Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham Pew Experts RSS Feed. http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Press Release : Funding Available to Bring Health into Decisions in Non-Health Sectors The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, announced a call for proposals for grants to conduct health impact assessments (HIAs). Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899403530&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Funding Available to Bring Health into Decisions in Non-Health Sectors&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Press Release : Snacks, Drinks at School May Be Key to Kids Maintaining a Healthy Weight Updating national nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools could help students maintain a healthy weight and increase food service revenue, according to a health impact assessment released by the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project and the Health Impact Project. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899400993&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Snacks, Drinks at School May Be Key to Kids Maintaining a Healthy Weight&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Media Coverage : Fracking ‘Health Challenges’ to Be Examined by U.S. Advisers Aaron Wernham, project director of the Health Impact Project, comments on health impact assessments in a Bloomberg article about health concerns related to fracking. Wed, 02 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899384150&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Fracking ‘Health Challenges’ to Be Examined by U.S. Advisers&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Press Release : Report Finds Many Existing Laws Provide Unexpected Opportunities to Assess Health When Making Decisions in Other Sectors A report released by the Health Impact Project finds that a wide variety of existing laws offer important opportunities to improve Americans’ health. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899379463&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Report Finds Many Existing Laws Provide Unexpected Opportunities to Assess Health When Making Decisions in Other Sectors&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Opinion Editorials : Thinking Outside the Doctor’s Office to Build a Strong, Healthy Nation <p>In an op-ed in The Hill, Aaron Wernham, project director for the Health Impact Project, argues in favor of taking health into account when making decisions that shape the world outside the doctor’s office.</p> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899365404&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Thinking Outside the Doctor’s Office to Build a Strong, Healthy Nation&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial Media Coverage : Making the Case for Health Impact Assessments <p>Aaron Wernham, director of the Health Impact Project, is quoted in a ScienceInsider article covering the recent "ringing endorsement" of health impact assessments by the National Academies' National Research Council.</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363838&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Making the Case for Health Impact Assessments&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Media Coverage : Health Impact Reviews Urged for Developments <p>A Dallas Morning News article about a recent National Academy of Sciences report recommending additional health impact assessments quotes Aaron Wernham, project director of the Health Impact Project.</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363837&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Health Impact Reviews Urged for Developments&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Press Release : Oregon Farm to School Bill Would Benefit Health Through Job Creation, Study Finds <p>A bill in Oregon that would provide incentives to deliver fresh local food to schools would improve the health of the state’s residents and, at the same time, create hundreds of new farm-industry jobs over a five- to 10-year period, according to a study released by Upstream Public Health in Portland.</p> Thu, 12 May 2011 07:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899359648&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Oregon Farm to School Bill Would Benefit Health Through Job Creation, Study Finds&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Opinion Editorials : Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy (Health Affairs Article) <p>Aaron Wernham ,director of the Health Impact Project, argues that officials at the federal, state, and local levels should consult health experts and consider using health impact assessments when their decisions on such issues as urban planning, land use, and environmental regulation have the potential to directly affect the conditions in which people live and work.</p> Mon, 09 May 2011 16:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899359778&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Expert Feed : Aaron Wernham &WT.rss_a=Health Impact Assessments Are Needed In Decision Making About Environmental And Land-Use Policy (Health Affairs Article)&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx