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

Journal Article · Tue Mar 15 04:00:00 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, Journal Name: Environmental Impact Assessment Review Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 31; ISSN 0195-9255; ISSN EIARDK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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