
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17
Published: Nov. 3, 2024
The transport system influences health, including the onset of new cancers, in both positive and negative ways. Transport affects frequency cancer via access to healthcare, employment other goods services society; physical (in)activity; exposure transport-related pollution climate change. In addition, avoidable health impacts overload that delivers care. current Aotearoa/New Zealand is result policy choices made last 50–70 years which have privileged private motor vehicle. We discuss examples local work support a healthier system, action research with government partners creating infrastructure healthy travel, professional advocacy processes involvement coronial subsequent advisory group. These, attempts at change, had limited impact because elements hold place; weak regulatory architecture institutions, commercial on funding arrangements. Creating healthy, cancer-preventing requires not just focus specific changes but reform making apparatus ensure people planet are centre decision making.
Language: Английский