 | Motorized road transport has increased rapidly in the European Region in the last decades. The European Union forecasts show a further rise in passenger and freight transport until 2020.
Transport-related health effects can be direct (injuries) and indirect (through air pollution, noise and climate change related to emissions from traffic, and through reduced physical activity).
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Environmental Health indicators quantify information on population exposure, related health effects and specific policy actions. The ways environmental factors affect health and quality of life are analysed using data sets of primarily international available data and scientific evidence.
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Data used for the preparation of charts included in the assessment (fact sheet), in .xls format.
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Data for the indicator available in the ENHIS database.
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Case study or feasibility study on health impact assessment in (parts of) the WHO European Region.
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