Question

Local leaders in Louisville, Kentucky, decided to change zoning policies, reroute trucks, and increase the number of trees. What health-related problem were they trying to solve with these changes?(1 point)
Responses

The city was a food desert.
The city was a food desert.

The city had unsafe water.
The city had unsafe water.

Many city residents were obese.
Many city residents were obese.

Many of the city’s residents had asthma.

Answer 1

Many of the city’s residents had asthma.

Rationale: rerouting trucks, changing zoning, and planting trees reduce traffic-related air pollution and particulate matter—major triggers for asthma.