Public Health Assessments Should be Part of Government Decision-making, Says Panel Chaired by Richard Jackson

Public Health Assessments Should be Part of Government Decision-making, Says Panel Chaired by Richard Jackson
Public Health Assessments Should be Part of Government Decision-making, Says Panel Chaired by Richard Jackson

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Thu, 10/06/2011 - 8:13am

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Environmental Health Sciences Chair, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability  (IoES) and Urban Planning Professor, Richard Jackson, MD., MPH, chaired a 14-member panel that authored a report requested by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment."

The report discusses the need for health-informed decision-making, reviews the current practice of health impact assessment, and provides a framework, terminology, and guidance for improving the assessment of health impacts in the United States.

To read a briefing on the report go to: http://bit.ly/oTQUK9

To download a free PDF or to obtain a paperback copy of the full report on the National Academies Press website go to: http://bit.ly/py6btp

 Information provided by Karen A. Lefkowitz, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Submitted by School of Public Affairs Posted on October 06, 2011

Environmental Health Sciences Chair, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability  (IoES) and Urban Planning Professor, Richard Jackson, MD., MPH, chaired a 14-member panel that authored a report requested by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment."