Citation

Foster D. Neurol. Clin. Pract. 2017; 7(4): 372-376.

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000377

PMID

29185553

PMCID

PMC5648203

Abstract

It has been well-established that social determinants prevent far more deaths than medical care. Both behavior and social circumstance are closely linked to transportation. The connection between health and transportation is both direct (pedestrian injury, for example) and indirect (commuting access to work leading to employer-based health insurance, for example). Thus, transportation policy and health policy are interrelated. Neurologists should join community partnerships to promote safe and healthy transportation options for all people but especially for their patients.

Language: en