Testing three health impact assessment tools in planning: A process evaluation

Journal Article · Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Environmental Impact Assessment Review

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2010.01.005· OSTI ID:21499665

Forsyth, Ann ^[1]; Johnson, Amanda ^[2]; Pennucci, Aly ^[3]

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1. Cornell University (United States)
2. University of Pennsylvania (United States)
3. City of Minneapolis (United States)

There is increasing interest in Health Impact Assessment in planning. This paper describes the results of different approaches to health impact assessment (HIA) conducted in 10 municipalities and one county in Minnesota. The paper outlines the HIA processes, outputs, and short-term outcomes concluding that it is important to engage a diverse group of stakeholders. Overall, HIA is potentially an important new tool in the planning toolkit. Strategic use of HIA to evaluate draft plans and inform plan updates and project redesigns can help raise awareness about health issues and focus planning on important human problems.

• OSTI ID: 21499665
• Journal Information: Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 31, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2010.01.005; PII: S0195-9255(10)00019-3; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0195-9255
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EVALUATION
HEALTH HAZARDS
MINNESOTA
PLANNING
PUBLIC HEALTH
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATIONS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
POPULATIONS
USA