Organization Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (lead); Alaska Department of Natural Resources; Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; North Slope Borough; and the U.S.
This HIA will provide decision makers with a review of potential positive and negative human health impacts related to the proposed Foothills West Transportation Access Project. The proposed project is a road to oil and gas resources in northern Alaska, from the Dalton Highway to Umiat. The HIA will be a standalone document that will be incorporated into the Environmental Impact Statement as a technical appendix. It will inform a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Health Impact Project’s toolkit contains resources that help communities, agencies, and other organizations take action to improve public health. The toolkit offers a collection of health impact assessments, guides, and other research to support policymakers’ efforts to consider health when making decisions across sectors, such as housing, planning, and education.
