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  • Strategic Health Impact Assessment of Wind Energy in Oregon

    A “strategic HIA” to provide a general assessment of the ways that wind energy developments in Oregon might affect the health of individuals and communities where they are built and maintained.

  • Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA)

    SOPHIA is an organization serving the needs of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) practitioners in North America and worldwide.

  • Healthy Corridor for All HIA

    A Community Health Impact Assessment of Transit-Oriented Development Policy in Saint Paul, Minnesota

  • Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy

    Wernham A. Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy. Health Affairs 2011; 30 (5):947-956.

  • The Economic Benefits of Open Space, Recreation Facilities and Walkable Community Design

    Author: Active Living Research

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A Guide for Practice

    Author: Rajiv Bhatia

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  • National Research Council report “Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment”

    The National Research Council report offers guidance to officials in the public and private sectors on conducting health impact assessment (HIA) to evaluate public health consequences of proposed decisions.

  • After Schools Program - Proposition 49

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  • Apple Valley

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  • Atlanta Beltline

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  • Baltimore City's Comprehensive Zoning Code Rewrite

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  • Baltimore Red Line

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  • Benton Accessory Dwelling Units

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  • Bernal Heights Preschool

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  • Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America, 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Breaking Through on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities: An approach to message translation

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Buford Highway and NE Plaza Redevelopment

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  • Built Environment and Public Health: Course Curriculum

    An interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate, or continuing education curriculum in public health and built environment from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • California Cap and Trade

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  • California Domestic Worker Equality, Fairness and Dignity Act

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  • California Paid Sick Days

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  • Case Study: Atlanta’s BeltLine

    This HIA demonstrates that when decision makers at all levels understand the health implications of a project, more effective policies can be advanced that improve health and help project dollars go further.

  • Case Study: East Bay Greenway

    Researchers study a land-use plan and find more ways to help residents stay fit

  • Case Study: Healthy Families Act: Paid Sick Days

    This HIA helped expand the discourse on paid sick days to include the important public health implications of this policy.

  • Case Study: Humboldt County, California

    An HIA evaluates how 35 indicators of community health would be impacted by the three alternative growth scenarios

  • Case Study: Low Income Energy Assistance Program

    Rising cost of heat puts low-income families at risk for health problems

  • Case Study: Oil Development of Alaska’s North Slope

    Collaboration on the HIA contributed to a widely-accepted compromise leasing plan

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Places

    The CDC site offers an overview of the HIA process and points to other sites and articles that provide deeper context.

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  • Challenging Inequity Through Health Systems, June 2007

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Children's Food Environment State Indicator Report, 2011

    Author: Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • City of Decatur Community Transportation Plan

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  • City of Ramsey

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  • Clark County Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan

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  • Clark County Highway 99 Sub-Area Plan

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  • Columbus North East Area Plan

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  • Comprehensive Planning for Public Health: Results of the Planning and Community Health Research Center Survey, March 2011

    Author: American Planning Association

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  • Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Project

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  • County Health Rankings Webinars

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  • Creating A Healthy Environment: The Impact of the Built Environment on Public Health

    Author: Richard J. Jackson, Chris Kochtitzky, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Creating Healthy Environments: A Review of Links Between the Physical Environment, Physical Activity and Obesity, October 2005

    Author: NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity

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  • Derby Redevelopment

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  • Early Child Development: A Powerful Equalizer, June 2007

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Early Childhood Experiences: Laying the Foundation for Health Across a Lifetime, June 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

  • East Bay Greenway

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  • Eastern Neighborhoods Community

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  • Education Matters for Health, September 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Employment Conditions and Health Inequalities

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Equity and Social Determinants of Health, December 2006

    Baum F, Harris E. Equity and social determinants of health. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. December 2006; 17(3): 163-165.

  • Equity Focused Health Impact Assessment: A Literature Review, 2004

    Harris-Roxas B, Simpson S, Harris E. Equity Focused Health Impact Assessment: A literature review. Sydney: CHETRE UNSW and ACHEIA; 2004.

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  • Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities, 2005

    Simpson S, Mahoney M, Harris E, Aldrich R, Stewart Williams J. Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2005; 25(7-8):799-807.

