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Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessment

Keywords / Description:

"Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments" is an online how-to guide for conducting health impact assessments (HIAs), developed by the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This online course will explain the value of conducting an HIA and the steps involved in conducting an HIA. Throughout the course, examples of health impact assessments have been highlighted and discussed.

Toolkit:

Healthy Community Design Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Active Living, Community Design, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Health Impact Assessment (HIA), Obesity, Social Justice, Strategic Planning

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

NACCHO & APA

Submitted:

01/13/2009

Modified:

04/09/2013

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