Active Transportation and Planetary Health
Top Contributors - Carin Hunter, Jess Bell, Wanda van Niekerk, Kim Jackson, Tarina van der Stockt, Lucinda hampton and Olajumoke Ogunleye
What is Planetary Health?[edit | edit source]
Human health and our own existence depend on flourishing natural systems and that these stewardship of these systems and helping them thrive help us thrive to. Physiotherapy is widely recognised as being an important stakeholder in population health. Planetary health itself is seen as it's a growing and an important part of population health.
What is Active Transport?[edit | edit source]
Active Transport is defined as:
- walking
- cycling
- scooters
- jogging
Recommendations |
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Encourage active transport as a form of PA to improve individual and population health while yielding, additional health-related environmental benefits. |
Educate physiotherapists and patients alike about the link between active transport, environment, personal and public health. |
Advocate for safe and better infrastructure for active transport. |
Advocate for more green spaces and less motorized streets without furthering socio-economic divides. |
Advocate for active transport routes in close proximity to biodiverse green spaces, and blue spaces. |
Advocate to make e-bikes and bike-share facilities more accessible to those populations that are unable to afford them but need them the most. |
Advocate for better integration of active transport with sustainable public transport in a way that ensures physical and financial accessibility. |