In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2012 |
New HIA Identifies Possible Health Effects of Casino Development in Southeast Kansas A new report on a health impact assessment conducted by the Kansas Health Institute, a grantee of the Health Impact Project, examines potential health benefits and risks of developing a casino in southeast Kansas. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Oct 9, 2012 |
Funding from Kaiser Permanente Colorado Will Support Sustainable HIA Program in Denver Metro Region The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, today announced that Kaiser Permanente Colorado will support one health impact assessment (HIA) program grant, of up to $250,000, in the Denver metropolitan region. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Aug 15, 2012 |
Health Impact Project Holds Web Conferences for Grant Applicants Funding is available to conduct Health Impact Assessments. Join upcoming webinars to learn more. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Feb 2, 2012 |
The HIA built relationships between technical advisors and the Corridor’s many ethnic groups while encouraging community leadership in science-based policy proposals for equitable land-use decisions |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 24, 2012 |
''Building for Health: Improving Our Cities, Homes and Lives'' "How does where we live impact our health? It's a big and complex question, but Richard Jackson, MD, MPH is leading the way towards answers -- and interventions." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 24, 2012 |
''Could Rising Healthcare and Utility Bills Get Kentucky Off Coal?'' "The Health Impact Assessment on Coal and Clean Energy Options in Kentucky, prepared by the Kentucky Environmental Foundation collates all the available peer-reviewed reports on the health impacts of both coal production and various types of renewable energy production, in an attempt to encourage legislators who have historically ignored the environmental impact of coal to take a look at the health impacts associated with various energy production decisions." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 16, 2012 |
''NashVitality Week preaches healthy Nashville'' "The final piece of NashVitality Week is a series of health impact assessment workshops. The first takes place today; another will take place Friday and the third on Jan. 25." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 3, 2012 |
Oregon Public Health Division Releases Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment for Public Comment The Oregon Public Health Division spent the last year responding to questions from the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), local health departments, and community members in Eastern Oregon about the potential health impacts of wind energy facilities on Oregon communities. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 2, 2012 |
''County may look at health impacts of bus transfers'' "County commissioners will consider a proposal Thursday morning asking the Oregon Health Authority for $15,000 to study the impact of TriMet’s bus/train transfer times." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 2, 2012 |
''Study on Major Duluth Road gives Pedestrians Hope for Change'' "A major thoroughfare that separates Duluth's Central and East Hillside neighborhoods, is traveled by thousands every day. There's a push to make it safer for those who use it most." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Dec 16, 2011 |
“HIA Research Article Selected as one of the Most Influential of 2011“ The paper, “Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy,” was authored by Health Impact Project director Aaron Wernham and selected based on research and popularity as revealed by the number of visits each article collected since published to the RWJF website. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Dec 5, 2011 |
''Clark County bike-walk plan earns national award for fighting obesity'' "In a press release, Clark County Public Health announced it received Active Living Research’s 2012 Translating Research to Policy Award for its Health Impact Assessment of the Clark County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 15, 2011 |
Commentary: ''N.Y. has to really study gas drilling impact'' "When Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would let science and health concerns drive his decision about issuing permits for hydraulic fracturing natural gas wells, we were encouraged. When we read the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement prepared by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, however, that encouragement evaporated." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 8, 2011 |
''Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'' "New funding will give city and county officials a chance to better understand how policy decisions might affect residents’ health in areas including public transportation and access to healthy foods." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Oct 24, 2011 |
''Riding bus may improve health'' "Bus riders get a boost in physical activity just by walking to and from stops, suggests a new Metro Public Health Department study, whose findings are in line with national research." |
Health Impact Assessment |
