In recent decades, several factors have contributed to the increasing use of health impact
assessment (HIA) in the United States. Initially in California and subsequently in other states …

Health impact assessment (HIA) methods are used to evaluate the impact on health of
policies and projects in community design, transportation planning, and other areas outside …

A new public policy initiative is proposed, or a large-scale construction project. What is its
potential impact on the health of the population? Are there adverse effects to address, health …

OBJECTIVES: To document the growing use in the United States of health impact
assessment (HIA) methods to help planners and others consider the health consequences …

Health impact assessment (HIA)—a combination of methods to examine formally the
potential health effects of a proposed policy, program, or project—has received considerable …

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) has a simple and common sense purpose—to make visible
the potentially significant human health consequences of public decisions. By doing so, HIA …

Factoring health and related costs into decision making is essential to confronting the
nation's health problems and enhancing public well-being. Some policies and programs …

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is an approach used to evaluate policies, programs, and
projects from the perspective of their potential effects on the health of individuals …

The US spends more per person on medical care than any other country, yet we have worse
health indicators than many comparable wealthy nations. Research increasingly shows that …

Health impact assessment (HIA) has been advanced as a means of bringing potential health
impacts to the attention of policy makers, particularly in sectors where health impacts may …