  • Executive Park Sub Area Plan

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  • Federal Farm Bill

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  • Federal Paid Sick Days

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  • Fort McPherson Interim Zoning

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  • From Fitness Zones to the Medical Mile: How Urban Park Systems Can Best Promote Health and Wellness, 2011

    Author: Center for PArk Excellence, Trust for Public Land

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  • Good Housing and Good Health? A Review and Recommendations for Housing and Health Practitioners

    Author: Care Services Improvement Partnership

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  • Good Practice Guidance on Health Impact Assessment

    Author: International Council of Mining and Metals

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  • Good Practice Guide on Noise Exposure and Potential Health Effects, 2010

    Author: European Environment Agency

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  • Health Impact Assesessment: A Practical Guide, 2007

    Harris, P., Harris-Roxas, B., Harris, E., & Kemp, L. Health Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide, Sydney: Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE). Part of the UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW.

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  • Health Impact Assessment and Housing, April 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Department of Housing and Urban Development, April 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment and U.S. Environmental Policy: Novel Strategies for Addressing Public Health Within the U.S. Environmental Regulatory System, 2007

    Authors: Aaron Wernham, Andrew Dannenberg, Brian Cole, Megan Gaydos, Catherine Ross Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Health Impact Assessment as a Practical Approach to Decision Making, December 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: National Health Policy Forum, December 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment Capacity Building in Wisconsin, November 2010

    Authors: Paula Tran Inzeo Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse Learning and Information Center (HIA-CLIC)

    This site, administered by the University of California, Los Angeles, summarizes and links to dozens of HIAs conducted in the United States. It also provides HIA guides, news, academic research and links to other HIA resources.

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A health lens for public policy

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Council on Foundations

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A tool for health-focused public policy, 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Grand Rounds, 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A Decision Making Tool to Enhance Social Justice, November 2010

    Authors: Aaron Wernham, Aja Bonner, Ntale Kajumba, Roxanna Witter, Karen Roof Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A tool to integrate health considerations into planning decisions, 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented in: 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Bringing Public Health Data to Decision Making, December 2010

    Author: Health Impact Project

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Helping health agencies reach across sectors to solve today’s public health challenges, July 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), July 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Integrating Health into the NEPA Process, January 2011

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: Transportation Resources Board, January 2011

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  • Health Impact Assessments: A Decision Making Tool to Enhance Social Justice

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  • Health Impact Assessments: A Tool for Social Justice, November 2010

    Authors: Ryan Petteway, Angelo Logan, Aaron Wernham, Marnie Purcel Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Health Impact Assessments: A tool to ensure that health and equity are considered in transportation policy and systems, 2010

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Health Impacts of the Built Environment- A Review, July 2006

    Author: Institute of Public Health in Ireland

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  • Health in All Policies: A pathway for thinking about our broader societal goals, 2010

    Harris E, Harris-Roxas B. Health in All Policies: A pathway for thinking about our broader societal goals. Public Health Bulletin SA. 2010; 7(2): 43-46.

  • Health, Equity and Transportation Online Toolkit

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Healthy Cities and the Urban Planning Process: A Background Document on the Links Between Health and Urban Planning, 1999

    Author: L.J. Duhl and A.K. Sanchez, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

  • Healthy Development Measurement Tool

    Created by San Francisco Department of Public Health, Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability

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  • Healthy People 2020

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  • HIA Blog

    This blog offers commentary on worldwide HIA and health policy developments. Its authors are health policy researchers at the University of New South Wales and the Institute of Occupational Medicine in the United Kingdom.

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  • HIA Connect:

    An Australian offering, this site gives an overview of HIAs and links to guides, research and news. Sponsored by the University of New South Wales.

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  • HIA Data Sources and Related Resources, March 2010

    Author: Human Impact Partners

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  • HIA Gateway

    The British Association of Public Health Observatories operates this information clearinghouse. Guides, reports and case examples found here give detailed advice on conducting and evaluating HIAs. The site includes a glossary of HIA terms.

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  • HIA Report Guide, December 2010

    Author: Human Impact Partners for Health Impact Project Grantees

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  • Hidden Cost of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production, 2010

    Author: Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption; National Research Council

  • Highway 550

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  • HOPE VI to HOPE SF: San Francisco Public Housing Redevelopment

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  • Human Health and Wellbeing in Environmental Impact Assessment in New South Wales, Australia: Auditing health impacts within environmental assessments of major projects, 2009

    Harris P, Harris E, Thompson S, et al. Human Health and Wellbeing in Environmental Impact Assessment in New South Wales, Australia. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2009; 29(5); 310-318.

