Health Brief Health Brief is a coproduction of The Washington Post and KFF Health News. SUBSCRIBE NOWMore than 42,500 people died in car crashes in 2022, a death toll that rivals or surpasses those of other major public health threats, such as the flu and gun violence. “We have not recognized that traffic violence is a preventable public health crisis,” said Amy Cohen, a co-founder of Families for Safe Streets. He said the approach also de-emphasizes cars — which make people more sedentary and cause air pollution — and boosts public transportation. Rivas Cruz survived but now lives with chronic pain and walks with a cane.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2024 14:16 UTC