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O Canada!

December 13th, 2011 No comments »

A Canadian judge has approved a class action by airline passengers who are obese against Air Canada for charging them to pay for a second seat. In 2008, the Canadian Transportation Authority  found charging obese passengers for a second seat was discriminatory. There is no similar law in the United States. Judge: Obesity suit against Air Canada OK – UPI.com

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Transportation

September 27th, 2009 No comments »

Journal of Public Health Policy – Factors Associated with Federal Transportation Funding for Local Pedestrian and Bicycle Programming and Facilities

Journal of Public Health Policy – Transit and Health: Mode of Transport, Employer-Sponsored Public Transit Pass Programs, and Physical Activity

Journal of Public Health Policy – Bicycling for Transportation and Health: The Role of Infrastructure

Journal of Public Health Policy – Effect of Innovative Building Design on Physical Activity

Walkability and body mass index density, design, a…[Am J Prev Med. 2008] – PubMed Result

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Tags: bicycle federal transportation mass transit pedestrian Physical Activity walking

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