  • Human Impact Partners

    A California nonprofit that is a leader in conducting HIAs in the United States. The site provides an HIA toolkit as well as HIA training materials and other resources.

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  • Human Impact Partners Data Sources Guide

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  • Human Impact Partners, Tools and Resources

    This site provides a wide range of resources: HIA guides and steps, training materials, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, framing, and others.

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  • Humboldt County General Plan Update

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  • I-5 Columbia River Crossing

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  • IMPACT/International HIA Consortium:

    IMPACT, based at the United Kingdom’s University of Liverpool, does HIA research, consulting and training. Its Web site provides links to its HIAs, which address topics ranging from employment programs to generating energy by burning waste.

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  • Improving the Health of All Americans by Focusing on the Early Years of Life, June 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Improving the Health of All Americans through Better Nutrition, June 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Improving the Health of All Americans through Safe and Healthy Housing, June 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Income Inequality and Health: What Have We Learned So Far, 2004

    Subramanian S, Kawachi I. Income Inequality and Health: What Have We Learned So Far? Epidemiologic Reviews. 2004; 26:78-91.

  • Influencing Healthy Planning and Policy Development in Local Government Summary Report, 2010

    Harris P, Wise M, Dunn S, Kurko J, Harris E. Influencing Healthy Planning and Policy Development in Local Government. Summary Report. Sydney: UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, 2010.

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  • Injury Liability Protection for Recreational Physical Activity

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  • Introduction to Health Impact Assessment, Spring 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: HIA of Global Environmental Change, UW Madison, Spring 2010

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  • Jack London Senior Housing

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  • Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance

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  • Lowry Corridor, Phase 2

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  • MacArthur BART, UC Berkeley

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  • Maine Paid Sick Days

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  • Mass Transit - CA

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  • Massachusetts Low Income Energy Assistance Program

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  • Massachusetts Paid Sick Days

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  • Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program

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  • Menu Labeling

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  • Merced County General Plan Update

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  • Methodologies for Realizing the Potential of Health Impact Assessment, 2005

    Cole BL, Shimkhada R, Fielding J, et al. Methodologies for Realizing the Potential of Health Impact Assessment. Am J Prev Med 2005;28(4):382–389.

  • Minimum Elements and Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 2), November 2010

    Author: North American HIA Practice Standards Working Group

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  • Nashville - Northwest Corridor Transit

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  • Noise and Health - Making the Link

    Author: London Health Commission

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  • Oak to Ninth Avenue

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  • 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.

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  • Oregon Vehicle Miles Traveled Legislation (Portland)

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  • Our Cities, Our health, Our Future: Acting on Social Determinants for Health Equity in Urban Settings, 2008

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Overcoming Obstacles to Health, 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Page Avenue Revitalization

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  • Physical Education Requirements in California

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  • Piedmont Hospital: Hospitals and Community Health

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  • Pittsburg Railroad Avenue Transit-Oriented Development

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  • Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments

    Developed by the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials; funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • Portland to Lake Oswego Transit Project

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  • Potential Strategies to Eliminate Built Environment Disparities for Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Communities, April 2011

    Hutch D, Bouye KE, Skillen E, et al. Potential Strategies to Eliminate Built Environment Disparities for Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Communities. Amer J Pub Health April 2011; 101(4): 587-595.

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  • Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 1), 2009

    Bhatia R, Farhang L, Gaydos M, et al. Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 1). Oakland CA: North American HIA Practice Standards Working Group, 2009.

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  • Presentations from the CDC/NACCHO/APA/UCLA HIA Training Workshop, September 2007

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  • Program Results Report: Advocating transit and transportation policy to expand economic opportunity and access to healthy food

    ISAIAH, a faith-based organization in Minnesota, mobilized a coalition of community activists to ensure that a new light rail line included stops in low-income neighborhoods in order to expand economic opportunity and access to healthy food.

  • Race and Socioeconomic Factors Affect Opportunities for Better Health, April 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Red Dog Mine Extension Aqqaluk Project Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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  • Research Informing Policy: the Potential of Health Impact Assessments, June 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Academy Health 2010

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  • Research Insights: The Potential for Health Impact Assessments, 2010

    Author: Academy Health

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  • Rincon Hill Area Plan

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  • RiverStone Health Yellowstone County Growth Policy

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  • Sacramento Safe Routes to School

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  • San Francisco Department of Environmental Health Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability (and the San Francisco Bay Area HIA Collaborative)

    San Francisco and Los Angeles have pioneered the use of HIAs in the United States. The “Tools” page provides contact information for local officials knowledgeable about particular techniques.

