Dear SDOH colleagues,

The Ontario College of Family Physicians will release on Jan 19 an
exhaustive review of research on the relationship between urban sprawl and
public health. A group of distinguished family doctors authored the study in
order to provide policy makers with the clearest research summary on the topic
of urban sprawl and public health - critical for planning our communities - and
to help educate Ontarians about the choices we make as a society.

The results of this review cover selected studies and describe the
findings regarding major adverse health effects associated with urban
sprawl.

The study's findings include the following:

*Longer commuting distances mean increased traffic fatalities (one
of the populations leading causes of death);
*Greater travel distances lead to increased air pollution, which
is worsening in Ontario and contributing to rising incidences of respiratory
and cardiovascular disease;
*Sprawl makes public transit less financially feasible;
*People in car-dependent neighbourhoods walk less, weigh more,
have higher blood pressure, and more incidences of diabetes and
cardiovascular disease; and,
*People in sprawling communities are more likely to suffer mental
health problems.

A briefing will be held on the report on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 11 a.m.
in the Media Studio, Queen's Park, Main Legislature Building Toronto, ON

For further information: Mike Van Soelen, Environics Communications call (416)
969-2717 or visit http://www.ocfp.on.ca/

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