Your Health — facts to help inspire you to become a #rollmodel

• Passive transportation (driving in a vehicle) plays a role in how much time children spend time in front of a screen

• More vehicular roads = more vehicles; 

More sidewalks, cycle paths, and parks encourages time outdoors and less time in front of a screen

• Change is hard. Change can be inconvenient AT FIRST; but changing how active you are can have dramatic impact on protecting yourselves and your families against diseases like cancer, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease

• 50% of Canada’s air pollution is caused by cars, trucks, and semis; air pollution is the worlds second largest killer with 99% of the world's population breathing air that exceeds World Health Organization (WHO) safety limits

• A commuting cyclist has 1/10th the environmental footprint vs. a vehicular commute

http://www.sustainablecalgary.org/the-blog/2018/3/24/blog-test-a

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health