Impacts of zero-fare transit policy on health and social determinants: protocol for a natural experiment study

• Main Authors: Amanda Grimes (Author), Jannette Berkley-Patton (Author), Jenifer E. Allsworth (Author), Joseph S. Lightner (Author), Keith Feldman (Author), Brent Never (Author), Betty M. Drees (Author), Brian E. Saelens (Author), Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley (Author), Lauren Fitzpatrick (Author), Carole Bowe Thompson (Author), Madison Pilla (Author), Kacee Ross (Author), Chelsea Steel (Author), Emily Cramer (Author), Eric Rogers (Author), Cindy Baker (Author), Jordan A. Carlson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Population-level efforts are needed to increase levels of physical activity and healthy eating to reduce and manage chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. Interventions to increase public transit use may be one promising strategy, particularly for low-income c...