Community Design/Land Use Planning
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NACCHO's Community Design project enhances the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to be involved in decision-making processes and otherwise extend their role in issues related to land use. NACCHO and the American Planning Association (APA) are working to bring LHDs into the land usage decision-making process. As part of this effort, planners and local public health officials will address interconnections through research and information sharing. NACCHO began this effort with an assessment of the current situation to determine whether public health officials are actively engaged in land use planning decisions, what barriers prevent their involvement in the planning process, and to what degree health officials are aware of the links between land use planning and health.
NACCHO, The Convergence Partnership, and PolicyLink held a webinar on July 7, 2010, about the pending Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program, a $100 million program jointly administered by HUD, the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The webinar discussed the importance of community design in health, the role of local public health practitioners in the planning process, and the major elements of the application process for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant program. It also discusses how local health departments and other public health practitioners can ally with regional planning organizations to ensure that health, health equity, and social justice are key components of community design. To access the archived webinar, visit https://cc.readytalk.com/r/5ksrfq3usohr. To access the slides from the presentation, click here. More » NACCHO recently completed a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Mentorship project that matched four LHDs with a local health official to share their experience in completing an HIA. Knox County (TN), Madison County (NY), Cincinnati (OH), and San Antonio (TX) were provided with technical assistance from their mentors throughout the process of developing and presenting a HIA to address a proposed policy change in their jurisdiction. For more information on HIAs, please see the featured resources on this page. Health Impact Assessment Course "Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments" is a how-to guide for conducting health impact assessments (HIAs). This online course will explain the value of conducting an HIA and the steps involved in conducting an HIA. More »
This guide provides brief orientation to potential users of health impact assessment (HIA) who are working to create healthier living environments. Learn more » |
