National Research Council Report
"Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment”

''Health Impact Assessments Take on Broader Role in Cities and States''

Aaron Wernham, director of the Health Impact Project discusses the benefits of health impact assessments in this edition of Governing.

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New Projects Bringing Health Considerations into Education, Energy Policy, and Other Decisions

The Health Impact Project announced eight new grant recipients that will receive funding to conduct health impact assessments, or HIAs. The projects will bring health considerations into upcoming decisions on topics including education, sanitation infrastructure, and energy. The grantees were selected based on their response to a national call for proposals.

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The Rise of HIAs in the United States

The field of health impact assessments is growing quickly as more and more cities and states are finding HIAs to be a useful way to bring health ino the conversation. View the infographic for more information about the rise of HIAs in the United States. More info

National Public Health Week

This year's celebration of National Public Health Week (NPHW) focuses on the theme, "Public Health is ROI: Save Lives, Save Money." Join us in recognizing the work of Pew's Health Initiatives. More info

Greenville Conducts Health Impact Assessment

The city of Greenville, South Carolina recently completed a yearlong health impact assessment with support from Pew's Health Impact Project.

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