This section summarises the latest Environmental Health Indicators about transport and health in New Zealand....
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...
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)....
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...
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....
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...
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....
This review paper provides an overview of the economic benefits obtained from environments that encourage walking and cycling (2012)....
This report identifies effective strategies to incorporate public health objectives into transportation planning for an efficient and cost-effective system (2017)...
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)....
