Public Transportation System: Introduction or Expansion | Health Impact in 5 Years | Health System Transformation | AD for Policy | CDC

Public Transportation System: Introduction or Expansion | Health Impact in 5 Years | Health System Transformation | AD for Policy | CDC

• Providing high-quality public transit in a typical North American city can result in $355 in health benefits per person per year—including fewer crashes, less pollution, and increased physical fitness.
• Data from health impact assessments can be used to inform public transportation plans for healthier communities, as was done in Missouri [PDF-3.6MB] and Arizona [PDF-3.2MB].
• You can read CDC’s HI-5 (Health Impact in 5 Years) stories to learn how multisector partnerships can help improve transit and public health.