Organization University of Washington graduate students
A graduate class at the University of Washington conducted an HIA of the Pioneer Square 2015 plan, A Strategy for Seattle’s First Neighborhood. Pioneer Square, Seattle’s original neighborhood, is home to a large percentage of the city’s mentally ill, disabled, and homeless individuals and families. The HIA considered the connections between neighborhood characteristics, such as vacant buildings; perceptions of crime and safety; ongoing construction activities; walkability; and mental, physical, and social health outcomes. The HIA provided recommendations related to access to community services, social and economic issues, mobility, and environmental health.
The Health Impact Project’s toolkit contains resources that help communities, agencies, and other organizations take action to improve public health. The toolkit offers a collection of health impact assessments, guides, and other research to support policymakers’ efforts to consider health when making decisions across sectors, such as housing, planning, and education.
Access to services/medical care, Community safety, Income and wealth, Safe, affordable, and healthy housing, Safe and accessible active transportation routes