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  • San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center Environmental Impact Report

  • San Pablo Corridor

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  • Santa Monica Airport

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  • Social Determinants of Health Fact Sheet, 2010

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Solving the Probelm of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation, May 2010

    Author: The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity

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  • South of Market, Mission, and Potrero/Showplace Square Area Plans

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  • State of Alaska Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Program and Toolkit

    The Alaska HIA Program evaluates the potential human health effects of new policies, programs or development projects in Alaska.

  • State Route 520 Bridge

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  • Still/Lyell Freeway Channel in Excelsior District

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  • SugarHouse Casino

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  • The Crossings at 29th and San Pedro St. - South Central Redevelopment

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  • The Effectiveness of Health Impact Assessment: Scope and limitations of supporting decision-making in Europe, 2007

    Wismar M, Blau J, Ernst K, Figueras J,Eds. The Effectiveness of Health Impact Assessment: Scope and limitations of supporting decision-making in Europe. Copenhagen: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, World Health Organization, 2007.

  • The Health Impact Project: Promoting the use of Health Impact Assessment in the U.S., March 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: HIA in the Americas, March 2010

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  • The Impact of School Retention and Educational Outcomes on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Students: A Literature Review.

    Jones A, Harris-Roxas B. The Impact of School Retention and Educational Outcomes on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Students: A literature review. Sydney: Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation (CHETRE) UNSW, 2009.

  • The Merseyside Guidelines for HIA, 2001

    Author: International Health Impact Assessment Consortium

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  • The Relationship Between the Built Environment and Wellbeing: A Literature Review, Feb 2000

    Author: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

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  • The Role of Health Impact Assessment in Promoting Population Health and Health Equity, 2009

    Wise M, Harris P, Harris-Roxas B, Harris E. The role of health impact assessment in promoting population health and health equity. Australian Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2009; 20(3):172-179.

  • Transportation and Public Health Fact Sheet

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Transportation Health Impact Assessments Fact Sheet, January 2011

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Transportation Policy Recommendations in the Eugene Climate and Energy Action Plan

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  • Treasure Island Transportation Plan

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  • Trenton Farmer's Market

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  • Trinity Plaza Housing Redevelopment

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  • Tumalo Community Plan

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  • Two Simple Changes to Improve Health Outcomes In the Section 8 Voucher Program, April 2011

    Author: Kami Kruckenberg, Poverty and Race Research Action Council

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  • UCLA Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse Learning and Information Center

    Data and Methods Resources

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  • UCLA HIA Training Manual

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  • Understanding the Links Between Agriculture and Health, May 2006

    Author: International Food Policy Research Institute

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  • Understanding the Links Between Agriculture and Health, May 2006

    Author: International Food Policy Research Institute

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  • Unemployment is a Health Hazard: The Health Costs of Unemployment, 2001

    Harris E, Sainsbury P, Morrow M. Unemployment is a Health Hazard: The Health Costs of Unemployment. The Economic and Labour Relations Review. 2001; 12(1): 18-31.

  • University of California (UC), Berkeley, Health Impact Group

    The Health Impact Group, an affiliate of UC, Berkeley, promotes and conducts HIAs in the San Francisco Bay area. This site summarizes the group’s work and offers links to other HIA resources.

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  • Urban Physical Environments and Health Inequities, 2011

    Author: Canadian Population Health Initiative

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  • US Highway 550 Health Impact Assessment

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  • Using Health Impact Assessment: How HIA Made Billings, Montana a Community that is Healthy by Design, 2010

    Author: Hillary S. Harris, Yellowstone City–County Health Department

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  • Valuing Diversity and Reshaping Power to Create Conditions for Equity and Health, 2004

    Wise M. Valuing diversity and reshaping power to create conditions for equity and health. Promotion and Education. 2004: 11 (2): 69-70.

  • Web Conference for Applicants

    The Health Impact Project hosted a Web Conference to provide details about the CFP application process and selection criteria.

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  • Web Conference on Screening

    On May 19, the Health Impact Project hosted a Web Conference on the screening step of the health impact assessment (HIA) process.

