The Health Impact Project currently funds a series of HIA demonstration projects working across a range of sectors and geographic locations throughout the country.
The Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD)
Aerotropolis Atlanta - A comprehensive HIA on the site of a former Ford assembly plant in Hapeville, Georgia.
Atlanta Regional Plan 2040 - An HIA that will examine how Plan 2040—a metropolitan transportation and comprehensive growth plan for counties in the Atlanta region—will consider a range of health issues that could be impacted, such as injury and asthma rates, and the risks of obesity and diabetes.
Green River District Health Department
Coal Gasification Plants - An HIA to inform the planning and permitting process for two proposed coal-gasification projects in Owensboro, Kentucky and the surrounding area.
ISAIAH
St. Paul Light Rail - An HIA of proposed land-use changes related to a new light rail transit line that will connect Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Kohala Center
Hawaii County Agriculture Development Plan - An HIA that guides the creation of the County of Hawaii’s Agriculture Development Plan.
National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership at Boston Medical Center
Advanced Metering Infrastructure - An HIA that will address the health effects of a proposal by Commonwealth Edison to implement “smart metering” technology in western metropolitan Chicago, focusing on how these innovations could alter the risk of potentially life-threatening exposure to heat or cold.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Biomass Power Plant - An HIA that will assess the potential health impacts of a proposed biomass power plant in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
New Hampshire State Budget - An HIA that will inform lawmakers on how funding changes in parts of the state budget might affect the health of residents.
Public Health Institute (PHI)
California Cap and Trade Rulemaking - An HIA done in coordination with the California Department of Public Health to inform the development of new regulations that aim to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide as a way to help curb global warming.
Texas Southern University
Houston Transit-Oriented Development - An HIA to examine the health impacts of possible development patterns that could occur in the neighborhood near a planned station on a 30-mile, five-corridor light rail expansion.
The University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health
Metro Westside Subway Extension (Wilshire Corridor) - An HIA done in coordination with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to assess the potential health effects of a proposed subway and other mass-transit alternatives through Los Angeles' highly congested, high-traffic Wilshire Corridor running from mid-town Los Angeles to the city of Santa Monica.
Local Water Conservation Policies - Although the final topic has not been determined, an HIA will likely focus on municipal water-conservation policies and help decision makers weigh the public health implications of different proposals to address long-term, projected water shortages tied to population growth and climate change.
Upstream Public Health
Oregon Farm to School Legislation - An HIA of proposed legislation in Oregon that would provide state funds to purchase locally-grown foods for schools and set up school teaching gardens. (Read the release about the HIA.)