Six New Grants Awarded for Health Impact Assessments
Projects in California, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Texas are at the forefront of a burgeoning movement in the United States to ensure health is considered in sectors that do not traditionally factor it into their decision making. More »
Grant Awarded to Conduct HIA on Climate Change Legislation
The California Department of Public Health will conduct the first study of its kind on a cap-and-trade program. More »
Human Impact Partners to Provide Grantee Training
Oakland-based Human Impact Partners has been selected to provide training, mentoring and technical assistance to the Project’s health impact assessment grantees. More »
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Aug 10
HIA in the News: “Truly Smart Electricity Meters Should Aid the Elderly” Health Impact Project grantee writes a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about making smart meters truly smart.
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Aug 02
UCLA HIA-CLIC launches a new Web site
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Jul 29
RWJF and GIH Webinar: A New Way to Talk About the Social Determinants of Health Find a way to create compelling, effective and persuasive messages about the social determinants of health that resonates across the political spectrum.
To stem the rising tide of chronic disease and create safe, thriving communities, health needs to be regularly factored into policy and program decisions in sectors that do not traditionally focus on health outcomes.
A health impact assessment (HIA) is a flexible, data-driven approach that identifies the health consequences of new policies, and develops practical strategies to enhance their health benefits and minimize adverse effects. more »
