Journal article
Rapid health impact assessment of policies to reduce vehicle miles traveled in Oregon
Public health (London), v 126(12), pp 1063-1071
Dec 2012
PMID: 22818411
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Abstract
Objective : Health impact assessments (HIAs) enable decisions-makers to assess proposed policies, projects and programmes with respect to their potential health impact. The purpose of this rapid HIA was to inform the debate within a state legislature about the value of state policy and provide information for local planning agencies to better incorporate health considerations into planning activities.
Study design : Rapid HIA.
Methods : Literature review was used to evaluate three types of policies to reduce vehicle miles traveled: improving the built environment, increasing the costs of individual driving, and strengthening public transit.
Results : Select features of the built environment were found to be associated with increased physical activity, reduced collisions, and decreased air pollution. Increasing the cost of driving was not consistently found to reduce air pollution, increase physical activity, or reduce collisions. Strengthening public transit was associated with increased levels of physical activity.
Conclusions : This rapid HIA provides a framework and focus for future HIAs in this topic area.
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Details
- Title
- Rapid health impact assessment of policies to reduce vehicle miles traveled in Oregon
- Creators
- L.A. Perdue - Kaiser Permanente Center for Health ResearchY.L. Michael - Drexel UniversityC. Harris - Human Impact Partners, Oakland, CA, USAJ. Heller - Human Impact Partners, Oakland, CA, USAC. Livingston - Kaiser Permanente Center for Health ResearchM. Rader - Upstream Public Health, Portland, OR, USAN.M. Goff - Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- Publication Details
- Public health (London), v 126(12), pp 1063-1071
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000311955200013
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85027933503
- Other Identifier
- 991019167321704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health