National HIA Meeting 2012 HIA 101 Track: HIA Epcot – A Walk through the Sectors of HIA

OVERVIEW

This session will provide an overview of the diversity of sectors to which HIA has been applied. Panel speakers will then offer a detailed summary of the trends and typical applications of HIA (including common partners, scope, recommendations and pathways/evidence used) for three specific sectors: energy and natural resources, housing and transportation.

Moderator: Bethany Rogerson, Health Impact Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Aaron Wernham, Health Impact Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Overview of Trends & HIA Applications in the Energy & Natural Resources Sector

Saqi Maleque Cho, Health Impact Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Overview of Trends & HIA Applications in the Housing Policy Sector

Arthur Wendel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Overview of Trends & HIA Applications in the Transportation Sector