by erinb | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
This resource provides a brief overview of a health impact assessment conducted on Kern County’s Land Use and Transportation Plan. It highlights how the assessment examined the potential health effects of the plan on the county’s residents. The resource...
by nick | May 23, 2023 | Rural Communities
An HIA that focused on how the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill) might affect health. The HIA explored health impacts on dietary consumption, food safety, rural income and quality of life, air pollution, and environmental degradation....
by communitycommo | Apr 16, 2023 | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Children and Youth, People Living in Poverty, People with Chronic and Multiple Chronic Health Conditions, Rural Communities
The Hood River County Health Department conducted an HIA to examine the health impacts of rezoning 30 acres of former orchards to allow recreational development. The Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District purchased the land in 2007. The land is zoned...
by communitycommo | Apr 16, 2023 | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Children and Youth, People Living in Poverty, People with Chronic and Multiple Chronic Health Conditions, Rural Communities
This HIA studied a proposed amendment to Ordinance 01-67, the Farmland Protection Program, which has operated for 10 years and resulted in the permanent protection of over 5,500 acres of farmland. The amendment would broaden annual investments to include small and...
by communitycommo | Apr 16, 2023 | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, People with Chronic and Multiple Chronic Health Conditions, Rural Communities
This HIA provides decision makers with a review of potential positive and negative human health impacts related to the proposed Wishbone Hill Mine (WHM). The proposed project area is located in the Matanuska-Susitna valley near Sutton, Alaska.-This Health Impact...
