Healthy Environments

26 Jun Household travel time by mode of transport factsheet (2017)

Posted at 11:16h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This indicator presents the percentage of household travel time by mode of transport, from the New Zealand Household Travel Survey, published by the Ministry of Transport. For this indicator, household travel excludes professional driver trips, that is, those trips done to transport goods or people...

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26 Jun Health burden of road transport

Posted at 11:14h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This section estimates the health burden of road transport in New Zealand, based on a recent study carried out by our team (Briggs et al, 2016)....

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26 Jun Active transport to and from school factsheet (2017)

Posted at 11:12h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This factsheet includes two sources of data on active transport to school. Data are firstly presented on specific transport modes used by 5–12-year-olds to get to school, from the New Zealand Household Travel Survey. Data are then presented on active transport (walking, cycling and other...

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26 Jun About transport and health factsheet (2017)

Posted at 11:08h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This factsheet provides information about how transport impacts on human health in New Zealand. This information complements the new set of environmental health indicators (EHIs) on transport and health released by the EHINZ programme in May 2017....

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19 Jun Urban Green Space Interventions and Health

Posted at 10:37h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Urban green space interventions and health: A review of impacts and effectiveness. Full report (2017) This new World Health Organization report looks into the most effective ways to deliver urban interventions on green spaces, and how to make sure that the environmental, social and health benefits are...

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08 Feb Hike it, Bike it

Posted at 11:01h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

A collection of leaflets from the New Zealand Transport Agency describing the things you need to know to help teach your child about staying safe on roads, cycling, walking, taking the bus and near railways....

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30 Jan Review of Quantified the Economic Benefits of Interventions to Increase Cycling for Transport

Posted at 11:53h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This review paper provides an overview of the economic benefits obtained from environments that encourage walking and cycling (2012)....

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30 Jan If Health Matters: Integrating Public Health Objectives in Transportation Planning

Posted at 11:48h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This report identifies effective strategies to incorporate public health objectives into transportation planning for an efficient and cost-effective system (2017)...

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30 Jan Valuing the Health Benefits of Active Transport Modes

Posted at 11:41h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This report provides estimates of costs and inactivity in NZ, based on an in-depth review of various health benefits resulting from active modes on an international scale (2008)....

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16 Dec Kaikohe to Okaihau Cycleway

Posted at 13:56h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

The old rail corridor from Kaikohe to Okaihau has been transformed into a unique cycleway with facilities built for mountain bike activities adjacent to the trail (2015)....

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