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Health Impact Assessment

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this course was held in a virtual/online format.
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
End Date
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Class Time(s)
Tu, W, Th, 9:00am - 1:20pm
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 2020
Prerequisite

policy background

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, is rapidly growing in the U.S. as one way to assess potential health impacts and promote health equity. Focuses on the application of HIA for policymaking. Students study the rationale for conducting HIAs, how HIAs fit within the broader concept of Health in All Policies, 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. Understand how HIA fits within a Health in All Policies approach.
  2. Appreciate the development of HIA as an approach separate from Environmental Impact Assessments
  3. Compare the use of HIA internationally and domestically
  4. Discuss the core steps needed to conduct HIA
  5. Recognize the range of methodological approaches used to conduct HIA
  6. Explore the effectiveness and impacts of HIA for decision-making
  7. Examine the application of HIA to the policymaking process
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 40% HIA critique
  • 30% Reflection
  • 15% HIA scoping assignment
  • 15% Participation
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates and interdivisional registration is not permitted for this course
Instructor Consent
Consent required for all students
Consent Note
All students must obtain consent of Judy Holzer or Pamela Davis in HPM to register for this class.
Consent Contact
jholzer1@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This course will not be offered in Barcelona, Spain this year but through a combo of pre-recorded lectures and live Zoom sessions (offered at specified times).