305.846.98
SS/R Introduction to Health Impact Assessment

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Friday, December 1, 2017
End Date
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Class Time(s)
F, Sa, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Keshia Pollack Porter
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2017
Description
Introduces students to health impact assessments (HIA), a systematic 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, both in the U.S. and internationally. 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.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Compare the use of HIA internationally and domestically
  2. Discuss the core steps needed to conduct HIA
  3. Recognize the range of methodological approaches used to conduct HIA
  4. Discuss the effectiveness and impacts of HIA for decision-making
  5. Describe the application of HIA to the policymaking process
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduate and interdivisional students are not permitted in this section
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Full-time JHU students must obtain permission to register from Judy Holzer in HPM.
Consent Contact
judith.holzer@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This special studies course is a subset of the course 305.684, Health Impact Assessment and does NOT provide practicum credit toward the JHU MPH practicum requirement. This course will be offered for 2 days in Barcelona. Students must physically be in Barcelona to participate. Students are required to complete readings prior to the start of the course. The HIA critique will be due Dec 11, 2017 with the final reflection paper due on Dec 19, 2017.