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  • Where We Live Matters for Our Health: Neighborhoods and Health, September 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Where We Live Matters for Our Health: The Links Between Housing and Health, September 2008

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  • Work Matters for Health, December 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • World Health Organization (WHO) Health Impact Assessment

    A WHO Web site specializing in international HIAs, its examples span a variety of issues and countries, from the closure of public swimming pools in Scotland to the entry of poisonous spiders into New Zealand.

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  • Xcel Energy Corridor

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  • The Economic Benefits of Open Space, Recreation Facilities and Walkable Community Design

    Author: Active Living Research

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  • National Research Council report “Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment”

    The National Research Council report offers guidance to officials in the public and private sectors on conducting health impact assessment (HIA) to evaluate public health consequences of proposed decisions.

  • Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America, 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Breaking Through on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities: An approach to message translation

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Challenging Inequity Through Health Systems, June 2007

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Children's Food Environment State Indicator Report, 2011

    Author: Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Comprehensive Planning for Public Health: Results of the Planning and Community Health Research Center Survey, March 2011

    Author: American Planning Association

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  • Creating A Healthy Environment: The Impact of the Built Environment on Public Health

    Author: Richard J. Jackson, Chris Kochtitzky, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  • Creating Healthy Environments: A Review of Links Between the Physical Environment, Physical Activity and Obesity, October 2005

    Author: NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity

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  • Early Child Development: A Powerful Equalizer, June 2007

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Early Childhood Experiences: Laying the Foundation for Health Across a Lifetime, June 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

  • Education Matters for Health, September 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Employment Conditions and Health Inequalities

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • From Fitness Zones to the Medical Mile: How Urban Park Systems Can Best Promote Health and Wellness, 2011

    Author: Center for PArk Excellence, Trust for Public Land

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  • Good Housing and Good Health? A Review and Recommendations for Housing and Health Practitioners

    Author: Care Services Improvement Partnership

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Bringing Public Health Data to Decision Making, December 2010

    Author: Health Impact Project

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  • Health Impact Assessments: A tool to ensure that health and equity are considered in transportation policy and systems, 2010

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Health Impacts of the Built Environment- A Review, July 2006

    Author: Institute of Public Health in Ireland

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  • Healthy Cities and the Urban Planning Process: A Background Document on the Links Between Health and Urban Planning, 1999

    Author: L.J. Duhl and A.K. Sanchez, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

  • Hidden Cost of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production, 2010

    Author: Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption; National Research Council

  • Improving the Health of All Americans by Focusing on the Early Years of Life, June 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Improving the Health of All Americans through Better Nutrition, June 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Improving the Health of All Americans through Safe and Healthy Housing, June 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Influencing Healthy Planning and Policy Development in Local Government Summary Report, 2010

    Harris P, Wise M, Dunn S, Kurko J, Harris E. Influencing Healthy Planning and Policy Development in Local Government. Summary Report. Sydney: UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, 2010.

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  • Noise and Health - Making the Link

    Author: London Health Commission

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  • Our Cities, Our health, Our Future: Acting on Social Determinants for Health Equity in Urban Settings, 2008

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Overcoming Obstacles to Health, 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 1), 2009

    Bhatia R, Farhang L, Gaydos M, et al. Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 1). Oakland CA: North American HIA Practice Standards Working Group, 2009.

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  • Program Results Report: Advocating transit and transportation policy to expand economic opportunity and access to healthy food

    ISAIAH, a faith-based organization in Minnesota, mobilized a coalition of community activists to ensure that a new light rail line included stops in low-income neighborhoods in order to expand economic opportunity and access to healthy food.

  • Race and Socioeconomic Factors Affect Opportunities for Better Health, April 2009

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Research Insights: The Potential for Health Impact Assessments, 2010

    Author: Academy Health

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  • Social Determinants of Health Fact Sheet, 2010

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Solving the Probelm of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation, May 2010

    Author: The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity

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  • The Effectiveness of Health Impact Assessment: Scope and limitations of supporting decision-making in Europe, 2007

    Wismar M, Blau J, Ernst K, Figueras J,Eds. The Effectiveness of Health Impact Assessment: Scope and limitations of supporting decision-making in Europe. Copenhagen: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, World Health Organization, 2007.

