Across the country, local health departments (LHDs) often struggle to explain the value of health impact assessment (HIA) to community stakeholders. In an effort to support this effort, NACCHO’s HIA community of practice, comprised of…
By Shannon Browlee, MPH, Public Health Educator, Okaland County Health Division (MI) and Stephanie Souter, MS, Planner II,Washington County (MN) Public Health & Environment Seeking accreditation status from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), and integrating…
NACCHO recently released a new report highlighting the connection between public health accreditation and Health Impact Assessment (HIA). This document describes how local health departments (LHDs) can use HIA as a tool to accomplish two…
By Sandra Whitehead, PhD, Director of Program and Partnership Development, National Environmental Health Association More and more, local health departments (LHDs) are being forced to cut their environmental health programs. This pattern is caused by…
Last month, Chicago’s City Council passed a resolution establishing a “Health in All Policies” approach to guide the decision making process across all city agencies and departments. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Health in…
On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), Creating Community Change Consulting, and the Richmond City Health District, conducted Richmond,…
SOPHIA’s HIA Practitioner Workshop (formerly HIA of the Americas) will take place March 7-8, 2016 at The California Endowment in Oakland, CA. The Workshop is intended for current practitioners of Health Impact Assessment interested in strategic field building. Attendees at…
NACCHO has recently updated its Health in All Policies (HiAP) policy statement providing guidance and recommendations for Health in All Policies at local health departments. HiAP is a strategy to assist leaders and policymakers in…