National HIA Meeting 2013 - Breakout Session

This panel considers the prospects for using HIA to inform state decision making around energy use in the United States. It does so as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Plus Health initiative, being implemented by the National Association for State Community Services Programs, which provides training and technical support for the network of state, territorial, and tribal low‐income Weatherization Assistance Programs, as well as the community action agencies, community development corporations, offices on aging, and other nonprofits that deliver weatherization services.

Moderator:

Lynne Page Snyder, National Association for State Community Services Program

Presentations:

Lynne Page Snyder, National Association for State Community Services Program

Access to Home Energy and Health Equity: Tapping HIA’s Potential to Articulate Consumer Voices in the Regulation of Residential Utility Service (PDF)

Megan Sandel, National Center for Medical Legal Partnerships

Examples of How HIAs on Energy Influenced Decisions (PDF)

John Howat, National Consumer Law Center

Incorporating HIA Into Utility Regulatory Proceedings: Winning Economic and Consumer Protection Benefits for Vulnerable Utility Customers (PDF)

Ellen Tohn, Tohn Environmental Strategies
Michael A. Gurecka, New Opportunities, Inc

Rapid Health Impact Assessment: Weatherization Plus Health in Connecticut (PDF)