Assoc Res Prof & Chair of Env & Occ Health @drexelpubhealth. Injury epi studying road safety, built environment, urban & global health, AI. Views my own
Philadelphia, PA
Joined April 2008
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Nuevo #PaperSur🚨🚨
¿Tienen los jóvenes y novatos mayor riesgo al conducir en Colombia? Sí y mucho. Los muertos en nuestras vías no paran de crecer, con más de 8 mil☠️☠️en 2025, donde los jóvenes son los más afectados.
Los detalles de nuestro estudio👇
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Scooters, E-Bikes, Cycling are on the rise. @drexelpubhealth's @aquistbe shares how cities can adapt to ensure safer travel for all, newsblog.drexel.edu/2024/12/…
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As an injury epidemiologist in Philadelphia who studies pedestrian and bicyclist injuries in the U.S. and Latin America, here several evidence-based ways that Philadelphia can make walking, biking and getting around the city safer for everyone. metrophiladelphia.com/cyclis…
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The Economist just published a deeply-researched story about car bloat, and it's very, very damning:
"For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles."
Well worth your time: economist.com/interactive/un…
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‘By integrating #injuryprevention into climate action, we can build a future in which injury & violence are not collateral damage of an exploitative economic system & health equity, safety & wellbeing become cornerstones of a healthy planet.’ #safety2024 bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q191…
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The wait is over! We are set to begin three days of in-depth discussions on equitable and sustainable strategies for safety promotion, injury and violence prevention.
Catch #liveupdates from sessions, poster presentations and fun lineup at #Safety2024.
Share, follow and stay tuned for more!
#Injuryprevention
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This Viewpoint from @YaleLawSch Sahil Agrawal, MD, PhD, @jsross119, @reshmagar describes implications for medicine and public health if the US Supreme Court decides to overturn or narrow Chevron deference. ja.ma/4953mbE
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If you thought microplastics were only pervasive in the air and water, think again.
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.@WHO has released a series of #policybriefs to support strategic action on #urbanhealth. Interested in #SDGs, #resilience, #climateaction or any complex issue requiring crosscutting integration? This is relevant! Join the launch: who.int/news-room/events/det… @NathalieRoebbel
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Our findings highlight the potential for pedestrian-friendly infrastructure to promote safer interactions between pedestrians and motorists in Bogotá and in similar urban contexts globally
@hiwwwwy @osarmien_ @maria_a_wilches @LauryBaldovino @lu_guzma @aquistbe ++ #SALURBAL – at Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
ALT Eje Ambiental, Bogotá Foto Secretaría de Movilidad, Bogotá
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@BeckyBavs of @BloombergDotOrg on safe #mobility & risks related to #speed:
"Speed contributes to more than half the fatalities around the world. It’s the leading cause of death for people age 5-29. #Speeding is not an individual right—it has collateral damage." #TTDC24
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Great postdoc opportunity for anyone interested in how climate change and related urban policies impact health in Latin America - and working with @jlashk at @DrexelUHC @LACUrbanHealth is definitively a plus!
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As many as 12% of land-dwelling mammals end up dying on the road, four times what it was 50 years ago.
Yet, as an environmental concern, America’s roadkill problem has largely been kicked to the curb.motherjones.com/environment/…
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De ser modelo y ejemplo para muchos países del mundo, los BRT, especialmente @TransMilenio de @Bogota, pasó a ser cuestionado como alternativa viable para transporte masivo urbano
¿Se acabó el romance?
univision.com/noticias/cityl… @ndelgadillo07 @CityLab
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If you thought Superblocks were the big thing in Barcelona, you were right last year but now you're wrong. Here's my WTF IS HAPPENING IN BARCELONA thread. 🧵
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Pueden encontrar la historia (scrollytelling) de los resultados de la evaluación de los impactos del TransMicable de Ciudad Bolívar
fabiancpl.github.io/transmic… (está buenísimo)
@EpiAndes @GrupoSUR_UAndes – at Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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Save the date! The @WHO Global Status Report on #RoadSafety 2023 will be launched on 13 December, 10:00 AM, CET (Geneva time). To view the live broadcast & learn about the Report’s findings and recommendations, visit: bit.ly/3Re6AE8 #RethinkMobility
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New @IIHS_autosafety study finds that trucks & SUVs with hoods > 40 inches tall are 45% more likely to kill pedestrians than cars with low hoods.
Vertical/blunt hoods make vehicles even more deadly.
Reminder: @NHTSA_gov continues to ignore these risks.
iihs.org/news/detail/vehicle…
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“They also frequently drive oversized trucks & SUVs that limit visibility of pedestrians for drivers…If a 6-foot-7 pro basketball player is hard for a driver to see from behind the wheel of a vehicle, how does anyone else stand a chance?”
Good question. inquirer.com/opinion/editori…
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Are you at #ICUH2023 in Atlanta? Check out the many exciting contributions from the SALURBAL team and the @DrexelUHC throughout the next four days, and please join us on Tuesday November 7 at 6:30pm for our official conference side event at the John Lewis Student Center!
