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Transportation Policy and Health

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this course was held in a virtual/online format.
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, November 9, 2020
End Date
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Class Time(s)
The live zoom sessions will be offered from 9:00am - 1:00pm.
M, Tu, 9:00am - 1:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Johnathon Ehsani
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2020
Description
Through readings, lectures, and interactive discussion, students learn that intersectoral collaborations between public health and the transportation sector can promote options that meet transportation goals, as well as maximize the health-promoting aspects of transportation and mitigate its adverse health impacts.
Provides an overview of the significant effect of transportation on health in terms of safety, air quality, physical activity, noise pollution, and equitable access to opportunities, and importance of this sector for public health. Covers topics including transportation policies that (a) promote safe travel by vehicle, aviation, and rail, (b) foster active transportation (e.g., walking, bicycling), (c) expand public transportation, (d) address air quality and the built environment; and (e) promote equitable access. Uses case studies to highlight transportation policies that have been developed and implemented at the federal, state, and local levels, and describes how they have promoted health or had the unintended consequence of adversely affecting health.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Summarize the significant effects of transportation on public health
  2. Explain how transportation policies at the local, state, and federal levels can maximize the health-promoting aspects of transportation and mitigate its adverse health impacts
  3. Analyze a specific transportation policy and its effects on health
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 40% Participation
  • 60% Paper(s)
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates and interdivisional registration is not permitted for this course
Instructor Consent
Consent required for all students
Consent Note
Consent require for full-time students
Consent Contact
jholzer1@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This course will not be offered in Barcelona, Spain this year but through a combo of pre-recorded lectures and live Zoom sessions (offered at specified times).