Nearly one-third of drivers have been sleepy behind the wheel, survey finds
Despite the obvious safety risk, almost a third of drivers admit to driving when they were so tired they had difficulty keeping their eyes open, according to a recent traffic safety survey. Read more in the January 2012 issue of The Nation’s Health.
Leading the way for safer routes to school
For nearly all of the students in the Flint School District in Michigan, the safe, healthy choice is also the easiest one. Students there forgo the big yellow bus and take to the sidewalks to get to school. This week, 10 schools in the district received grant money to make pedestrian safety improvements...
Complete streets vital to improving health
While a bill to reauthorize federal transportation funding awaits congressional approval, public health advocates in communities across the country are urging local lawmakers to adopt laws and policies that support complete streets.
