ICEHS incoming Chair-elect Dr. Bella Dinh-Zarr forwarded this message on how transportation policy affects the nation's health and contributes to health inequalities.

Transportation systems and policies impact the public's health in myriad ways, partly via roadway fatalities and injuries, air pollution impacts and opportunities for physical activity. Two new fact sheets contain statistics that highlight how transportation affects health, as well as specifics on what initiatives and policies APHA supports.

Additional information may be found online in APHA's online toolkit at http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=SA-SbcbQN7puDhgmOhBp7Q .

Additional APHA reports are available online at: http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=42HNC4eAtZnz52u18Txf-g

* Shifting the Course of Our Nation's Health: Prevention and Wellness as National Policy:

http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=sBBPETHa73idRzUjL7gvdw

* America Breathing Easier: Working Together, We Can Alleviate the Burden of Asthma and Keep America Breathing Easier:

http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=RJQRjH8JKJ9KfdQ0SbUsBQ

* At the Intersection of Public Health and Transportation:

Promoting Healthy Transportation Policy:

http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=gwh5ZSuQgXMwonMMcHOp5A

Learn more at APHA's Annual Meeting, Nov. 6-10 in Denver. This year's theme is Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative.