Hi everyone -
I wanted to share a new Health Impact Assessment (HIA) resource, "Promoting
Equity through the Practice of Health Impact Assessment," in case it may be
helpful in your work.
The report is available for download at the following link:
http://www.sfphes.org/news/201-promoting-equity-through-hia
This primer identifies eight principles for promoting equity in HIA, along
with specific strategies for implementing each principle and examples -
including a number focused on transportation related policies or plans -
that exemplify those principles in HIA practice in communities across the
country. The report also shares common challenges to incorporating equity
into HIA practice and ways to overcome them. The report was co-authored by
the San Francisco Dept. of Public Health, Human Impact Partners, PolicyLink
, and the Adler School of Professional Psychology, working with a diverse
Advisory Committee of equity advocates and HIA practitioners to develop its
structure and content.
Best,
Megan
*** Please note that I am in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Thank you! ***
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Megan L. Wier, MPH, Epidemiologist
Lead - Health, Transportation and Equity
Environmental Health Section
San Francisco Department of Public Health
phone: 415-252-3972, fax: 415-252-3964
Megan.Wier(a)sfdph.org
www.sfphes.org