A Brief History of Health Impact Assessment in the United States

A Brief History of Health Impact Assessment in the United States

In recent decades, several factors have contributed to the increasing use of health impact assessment (HIA) in the United States. Initially in California and subsequently in other states, communities that have been traditionally disenfranchised began seeing HIA as an opportunity to address the issue...

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Main Author: Andrew L. Dannenberg, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 2016-10-01
Series:Chronicles of Health Impact Assessment
Online Access:http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/chia/article/view/21348
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spelling doaj-dec2d836f931480684775283424b7c8a2020-11-25T00:59:43ZengIndiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisChronicles of Health Impact Assessment2475-58852016-10-011110.18060/2134821348A Brief History of Health Impact Assessment in the United StatesAndrew L. Dannenberg, MD, MPH0School of Public Health and College of Built Environments University of Washington, SeattleIn recent decades, several factors have contributed to the increasing use of health impact assessment (HIA) in the United States. Initially in California and subsequently in other states, communities that have been traditionally disenfranchised began seeing HIA as an opportunity to address the issues impacting their lives and to increase their ability to participate in decision-making processes about those issues. Second, public health professionals began to better understand the links between health and the natural and built environments, and to use HIA as a tool to improve cross-disciplinary communication. Third, public health professionals recognized that HIA could be valuable to address economic and social issues, such as educational and wage policies, in addition to built environment issues, such as land use and transportation.http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/chia/article/view/21348
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description In recent decades, several factors have contributed to the increasing use of health impact assessment (HIA) in the United States. Initially in California and subsequently in other states, communities that have been traditionally disenfranchised began seeing HIA as an opportunity to address the issues impacting their lives and to increase their ability to participate in decision-making processes about those issues. Second, public health professionals began to better understand the links between health and the natural and built environments, and to use HIA as a tool to improve cross-disciplinary communication. Third, public health professionals recognized that HIA could be valuable to address economic and social issues, such as educational and wage policies, in addition to built environment issues, such as land use and transportation.
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