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Transportation

Transportation

Overview

Transportation systems can impact health through access to jobs, schools, healthcare, and essential services, as well as through their effects on air quality, physical activity, and safety. IHSP researchers analyze how transportation policies and infrastructure, from public transit to walkability, can promote equity, reduce harm, and improve community well-being.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Inclusive Mobility: Dismantling Transportation Injustice at the Intersection of Race & Disability

Transportation systems can impact health through access to jobs, schools, healthcare, and essential services, as well as through their effects on air quality, physical activity, and safety. IHSP researchers analyze how transportation policies and infrastructure, from public transit to walkability, can promote equity, reduce harm, and improve community well-being.

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Faculty

Keshia Pollack Porter
Professor
Health Policy and Management

Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD ’06, MPH, uses research to advance policies that promote health equity, especially where people live, work, play, and travel.