation:
Increasing Health Participation within a Multisectoral Framework
Mirta Roses-Periago, Director Pan American Health Organization -PAHO/WHO
Socorro Gross-Galiano, Assistant Director Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO
Luiz Augusto C. Galvão, Manager Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Area PAHO/WHO
Alberto Concha-Eastman, Senior Advisor Violence and Injury Prevention
Eugênia Maria Silveira Rodrigues, Regional Advisor Road Safety
Andrés Villaveces
Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, 2010 -
Available online :
English : http://bit.ly/f9UVPl
Portuguese: Pela defesa do transporte público seguro e saudável: maior participaçao da saúde em uma estrutura multissetorial.
Spanish: Defensa del transporte público seguro y saludable: fomento de la participación del sector sanitario en un marco multisectorial.
“….Efficient and healthy transportation systems that consider the wellbeing of populations are a desired and needed goal. A healthy and safe transportation system is one that is based on a legal framework which incorporates multisectoral work for its planning, design, and development; addresses equity at the population level; is affordable, reliable, and efficient; and has a low impact on the physical environment while providing safety to its users…”
“…this document highlights the negative health consequences of inappropriate transportation systems and presents useful strategies for overhauling and transforming them, while at the same time advocating for the continued development of well-designed, integrated, and economically viable public transportation systems that promote human health and overall quality of life….”
Content:
Introduction
Transportation Systems and Their Complexity
Public Transportation within Transport Systems
Crash Events and Public Health
Links of Different Modes of Transportation to Risks and Benefits
Overall Consequences to Health Linked to Transportation
Road Safety
Global Magnitude of Road Traffic Injuries
Magnitude of the Problem in the
Modes of Transportation and Road Safety
Characteristics of Public Bus Systems in
Noise and Health
Pollution and Health (Respiratory Conditions)
Stress and Mental Health
Obesity and Health
Other Health Consequences
Preventive Interventions
Enhancement of Road Safety: Focus on Safe Public Transportation
within a Healthy Transport System
General Environmental Benefits
Noise Reduction
Air Quality
Physical Benefits of Increased Walking and Exercise
Overcoming Social Isolation and Inequalities
Social and Economic Benefits
Policy Implications and Suggested Directions
Conclusions
References
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