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This page serves as an archive for SALURBAL News 2015-2025 and is no longer being updated regularly.

- Free Rides, Fewer Steps? Bogotá Study Examines Public Transit's Impact on Health Equity
  
  May 09, 2024
  
  A newly published SALURBAL study sheds light on how congestion taxes and fare subsidies can be powerful tools for policymakers in low- and middle-income cities, where walking is the primary means of transportation for many residents.
  
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- Research Matters for Creating Heat Adaptation Plans
  
  April 22, 2024
  
  New research shows that physical and cognitive function are more important factors than age when assessing the risk of heat-related mortality among older adults.
  
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- New Study Connects Air Pollution to Increased Death Rates in Latin American Cities
  
  March 13, 2024
  
  A SALURBAL study is one of the first to focus on the health effects of air pollution in Latin American cities.
  
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- Neighborhood Greenness Associated With Decreased Depressive Symptoms in Mexican Cities
  
  March 12, 2024
  
  A SALURBAL study contributes much-needed evidence of the importance of urban greening and greenspace on health in rapidly urbanizing regions across the global south.
  
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- Casi Nueve de Cada Diez Habitantes de Ciudades Latinoamericanas Están Expuestos a Niveles Inseguros de Contaminación Por Dióxido de Nitrógeno (NO2)
  
  December 05, 2023
  
  Más de 200 millones de personas en las ciudades de América Latina están expuestas a contaminación por dióxido de nitrógeno (NO2) a niveles que exceden las recomendaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), según un estudio reciente dirigido por investigadores de la Universidad de Drexel y publicado en The Lancet Planetary Health.
  
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- Nearly Nine of Ten Residents in Latin American Cities Are Exposed to Unsafe Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Pollution
  
  December 05, 2023
  
  Over 200 million people in Latin American cities are exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution at levels that exceed WHO guidelines, according to Drexel University researchers in a new Lancet Planetary Health publication.
  
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- Ciudadanos de Bogotá Mantuvieron Altos Niveles de Actividad Física Tras la Implementación Del Transmicable
  
  July 18, 2023
  
  Un estudio reciente publicado en The Lancet Global Health destacó que, a pesar de la tendencia de poblaciones de bajos recursos a usar cada vez más transporte privado motorizado, la implementación del primer teleférico de la ciudad de Bogotá permitió que se mantuviera un alto nivel de actividad física en sus usuarios.
  
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- RESIDENTS OF BOGOTÁ MAINTAINED HIGH LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSMICABLE CABLE CAR SYSTEM
  
  July 18, 2023
  
  A recent study published in The Lancet Global Health highlighted that, despite the tendency of low-income populations to use private motorized transport increasingly, the implementation of the first cable car in Bogotá allowed a high level of activity to be maintained physics on its users.
  
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- Documental BID analiza relación entre código postal y salud
  
  May 30, 2023
  
  El pasado 30 de mayo de 2023, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo compartió el documental "Salud y Ciudad" en el que participaron investigadores de SALURBAL.
  
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- “Making the invisible, visible” The Ubuntu Center and SALURBAL partner to advance the conversation on race, racism and health data
  
  April 28, 2023
  
  On January 31, 2023, the Drexel University Ubuntu Center convened a critical conversation on race, racism, and health data as part of the Diálogos SALURBAL events series.
  
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