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Taxonomy Archive: health impact assessment
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Health Impact Assessments in the United States
Decision makers at all levels are using the fast-growing field of HIA to take health into account when making decisions in a broad range of sectors, including agriculture, education, energy and budgeting, in all types of locations—rural, suburban, and urban, local, regional or statewide.
20 Apr 2018 |
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American Thoracic Society and Marron Institute Report Estimated Excess Morbidity and Mortality Caused by Air Pollution above American Thoracic Society–Recommended Standards, 2011–2013
Estimates of the health impacts of air pollution are needed to make informed air quality management decisions at both the national and local levels. Using design values of ambient pollution concentrations from 2011–2013 as a baseline, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Marron Institute of Urban Management estimated excess ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Leveraging Hospital Community Benefit Activities to Address Climate Change and Environmental Risks
The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and community benefit implementation strategies provide a framework to support community activities that address local health priorities and climate change or other environmental risks. Many think of climate change as an energy issue because the discussion focuses on reducing fossil fuels ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Impact Assessment: Minimizing the Health Effects of Climate Change in the South Florida Region
The HIA has the potential to describe the magnitude and distribution of climate changeJrelated health impacts for a portion of the 5.6 million residents in Broward, Miami Dade, Palm Beach and Monroe counties. Therefore, an understanding of the widespread impact of SLR and heat waves on the health of millions of constituents will be ...