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White Papers
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Partnership for Preventioin
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Building Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Capacity: A Strategy for Congress and Government Agencies
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Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a combination of methods to systematically examine the potential health effects of proposed policies, programs, and projects. HIA enables more informed policymaking and implementation - particularly outside the health sector, where potential health impacts may be under-recognized or poorly understood. In recent years, there has been increased interest in utilizing HIA, especially for local planning projects. But HIA has great potential to be used on a national scale. To encourage greater use of HIAs in policymaking, the authors recommend that Congress take a number of steps. |
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Building Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Capacity: A Strategy for Congress and Government Agencies (pages: 33)
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