  • The Relationship Between the Built Environment and Wellbeing: A Literature Review, Feb 2000

    Author: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation

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  • Transportation and Public Health Fact Sheet

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Transportation Health Impact Assessments Fact Sheet, January 2011

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Two Simple Changes to Improve Health Outcomes In the Section 8 Voucher Program, April 2011

    Author: Kami Kruckenberg, Poverty and Race Research Action Council

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  • Understanding the Links Between Agriculture and Health, May 2006

    Author: International Food Policy Research Institute

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  • Understanding the Links Between Agriculture and Health, May 2006

    Author: International Food Policy Research Institute

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  • Urban Physical Environments and Health Inequities, 2011

    Author: Canadian Population Health Initiative

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  • Using Health Impact Assessment: How HIA Made Billings, Montana a Community that is Healthy by Design, 2010

    Author: Hillary S. Harris, Yellowstone City–County Health Department

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  • Where We Live Matters for Our Health: Neighborhoods and Health, September 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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  • Where We Live Matters for Our Health: The Links Between Housing and Health, September 2008

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  • Work Matters for Health, December 2008

    Author: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Commission to Build a Healthier America

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Featured Case Studies

Case Studies

Featured Presentations & Webinars

Presentations & Webinars

  • County Health Rankings Webinars

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  • Health Impact Assessment and Housing, April 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Department of Housing and Urban Development, April 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment and U.S. Environmental Policy: Novel Strategies for Addressing Public Health Within the U.S. Environmental Regulatory System, 2007

    Authors: Aaron Wernham, Andrew Dannenberg, Brian Cole, Megan Gaydos, Catherine Ross Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Health Impact Assessment as a Practical Approach to Decision Making, December 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: National Health Policy Forum, December 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment Capacity Building in Wisconsin, November 2010

    Authors: Paula Tran Inzeo Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A health lens for public policy

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Council on Foundations

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A tool for health-focused public policy, 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Grand Rounds, 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A Decision Making Tool to Enhance Social Justice, November 2010

    Authors: Aaron Wernham, Aja Bonner, Ntale Kajumba, Roxanna Witter, Karen Roof Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A tool to integrate health considerations into planning decisions, 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented in: 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Helping health agencies reach across sectors to solve today’s public health challenges, July 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), July 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Integrating Health into the NEPA Process, January 2011

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: Transportation Resources Board, January 2011

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  • Health Impact Assessments: A Decision Making Tool to Enhance Social Justice

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  • Health Impact Assessments: A Tool for Social Justice, November 2010

    Authors: Ryan Petteway, Angelo Logan, Aaron Wernham, Marnie Purcel Presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

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  • Introduction to Health Impact Assessment, Spring 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: HIA of Global Environmental Change, UW Madison, Spring 2010

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  • Research Informing Policy: the Potential of Health Impact Assessments, June 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Academy Health 2010

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  • The Health Impact Project: Promoting the use of Health Impact Assessment in the U.S., March 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: HIA in the Americas, March 2010

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  • Web Conference for Applicants

    The Health Impact Project hosted a Web Conference to provide details about the CFP application process and selection criteria.

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  • Web Conference on Screening

    On May 19, the Health Impact Project hosted a Web Conference on the screening step of the health impact assessment (HIA) process.

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Featured Training Materials

  • Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments

    Developed by the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials; funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • Presentations from the CDC/NACCHO/APA/UCLA HIA Training Workshop, September 2007

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Training Materials

  • Built Environment and Public Health: Course Curriculum

    An interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate, or continuing education curriculum in public health and built environment from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • Human Impact Partners, Tools and Resources

    This site provides a wide range of resources: HIA guides and steps, training materials, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, framing, and others.

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  • Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments

    Developed by the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials; funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • Presentations from the CDC/NACCHO/APA/UCLA HIA Training Workshop, September 2007

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  • UCLA HIA Training Manual

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Featured Toolkits & Guides

  • Minimum Elements and Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 2), November 2010

    Author: North American HIA Practice Standards Working Group

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Toolkits & Guides

  • Health Impact Assessment: A Guide for Practice

    Author: Rajiv Bhatia

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  • Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities, 2005

    Simpson S, Mahoney M, Harris E, Aldrich R, Stewart Williams J. Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2005; 25(7-8):799-807.

  • Good Practice Guidance on Health Impact Assessment

    Author: International Council of Mining and Metals

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  • Good Practice Guide on Noise Exposure and Potential Health Effects, 2010

    Author: European Environment Agency

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  • Health Impact Assesessment: A Practical Guide, 2007

    Harris, P., Harris-Roxas, B., Harris, E., & Kemp, L. Health Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide, Sydney: Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE). Part of the UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW.

