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It's good that the UK Public Health Division has recruited Don
Nutbeam who has a lot of energy and interest in the need for intersectoral
action for health.
Your last paragraph refers to the links between housing and health,
but not to transport. This omission is quite troubling given the earlier
fine record of the UK Health in getting health included in the UK
transport policy, A new deal for Transport, and in supporting the
development and adoption of the WHO Euro Charter on Transport, Environment
and Health in 1999. More recent guidance for Local Authorities preparing
Local Transport Plans deals with environment issues(or at least pollution
issues) but omits the links to health and the benefits of re-orienting
transport policy to gain the multitude of health benefits.
It'll be good to see Public Health Division tackle these links, and
play a role in the implementation of the WHO Charter!
UK Public Health Policy extends to transport?
It's good that the UK Public Health Division has recruited Don
Nutbeam who has a lot of energy and interest in the need for intersectoral
action for health.
Your last paragraph refers to the links between housing and health,
but not to transport. This omission is quite troubling given the earlier
fine record of the UK Health in getting health included in the UK
transport policy, A new deal for Transport, and in supporting the
development and adoption of the WHO Euro Charter on Transport, Environment
and Health in 1999. More recent guidance for Local Authorities preparing
Local Transport Plans deals with environment issues(or at least pollution
issues) but omits the links to health and the benefits of re-orienting
transport policy to gain the multitude of health benefits.
It'll be good to see Public Health Division tackle these links, and
play a role in the implementation of the WHO Charter!
Competing interests: No competing interests