Cities are currently striving to understand how mass transit connects to health, economic opportunities, and overall equity. The Center for Neighborhood Technology and TransitCenter, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving urban mobility, have released the AllTransit interactive database. Billed as “the largest source of connectivity, access, and frequency data in America,” the site utilizes data from 805 of the largest transit agencies in the country. The tool overlays the data with information about jobs, demographics, and even the location of farmer’s markets. The database provides a wealth of information on how transit serves communities. One of the metrics that AllTransit offers is the AllTransit Performance Score, an index based on transit connectivity, access to ...
Muchos latinos se sienten no estar preparados para tomar el medicamento que previene el VIH conocido como preEP , informa NPR. Según la CDC 1 en 36 hombres latinos serán diagnosticados con VIH en su vida. En 2012 Truvada una "profilaxis pre-exposición", fue aprobado por la FDA como una píldora de prevención contra el VIH cuando se toma correctamente y puede reducir el riesgo en más de un 90 por ciento. La droga, que bloquea la propagación del virus en el cuerpo puede llegar a costar hasta $ 1,300 al mes. Pero, aunque la mayoría de los seguros y los programas de Medicaid; y también los gobiernos locales cubren una parte del precio para los residentes sin seguro, los expertos creen que el alto precio y estigmas culturales en torno a las relaciones homosexuales podrían ...
A few things are changing on the nutrition label that may help consumers be more aware of the amount of sugar that is in products and their overall daily diet. A recent article explains a few key things about the new label, pointing out the importance of consumers to think about their diet- especially in regard to added sugars. Sugar is now an important change on labels, where grams were once the only indicator, now a percentage of what is recommended for daily sugar consumption will also inform consumers of added sugars in products. Also, the added processed sugars will be clearly separated from sugars that are already naturally in products. Professor Dr. John Satzberg explained in the same article that this will hopefully guide consumers away from products with a lot of added ...
A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a research nonprofit that tracks the health and well-being of children and families found that Florida’s children are falling behind in economic well-being and health as the state ranked 40th on the report’s list of states. National trends find that children overall are getting healthier; however, the report found that Florida’s children in 2014 were less likely to be insured, more likely to be born at low birth weight, and abuse drugs and alcohol at higher rates than children in other states. Overall, Florida ranked 47th in terms of child health. Florida is home to over 4.3 million Latinos, according to the Pew Research Center. This is 23% of their overall state population and 51% of these are native-born residents. In Florida, ...
New reports reveal that childhood obesity rates are declining and the national diet is improving.
According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, communities of color and low-income are more likely to be hit by higher rates of childhood obesity, however, states across the nation have shown signs of progress! For example, Georgia has seen a 10.8% decline in obesity among children ages 2-4, New Mexico has also seen a 15.1% and 11.1% decline in overweight and obesity among children, and in a Wisconsin school district, a report shows a combined overweight and obesity decline of 30.2%.
How are these communities ensuring healthy weights for kids?
Communities are building a culture of health by working together to increase consumption of healthier foods and beverages and increase physical ...
At times, mothers of preterm infants are unable to supply adequate amounts of human milk. In neonatal intensive care units (NICU), very low birth weight infants are eligible to receive donor milk. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding in 2010 emphasized the importance of donor milk use in the NICU, and many NICUs now offer donor milk as the preferred alternative. However, the acceptability of donor milk among parents is associated with maternal education, marital status, cultural context, and race. In a recent study in Breastfeeding Medicine, researchers found that families with white mothers were more likely to provide consent for donor milk, 61.9% compared to 50.5% of non-white mothers. Understanding cultural and racial differences in ...
Disparities in exist in the proportion of adolescents who live in neighborhoods that support physical activity, defined as neighborhoods that are perceived as safe and have sidewalks or walking paths and parks, playgrounds, or recreation centers. In the June 17, 2016 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed data on U.S. adolescents and found that fewer Latino adolescents live in neighborhoods that support physical activity compared to the national average. Additionally, fewer overweight or obese adolescents, and fewer adolescents from households with lower socioeconomic status live in neighborhoods that support physical activity. Inequity in neighborhood support for physical activity is likely the root ...
AllTransit represents the largest source of user-friendly transit connectivity, access, and frequency data in America, using publicly available General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data and new data created by Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) and with funding from TransitCenter.
AllTransit analyzes the social benefits of good transit service through the lenses of health, equity, and economic development.
Users can rely on these tools to increase their understanding of the value of quality transit to improve transit and create sustainable and equitable communities.
When families in disadvantaged neighborhoods have access to transit and jobs, they have greater choices between housing units and employment opportunities, and alternative transportation options connecting ...
Active Living Research (ALR) translated their popular The Role of Transportation in Promoting Physical Activity infographic into Spanish. This infographic highlights evidence that sidewalks, connected bike facilities, public transportation, and traffic calming are successful strategies that support active modes of transportation, Findings presented in this infographic come from a related ALR research review about how policies can encourage walking and bicycling. Learn more about El Papel Del Transporte en la Promocion de la Actividad Fisica here. Copy and Share: El Papel Del Transporte en la Promocion de la Actividad Fisica. http://salud.to/1XdWMbm @SaludToday #SaludAmerica ...
