by nick | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Georgia Tech Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development conducted a rapid health impact assessment (HIA) on the Decatur, Georgia, Community Transportation Plan, focusing on potential health impacts of transportation and patterns of land use on safety,...
by nick | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
An HIA that examined the expected health benefits of proposed highway design changes (e.g., reducing lanes, adding sidewalks, medians, bike lanes and on-street parking) to the Buford Highway Corridor. Special emphasis was placed on the potential impacts on...
by nick | May 24, 2023 | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Older Adults, People Living in Poverty, People with Disabilities, Urban Communities
The first-ever HIA on a major metropolitan transportation and comprehensive growth plan will be led by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture. Plan 2040—which is being...
by nick | May 24, 2023 | Children and Youth, Older Adults, People Living in Poverty, Urban Communities
This HIA was a collaborative effort of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD), a research center of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture and staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Focused on the...
by erinb | May 24, 2023 | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Children and Youth, People Living in Poverty, Urban Communities
The Florida Department of Health in Lee County conducted an HIA of community-driven alternatives to the county’s neighborhood connectivity plan for the Tice historic community. The HIA investigated the potential health implications of community connectivity and...
