National HIA Meeting 2013: Policymaker Track – HIA and State‐Level Policymaking

HIA and State‐Level Policymaking

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National HIA Meeting 2013: Policymaker Track – HIA and State‐Level Policymaking

OVERVIEW

In this session presenters from around the U.S. will describe the use of HIAs in state level policymaking. The speakers will present case examples of state‐level HIAs, discuss state HIA legislation, and approaches that states are taking to institutionalize HIA.

Moderator:

Aaron Wernham, Health Impact Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Presentations:

Doug Farquhar, National Conference of State Legislatures

Tatiana Lin, Kansas Health Institute

Sheena Smith, Kansas Health Institute

Margaret Round, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Suzanne Condon, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

HIA: Transportation Reform in Massachusetts (PDF)

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