BACKGROUND Traffic related injuries are leading contributors to burden of disease worldwide. In developing countries a high proportion of them can be attributed to public transportation vehicles. Several mental disorders including alcohol and drug abuse, psychotic disorders, mental stress, productivity pressure, and low monetary income were found predictors of high rates of traffic related inju...

BACKGROUND Mixed-use developments may be especially promising settings for encouraging walking and other types of physical activity. PURPOSE This study examined the physical activity and travel behaviors of individuals before and after they relocated to Atlantic Station, a mixed-use redevelopment community in metropolitan Atlanta. METHODS A survey study was conducted to compare the behavior...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between means of transportation to work and overweight+obesity and obesity. METHODS The 2004 public health survey in Skåne is a cross-sectional postal questionnaire study of the population aged 18-80 with a 59% response rate including 16,705 employed participants. RESULTS Forty-six percent of men and 26.6% of women were overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9); 1...