Funding in South Carolina and Wisconsin will Ensure Health is Considered in Comprehensive Neighborhood Planning and Decisions Related to Transitional Jobs Programs

Funding in South Carolina and Wisconsin will Ensure Health is Considered in Comprehensive Neighborhood Planning and Decisions Related to Transitional Jobs Programs

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) and the Health Impact Project have awarded funding to South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to serve as models of public health institutes conducting Health Impact Assessments (HIAs).  Their work forms an integral part of NNPHI and the Health Impact Project’s broader initiative, Increasing the National Capacity for HIAs: Utilizing the Nation’s Public Health Institutes, which is intended to promote and support the growth of the HIA field.

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Read about the ten public health institutes chosen for an in-depth training

Read the release from the launch of the collaboration