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  • Health, Equity and Transportation Online Toolkit

    Author: American Public Health Association

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  • Healthy Development Measurement Tool

    Created by San Francisco Department of Public Health, Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability

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  • Healthy People 2020

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  • HIA Report Guide, December 2010

    Author: Human Impact Partners for Health Impact Project Grantees

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  • Human Impact Partners, Tools and Resources

    This site provides a wide range of resources: HIA guides and steps, training materials, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, framing, and others.

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  • Methodologies for Realizing the Potential of Health Impact Assessment, 2005

    Cole BL, Shimkhada R, Fielding J, et al. Methodologies for Realizing the Potential of Health Impact Assessment. Am J Prev Med 2005;28(4):382–389.

  • Minimum Elements and Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 2), November 2010

    Author: North American HIA Practice Standards Working Group

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  • Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 1), 2009

    Bhatia R, Farhang L, Gaydos M, et al. Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (Version 1). Oakland CA: North American HIA Practice Standards Working Group, 2009.

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  • State of Alaska Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Program and Toolkit

    The Alaska HIA Program evaluates the potential human health effects of new policies, programs or development projects in Alaska.

  • The Merseyside Guidelines for HIA, 2001

    Author: International Health Impact Assessment Consortium

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Featured Centers & Experts

  • Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA)

    SOPHIA is an organization serving the needs of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) practitioners in North America and worldwide.

Centers & Experts

  • Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA)

    SOPHIA is an organization serving the needs of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) practitioners in North America and worldwide.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Places

    The CDC site offers an overview of the HIA process and points to other sites and articles that provide deeper context.

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  • Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse Learning and Information Center (HIA-CLIC)

    This site, administered by the University of California, Los Angeles, summarizes and links to dozens of HIAs conducted in the United States. It also provides HIA guides, news, academic research and links to other HIA resources.

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  • HIA Blog

    This blog offers commentary on worldwide HIA and health policy developments. Its authors are health policy researchers at the University of New South Wales and the Institute of Occupational Medicine in the United Kingdom.

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  • HIA Connect:

    An Australian offering, this site gives an overview of HIAs and links to guides, research and news. Sponsored by the University of New South Wales.

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  • HIA Gateway

    The British Association of Public Health Observatories operates this information clearinghouse. Guides, reports and case examples found here give detailed advice on conducting and evaluating HIAs. The site includes a glossary of HIA terms.

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  • Human Impact Partners

    A California nonprofit that is a leader in conducting HIAs in the United States. The site provides an HIA toolkit as well as HIA training materials and other resources.

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  • IMPACT/International HIA Consortium:

    IMPACT, based at the United Kingdom’s University of Liverpool, does HIA research, consulting and training. Its Web site provides links to its HIAs, which address topics ranging from employment programs to generating energy by burning waste.

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  • San Francisco Department of Environmental Health Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability (and the San Francisco Bay Area HIA Collaborative)

    San Francisco and Los Angeles have pioneered the use of HIAs in the United States. The “Tools” page provides contact information for local officials knowledgeable about particular techniques.

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  • University of California (UC), Berkeley, Health Impact Group

    The Health Impact Group, an affiliate of UC, Berkeley, promotes and conducts HIAs in the San Francisco Bay area. This site summarizes the group’s work and offers links to other HIA resources.

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  • World Health Organization (WHO) Health Impact Assessment

    A WHO Web site specializing in international HIAs, its examples span a variety of issues and countries, from the closure of public swimming pools in Scotland to the entry of poisonous spiders into New Zealand.

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Featured Literature & Data Sources

Literature & Data Sources

  • Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy

    Wernham A. Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy. Health Affairs 2011; 30 (5):947-956.

  • Challenging Inequity Through Health Systems, June 2007

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Early Child Development: A Powerful Equalizer, June 2007

    Author: WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

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  • Equity and Social Determinants of Health, December 2006

    Baum F, Harris E. Equity and social determinants of health. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. December 2006; 17(3): 163-165.

  • Equity Focused Health Impact Assessment: A Literature Review, 2004

    Harris-Roxas B, Simpson S, Harris E. Equity Focused Health Impact Assessment: A literature review. Sydney: CHETRE UNSW and ACHEIA; 2004.

