Measuring policy and related effects of a health impact assessment related to connectivity

Abstract Health Impact Assessments are an important tool to help policymakers perceive the potential positive and negative contributions of decisions to public health. While they have been increasingly used in the United States, studies have not examined intermediate effects. Using key stakeholder i...

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Published in:Preventive medicine 2017-02, Vol.95, p.S92-S94
Main Authors: Bias, Thomas K., PhD, Abildso, Christiaan G., PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
City Planning - methods
City Planning - standards
Health impact assessment
Health Impact Assessment - methods
Health Impact Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Health Policy
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interviews as Topic
Policy
Policy Making
Program Evaluation
Public health
Public Health - standards
Public Health - statistics & numerical data
Transportation - methods
Transportation - standards
West Virginia
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Summary:Abstract Health Impact Assessments are an important tool to help policymakers perceive the potential positive and negative contributions of decisions to public health. While they have been increasingly used in the United States, studies have not examined intermediate effects. Using key stakeholder interviews, this manuscript examines policy outcomes and other related effects of the HIA 21 months after completing a Health Impact Assessment Report around connectivity policy. Further, it reflects on the measurement of these effects as part of the monitoring and evaluation stage of the Health Impact Assessment process.
ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.08.007