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New Report: Health Impact Assessments at Local Health Departments
NACCHO released a new report titled, Building Capacity for Local Health Departments to Conduct Health Impact Assessment. Given the...
Jun 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Aedes Aegypti and Local Vector Control: Mapping out a Plan for Zika Vector...
Summertime is approaching, which means mosquito season is upon us. As the weather gets warmer, we can expect to see an increase in the...
May 31, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
New U.S. Report Advances Knowledge on Health Impacts of Climate Change
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, a new report by the Obama Administration,...
Apr 10, 2016 | Katie Regan
New Resource on HIA and Housing
The Health Impact Project recently released two issue briefs on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Housing. These briefs are designed...
Mar 28, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
Communicating About Equity in HIA: A Guide for Practitioners
The Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) equity workgroup recently released Communicating about Equity in...
Mar 21, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness Summit
The Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health...
Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang
Plan to Attend NACCHO’s Webinar: “Improving Health Equity through Health Impact...
NACCHO is hosting the webinar, Improving Health Equity through Health Impact Assessment, on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:30PM EST. Jonathan...
Feb 24, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VA
On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public...
Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
SOPHIA’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Practitioner Workshop
SOPHIA’s HIA Practitioner Workshop (formerly HIA of the Americas) will take place March 7-8, 2016 at The California Endowment in...
Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
New Report: Health Impact Assessments at Local Health DepartmentsNACCHO released a new report titled, Building Capacity for Local Health Departments to Conduct Health Impact Assessment. Given the impactful role that upstream determinants play in shaping health outcomes, the need for local health departments (LHDs) to incorporate health considerations into policy, planning, and program decisions is paramount. The health impact assessment (HIA) provides a... Jun 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Aedes Aegypti and Local Vector Control: Mapping out a Plan for Zika Vector Surveillance and ControlSummertime is approaching, which means mosquito season is upon us. As the weather gets warmer, we can expect to see an increase in the population of one of the main mosquito species transmitting the Zika virus throughout the U.S—Aedes aegypti. To help understand the range and areas most likely to be impacted by Zika, NACCHO created several maps depicting the recorded distribution […] May 31, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
New U.S. Report Advances Knowledge on Health Impacts of Climate ChangeThe Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, a new report by the Obama Administration, significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and the confidence with which we know it. The report, jointly conducted by eight different U.S. federal agencies over […] Apr 10, 2016 | Katie Regan |
New Resource on HIA and HousingThe Health Impact Project recently released two issue briefs on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Housing. These briefs are designed to help practitioners from the housing sector and from the public health sector understand the role HIA can play in developing healthy housing policies. The briefs, “Health Impact Assessment and Housing: Opportunities for the Housing Sector” […] Mar 28, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
Communicating About Equity in HIA: A Guide for PractitionersThe Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) equity workgroup recently released Communicating about Equity in HIA: A Guide for Practitioners. Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) provide an opportunity to advance equity, but practitioners often struggle with how to effectively and strategically communicate about this core value of HIA. An effective approach to communication,... Mar 21, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness SummitThe Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. This year, the Summit focuses on resiliency and recovery. There are several exciting sessions related to environmental health. Read more about the sessions below: Danger at the Dinner Table: Understanding and Addressing Existing […] Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Plan to Attend NACCHO’s Webinar: “Improving Health Equity through Health Impact Assessment”NACCHO is hosting the webinar, Improving Health Equity through Health Impact Assessment, on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:30PM EST. Jonathan Heller of Human Impact Partners, Tina Yuen of Raimi+Associates, and Moriah McGrath of Pacific University will be presenting on the topics equity and health impact assessment (HIA). The webinar will provide examples of HIAs that focused on equity […] Feb 24, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VAOn December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), Creating Community Change Consulting, and the Richmond City Health District, conducted Richmond, Virginia’s first Health in All Policies Workshop. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a change in the systems that determine […] Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
SOPHIA’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Practitioner WorkshopSOPHIA’s HIA Practitioner Workshop (formerly HIA of the Americas) will take place March 7-8, 2016 at The California Endowment in Oakland, CA. The Workshop is intended for current practitioners of Health Impact Assessment interested in strategic field building. Attendees at the two-day workshop will learn and share ideas through presentations, and further the practice of HIA in small working... Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
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