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 | Facts and figures | |
| Overview of risk factors, health effects and costs associated to transport | ||
| Economic valuation of transport-related health effects | |
| HIA: development of methods and tools | |
| Research activities on HIA of transport and of transport policies | ||
| HIA: National assessments of the health effects of transport patterns | |
| Carried out in the European Region | ||
| HIA: Worldwide examples of health impact assessment of transport [WHO headquarters] | |
| (Link to WHO headquarters website on HIA) | ||
Transport affects the health of the whole population both directly and through pollution of the environment. Transport emissions are also one of the major contributors to climate change.
Main health effects include injuries from road traffic accidents, respiratory problems due to air pollution, overweight/obesity associated to reduced physical activity and noise annoyances. Vulnerable groups include children and the elderly, as well as cyclist and pedestrians.
WHO supports its Member States in defining and managing mobility policies that are beneficial to health by developing methods and tools to assess the health impact of transport.
WHO also promotes a sustainable transport for health and the environment through an integrated and synergic approach that aims to prevent and reduce the health effects associated to current unsustainable transport patterns.
HIA aims at studying upstream health determinants in an integrated way rather than concentrating on single risk factors. Its overall objective is to provide decision-makers with sound information on implications on health of any given policy.
