Everything is Public Health
Everything is public health and public health is for everyone.
So many things impact our health. The physical things around you, the social interactions, the policies you may never notice, are all quietly there, protecting our health and well-being in subtle ways everyday. Some are there on purpose to prevent bad outcomes, some are issues that we still need to address, but most go unnoticed by many of us. This is the world of public health; a science of understanding the countless forces and designing solutions to help prevent or mitigate harm and improve the health and well-being of the people. Every Thursday, this podcast explores a concept and delves into those hidden forces. Welcome to Everything is Public Health.
Everything is Public Health
Transportation is Public Health - Transit Apartheid
What is a transit apartheid and why is that term better than transit desert?
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References:
Dr. Diane Allen text: https://www.routledge.com/Lost-in-the-Transit-Desert-Race-Transit-Access-and-Suburban-Form/Jones-Allen/p/book/9780367207823
Food apartheid: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/15/food-apartheid-food-deserts-racism-inequality-america-karen-washington-interview
Food apartheid: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953622005275
It’s Transportation for All of Us (ITS4US): https://its.dot.gov/its4us/htm/overview.htm
Dr. Chandra Ford and colleagues text: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/book/10.2105/9780875533049
Public Transit Disability Dashboard: https://disabilityhealth.jhu.edu/transitdashboard/
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/human_rights_vol34_2007/summer2007/hr_summer07_bujoto/
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