305.684.01 HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Introduces students to Health impact assessment (HIA), which is an approach that informs decision-makers about the potential health impacts of proposed projects, programs, and policies that do not traditionally focus on health outcomes (e.g. education or housing), but are likely to affect the public’s health. Focuses on the application of HIA for policymaking. Students study the rationale for conducting HIAs, review a range of analytic methods used to conduct HIAs, analyze cases from international and domestic settings, and walk through the steps of how to conduct a HIA.

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to: • Appreciate the development of HIA as an approach separate from Environmental Impact Assessments. • Compare the use of HIA internationally and domestically. • Understand the core steps needed to conduct HIA. • Recognize the range of methodological approaches used to conduct HIA. • Explore the effectiveness and impacts of HIA for decision-making. • Examine the application of HIA to the policymaking process.