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 HIA Stakeholder Engagement: Planning and Budget Resource

    The Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) has recently released a new HIA Stakeholder Engagement: Planning and...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

  • NACCHO Releases Updated Policy Statement on Brownfields

    NACCHO has recently updated its Brownfields policy statement providing guidance and recommendations for local health departments...

    Nov 25, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

  • NACCHO Releases Updated Policy Statement on Health in All Policies

    NACCHO has recently updated its Health in All Policies (HiAP) policy statement providing guidance and recommendations for Health in...

    Nov 24, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

  • New HIA Funding Opportunity Available

    Through support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Healthy Community Design Initiative, NACCHO is...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

  • New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project

    The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of...

    Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

  • 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, VA

    On 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 Workshop

    SOPHIA’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

    NEW HIA Stakeholder Engagement: Planning and Budget Resource

    The Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) has recently released a new HIA Stakeholder Engagement: Planning and Budget Resource that was developed by SOPHIA’s Stakeholder Engagement Working Group. This resource offers HIA practitioners an opportunity to consider the costs and benefits of different forms of stakeholder engagement in order to plan and budget for...

    Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner

    NACCHO Releases Updated Policy Statement on Brownfields

    NACCHO has recently updated its Brownfields policy statement providing guidance and recommendations for local health departments interested in brownfield redevelopment in their jurisdictions. Brownfields are defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous...

    Nov 25, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

    NACCHO Releases Updated Policy Statement on Health in All Policies

    NACCHO has recently updated its Health in All Policies (HiAP) policy statement providing guidance and recommendations for Health in All Policies at local health departments. HiAP is a strategy to assist leaders and policymakers in integrating considerations of health, well-being, and equity during the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and services. HiAP is defined […]

    Nov 24, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

    New HIA Funding Opportunity Available

    Through support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Healthy Community Design Initiative, NACCHO is pleased to offer two funding opportunities for up to six local health departments (LHDs). The funding opportunities are as follows: Component A: Component A includes funding of up to $15,000 each for up to three LHDs to complete a […]

    Aug 19, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

    New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project

    The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a tool for evidence-based policy making to improve health and health equity. The senior associate will also help evaluate the effectiveness of HIA as a tool for […]

    Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

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