New Health Equity Resources for Community Health Assessments

Health inequities exist when differences in the distribution of disease and mortality are systematic, patterned, unjust, unnecessary,...

Oct 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice

  • Health Impact Assessment: Role of Local Health Departments in Advancing Healthy...

    Tina Yuen, MPH, MCP, CPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO With a growing emphasis for public health practitioners to address the root causes...

    Jan 08, 2014 | NacchoVoice

  • New Health Equity Resources for Community Health Assessments

    Health inequities exist when differences in the distribution of disease and mortality are systematic, patterned, unjust, unnecessary, and actionable.[1] Achieving health equity involves identifying, preventing, and reversing the effects of patterned decisions, policies, investments, rules, and laws that have caused social and economic inequities that affect people’s abilities to live healthy...

    Oct 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice

    Health Impact Assessment: Role of Local Health Departments in Advancing Healthy Public Policies

    Tina Yuen, MPH, MCP, CPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO With a growing emphasis for public health practitioners to address the root causes of health impacts and inequities, local health departments (LHDs) have been challenged with working “upstream” to tackle the determinants of health. Health impact assessment (HIA) has emerged as a promising approach to help LHDs […]

    Jan 08, 2014 | NacchoVoice

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