Transport and its impact on health
As part of the XIII Congress of the Spanish Society Sespa-Public Health and Health Administration, “which concludes this Friday in Seville, a group of experts have discussed interesting topics such as referring to the impact that transportation has on our health.
It is known that the reduction of motor traffic on the streets, leading to reduced air pollution, which is to benefit our health. In addition, experts say, replace the car for the bike, or walking, may reduce up to 50 percent the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity, and reduced by 30 percent, the risk of hypertension.
According to experts, each time point increases air pollution in an area, picks up mortality significantly. Meanwhile, if you reduce vehicle traffic, reduce overall mortality, cardiovascular disease and serious and minor injuries.
Similarly, by a noise reduction, blood pressure significantly improves overall and increases concentration and problem solving by students.
According to experts in public health, traffic reduction also generates positive psychosocial effects, including: increasing the autonomy of children, whose choices of travel on foot increase, dropping the level of physical inactivity and obesity.
The barrier effect in some neighborhood level also conditioned by the massive presence of vehicles, and even the lowering of water pollution and land.
Among the proposals for change put forward by the experts, include the bike lane and pedestrian, that could help significantly improve the health of people.