Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health

ER Chief: NYC Needs More Speed Cameras and Bike Lanes to Reduce Traumatic Brain Injuries

By Brad Aaron | Jul 28, 2017 | 24 Comments

The chief of emergency medicine at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn says at least 15 percent of TBIs treated at Brooklyn hospitals annually can be attributed to traffic crashes.

It’s Hard to Overstate the Health Benefits of Biking to Work

By Stephen Miller | Apr 24, 2017 | No Comments

A massive new study of commuters in the United Kingdom reveals that people who bike to work tend to live longer and are at lower risk of heart disease and cancer.

America Builds Too Many Schools By Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 21, 2017 | No Comments

One in 11 U.S. public schools are within 500 feet of a highway, exposing 4.4 million children to elevated levels of pollution, putting kids at elevated risk of developing asthma. But cheap land remains alluring to school districts, and America's system of school siting is not getting better.

CDC: America Falling Behind Other Nations on Traffic Safety

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 7, 2016 | No Comments

How is the U.S. doing on traffic safety? To hear a lot of people tell it, we’re making great strides. President Obama recently referred to the reduction in American traffic deaths as a success story of sorts, contrasting it with the rise in gun deaths. But while traffic fatalities in America are indeed trending downward, […]

Health Department: Car Crashes Remain Leading Injury Killer of NYC Kids

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2016 | 1 Comment

Fewer New York City children are dying in traffic, but car crashes continue to be the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among kids ages 1 to 12, according to an annual child mortality report issued by the Department of Health [PDF]. New York City motorists killed 44 children between 2009 and 2013, according to the […]

Surgeon General’s Warning: Unwalkable Places Are Hazardous to Your Health

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 9, 2015 | No Comments

https://youtu.be/mq3DxArKAEo Physical activity is essential to people’s health, but dangerous streets and spread-out, sprawling communities prevent Americans from getting enough of it, says the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. Murthy issued a call to action this morning to highlight how walking — and building walkable places — can benefit a nation where chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and […]

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