Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health

Health Department: Car Crashes Remain Leading Injury Killer of NYC Kids

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2016 | 1 Comment

Fewer New York City children are dying in traffic, but car crashes continue to be the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among kids ages 1 to 12, according to an annual child mortality report issued by the Department of Health [PDF]. New York City motorists killed 44 children between 2009 and 2013, according to the […]

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Surgeon General’s Warning: Unwalkable Places Are Hazardous to Your Health

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 9, 2015 | No Comments

https://youtu.be/mq3DxArKAEo Physical activity is essential to people’s health, but dangerous streets and spread-out, sprawling communities prevent Americans from getting enough of it, says the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. Murthy issued a call to action this morning to highlight how walking — and building walkable places — can benefit a nation where chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and […]

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How Seattle Children’s Hospital Took the Lead on Healthy Transportation

By Angie Schmitt | May 8, 2015 | No Comments

It’s more than a little ironic that in many places, hospitals are some of the worst offenders when it comes to perpetrating unhealthy transportation patterns. Often surrounded by enormous parking decks, hospitals have earned a reputation as isolated institutions hermetically sealed off from surrounding neighborhoods. But that’s beginning to change. Healthcare providers are undergoing a fundamental shift from focusing on […]

DOH: Motorist Crashes, Again the Top Killer of NYC Kids, Are Preventable

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2015 | No Comments

Each year the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports on the top causes of injury-related death for children in New York City, and traffic crashes consistently top the list. That remains true in the newest report [PDF]. The DOH report draws on crash data from the medical examiner’s office and DOT. From 2003 to 2012, an […]

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NHTSA Touts Decrease in Traffic Deaths, But 32,719 Ain’t No Vision Zero

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 22, 2014 | No Comments

Twenty-four-year-old Taja Wilson was killed near the Louisiana bayou in August when a driver swerved on the shoulder where she was walking. Noshat Nahian, age 8, was killed in a Queens crosswalk on his way to school in December by a tractor-trailer driver with a suspended license. Manuel Steeber, 37, was in a wheelchair when he was […]

Traffic Remains the Top Injury-Related Killer of NYC Kids Under 15

By Stephen Miller | Sep 8, 2014 | 1 Comment

Last week, the city announced that it is kicking off the school year with the gradual roll-out of all 140 school zone speed cameras allowed under state law. There’s good reason for the expansion: Despite drops in fatality rates over the past decade, a report from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shows that […]

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