This report may be of interest to some on this listserve.
Applying a Health Lens to Decision Making in Non-Health Sectors: Workshop
Summary
http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/170527.aspx
The Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, part of the Institute of
Medicines Board on Population has released a workshop summary on a
meeting that was convened in September 2013 to foster cross-sectoral
dialogue and consider the opportunities for and barriers to improving the
conditions for health in the course of achieving other societal objectives
(e.g., economic development, efficient public transit).
Health is influenced by a wide range of factors, many of which fall
outside of the health care delivery sector. These determinants of health
include, for example, the characteristics of how people live, work, learn,
and play. Decision and policy making in areas such as transportation,
housing, and education at different levels of government, and in the
private sector, can have far-reaching impacts on health. Throughout the
United States there has been increasing dialogue on incorporating a health
perspective into policies, programs, and projects outside the health
field.
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Ed Christopher
Recently, the US Federal Highway Administration FHWA)released the Annual
Report of the activities of its Health in Transportation (HinT) working
group. The working group was formed in 2012 with the purpose of examining
the agencys existing policies and programs and their impacts on
health-related issues. While formed by FHWA, the working group has
members from the USDOT Office of the Secretary, Federal Transit
Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as well as
FHWA. The Annual report is attached but can also be found on the HinT
website at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/health_in_transportation/
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Ed Christopher