Guo Chunyu, Loo Becky P Y, Feng Kuishuang, Gao H Oliver, Zhang Kai
Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States.
Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, China.
Environ Health (Wash). 2024 Sep 17;2(12):848-853. doi: 10.1021/envhealth.4c00156. eCollection 2024 Dec 20.
The health impact of electric vehicles (EVs) is complex and multifaceted, encompassing reductions in air pollutants, improvements in road safety, and implications for social equity. However, existing studies often provide fragmented insights, lacking a unified framework to comprehensively assess these public health implications. This paper develops a comprehensive framework to summarize the health outcomes of EVs in urban areas, where the health impacts are more pronounced due to higher levels of traffic congestion and air pollution. Building on previous conceptual work that identified pathways linking general transportation and health, our model illustrates how the characteristics of EVs influence public health through various pathways compared to traditional transportation systems. Additionally, we address socioeconomic factors that introduce variability in EV-related health outcomes, emphasizing the need to consider potential health disparities in policy and intervention development. This comprehensive approach aims to inform holistic policies that account for the complex interplay between transportation, environment, and public health.
电动汽车（EV）对健康的影响是复杂且多方面的，包括空气污染物的减少、道路安全的改善以及对社会公平的影响。然而，现有研究往往提供的是碎片化的见解，缺乏一个统一的框架来全面评估这些对公众健康的影响。本文构建了一个综合框架，以总结电动汽车在城市地区的健康结果，在城市地区，由于交通拥堵和空气污染程度较高，健康影响更为显著。基于先前确定一般交通与健康之间联系途径的概念性工作，我们的模型说明了与传统交通系统相比，电动汽车的特性如何通过各种途径影响公众健康。此外，我们探讨了导致电动汽车相关健康结果存在差异的社会经济因素，强调在政策和干预措施制定中需要考虑潜在的健康差异。这种综合方法旨在为全面的政策提供依据，这些政策要考虑到交通、环境和公众健康之间的复杂相互作用。
