The Public Transit-Health Connection

<p>This week, the US Senate <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026081880/senate-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill">approved the sweeping Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan</a>. The bill includes a $39 billion investment in public transit to report aging infrastructure across the US.</p><p>Public transportation in the US is an important aspect of American Life, including health care. <em>Health Affairs </em>recently published a <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20210630.810356/full/">Health Policy Brief on the connection between public transportation and health</a>.</p><p>On this episode of <em>Health Affairs This Week</em>, <em>Health Affairs</em>' Rob Lott and Jeff Byers discuss what to expect next for the infrastructure bill and dive into the insights from the health policy brief.</p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20210630.810356/full/">Public Transportation In the US: A Driver Of Health And Equity</a> (<em>Health Affairs</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026081880/senate-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill">Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote</a> (<em>NPR</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20210805.209202/full/">Podcast: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill - What's in it for Health Care</a> (<em>Health Affairs This Week</em>)</li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey/health-affairs-this-week">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://deezer.com/show/2044382">Deezer</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1542851834">Overcast</a></p>