by nick | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Two options for the county’s General Plan Update were being considered: one that focused development in existing urban areas and another that would allow for the creation of new towns in the county. Some of the pathways and health issues explored included access...
by nick | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
The LA County Department of Public Health conducted an HIA to evaluate the potential health impacts of Measure H, a ballot initiative that would raise LA County’s sales tax by one-quarter of 1 percent for a decade to fund programs designed by the LA County...
by nick | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
The School of City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology conducted a rapid HIA to support healthy development in North Birmingham, Alabama, through implementation of the North Birmingham Community Framework Plan. The goal of the plan, created in...
by nick | May 23, 2023 | Children and Youth, People Living in Poverty, People with Chronic and Multiple Chronic Health Conditions, People with Disabilities
Public health graduate students at Brigham Young University conducted an HIA to analyze potential health effects of the Utah Medical Cannabis Act (UMCA), a ballot initiative to legalize the use and production of medical marijuana in the state. The authors investigated...
by nick | May 23, 2023 | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Justice Involved Populations
This HIA seeks to inform decisions around the construction of a new jail and juvenile transition center in Muskegon County Michigan. The HIA will focus on environmental and social determinants of health including environmental hazards based on site selection, access...
