A05 Making HIAs more digestible: Bite-Sized Lessons Learned from HIAs Linking Transportation & Health in the Southern United States

Publication date: June 2015 Source:Journal of Transport & Health, Volume 2, Issue 2, Supplement Author(s): Donald Kostelec Background This presentation articulates what Health Impact Assessment means for transportation planning in the United States. It showcases lessons learned through six HIAs linking health with transportation and regional planning. While much of the buzz about Health Impact Assessment in the United States has posed it as an emerging trend with great promise, there remain challenges among local and state agencies in their understanding of HIA and willingness to engage in the process. Acceptance of HIA findings varied among agencies. HIA in Practice This paper/presentation addresses how six Health Impact Assessments conducted primarily in the southern United States encountered challenges related to data collection/evaluation, creating partnerships, overcoming interagency barriers, and changing community conversations about health and transportation. It chronicles how HIAs can be applied in a variety of land use contexts. The HIAs are: • Wake County (North Carolina) Northeast Area Transportation Study • Southwestern Commission (Western North Carolina) Regional Comprehensive Plan • Robbinsville (North Carolina) Pedestrian Plan • Haywood County (North Carolina) Bicycle Plan • Buncombe County (North Carolina) Greenways & Trails Master Plan • Blaine County (Idaho) Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan Fitting the ...
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research