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Project Title:
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A Framework and Guidance for Health Impact Assessment
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PIN:
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DELS-BEST-09-06
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
Institute of Medicine
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Environmental Studies & Toxicology
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
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RSO:
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Mantus, Ellen
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Environment and Environmental Studies; Health and Medicine
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Project Scope
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An NRC/IOM committee will develop a framework, terminology, and guidance for conducting health impact assessment (HIA) of proposed policies, programs, and projects (for example, transportation, land use, housing, agriculture) at federal, state, tribal, and local levels, including the private sector. The committee will assess the value and potential value of such assessments; the impediments and countervailing factors that have limited the practice of HIA to date; the circumstances and criteria for conducting them; the concepts, tools, and information required; and the types, structure, and content of HIAs. Based on these considerations, the committee will develop a systematic, conceptual framework and approach for improving the assessment of health impacts in the United States.
The project is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The approximate start date for the project is 9/28/2009.
A report will be issued at the end of the project in approximately 18 months.
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Project Duration:
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18 months
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