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  • Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities, 2005

    Simpson S, Mahoney M, Harris E, Aldrich R, Stewart Williams J. Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2005; 25(7-8):799-807.

  • Good Housing and Good Health? A Review and Recommendations for Housing and Health Practitioners

    Author: Care Services Improvement Partnership

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  • Health in All Policies: A pathway for thinking about our broader societal goals, 2010

    Harris E, Harris-Roxas B. Health in All Policies: A pathway for thinking about our broader societal goals. Public Health Bulletin SA. 2010; 7(2): 43-46.

  • Healthy People 2020

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  • HIA Data Sources and Related Resources, March 2010

    Author: Human Impact Partners

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  • Human Health and Wellbeing in Environmental Impact Assessment in New South Wales, Australia: Auditing health impacts within environmental assessments of major projects, 2009

    Harris P, Harris E, Thompson S, et al. Human Health and Wellbeing in Environmental Impact Assessment in New South Wales, Australia. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2009; 29(5); 310-318.

  • Human Impact Partners Data Sources Guide

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  • Human Impact Partners, Tools and Resources

    This site provides a wide range of resources: HIA guides and steps, training materials, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, framing, and others.

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  • Income Inequality and Health: What Have We Learned So Far, 2004

    Subramanian S, Kawachi I. Income Inequality and Health: What Have We Learned So Far? Epidemiologic Reviews. 2004; 26:78-91.

  • Noise and Health - Making the Link

    Author: London Health Commission

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  • Potential Strategies to Eliminate Built Environment Disparities for Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Communities, April 2011

    Hutch D, Bouye KE, Skillen E, et al. Potential Strategies to Eliminate Built Environment Disparities for Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Communities. Amer J Pub Health April 2011; 101(4): 587-595.

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  • The Impact of School Retention and Educational Outcomes on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Students: A Literature Review.

    Jones A, Harris-Roxas B. The Impact of School Retention and Educational Outcomes on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Students: A literature review. Sydney: Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation (CHETRE) UNSW, 2009.

  • The Role of Health Impact Assessment in Promoting Population Health and Health Equity, 2009

    Wise M, Harris P, Harris-Roxas B, Harris E. The role of health impact assessment in promoting population health and health equity. Australian Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2009; 20(3):172-179.

  • UCLA Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse Learning and Information Center

    Data and Methods Resources

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  • Unemployment is a Health Hazard: The Health Costs of Unemployment, 2001

    Harris E, Sainsbury P, Morrow M. Unemployment is a Health Hazard: The Health Costs of Unemployment. The Economic and Labour Relations Review. 2001; 12(1): 18-31.

  • Valuing Diversity and Reshaping Power to Create Conditions for Equity and Health, 2004

    Wise M. Valuing diversity and reshaping power to create conditions for equity and health. Promotion and Education. 2004: 11 (2): 69-70.

Featured HIA Reports

HIA Reports

Featured Health Impact Project Resources

  • Health Impact Assessment: Bringing Public Health Data to Decision Making, December 2010

    Author: Health Impact Project

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Health Impact Project Resources

  • Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy

    Wernham A. Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy. Health Affairs 2011; 30 (5):947-956.

  • Health Impact Assessment and Housing, April 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Department of Housing and Urban Development, April 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment as a Practical Approach to Decision Making, December 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: National Health Policy Forum, December 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A health lens for public policy

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Council on Foundations

    Download Document

  • Health Impact Assessment: A tool for health-focused public policy, 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Grand Rounds, 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: A tool to integrate health considerations into planning decisions, 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented in: 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Bringing Public Health Data to Decision Making, December 2010

    Author: Health Impact Project

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Helping health agencies reach across sectors to solve today’s public health challenges, July 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), July 2010

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  • Health Impact Assessment: Integrating Health into the NEPA Process, January 2011

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: Transportation Resources Board, January 2011

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  • Introduction to Health Impact Assessment, Spring 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented to: HIA of Global Environmental Change, UW Madison, Spring 2010

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  • Research Informing Policy: the Potential of Health Impact Assessments, June 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: Academy Health 2010

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  • The Health Impact Project: Promoting the use of Health Impact Assessment in the U.S., March 2010

    Author: Aaron Wernham, M.D., M.S. Presented at: HIA in the Americas, March 2010

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  • Web Conference for Applicants

    The Health Impact Project hosted a Web Conference to provide details about the CFP application process and selection criteria.

    Download Document