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...
by nick | May 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
The City of Worcester is beginning a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy in the Union Hill area, a neighborhood that has experienced decline in recent decades. The Worcester Division of Public Health, along with the Massachusetts Department of Public...
by nick | May 23, 2023 | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Older Adults, People Living in Poverty
This health impact assessment (HIA) addressed a Massachusetts-specific version of the federal Healthy Families Act. The pathways and health issues explored included: 1) the spread of communicable diseases, such as influenza and stomach flu through workers at...
