Healthy Environments

07 Jul How the Decisions a City Makes Influences Public Health

Posted at 14:10h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

When people think of the city council, health isn’t the first thing that springs to mind, but for those of us working in public health we are aware first-hand how local government decisions influence health outcomes. Alison Pask, ANA health promotion manager shares how Justin...

26 Jun Unmet need for GP services due to a lack of transport factsheet (2017)

Posted at 11:22h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This factsheet presents statistics on people who had a medical problem but did not visit a GP due to a lack of transport, in the previous 12 months....

26 Jun Main mode of transport to work on Census day factsheet (2017)

Posted at 11:20h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This factsheet presents statistics on the main mode of transport that people used to get to work on Census day....

26 Jun Indicators at a glance – Transport

Posted at 11:18h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This section summarises the latest Environmental Health Indicators about transport and health in New Zealand....

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...

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)....

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...

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....

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...

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....