National HIA Meeting 2013: Policymaker Track – HIA and State‐Level Policymaking
HIA and State‐Level Policymaking
OVERVIEW
In this session presenters from around the U.S. will describe the use of HIAs in state level policymaking. The speakers will present case examples of state‐level HIAs, discuss state HIA legislation, and approaches that states are taking to institutionalize HIA.
Moderator:
Aaron Wernham, Health Impact Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Presentations:
Doug Farquhar, National Conference of State Legislatures
Tatiana Lin, Kansas Health Institute
Sheena Smith, Kansas Health Institute
Margaret Round, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Suzanne Condon, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
