Protecting health using an environmental impact assessment: a case study of San Francisco land use decisionmaking.
Am J Public Health
; 97(3): 406-13, 2007 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17267726
ABSTRACT
Laws and regulations for an environmental impact assessment enable a health impact assessment whenever physical changes in the environment may significantly affect health. In this case study, I describe 2 instances in which a local public health agency used the procedural requirements for an environmental impact assessment to account for societal-level health determinants that are not traditionally evaluated in land-use decisions. These examples show that a public health critique can contribute both to the scope of analysis in an environmental impact assessment and to substantive changes in land-use decisions. I have evaluated this health appraisal approach as a form of a health impact assessment and will make recommendations for law, research, and practice that support its technical, cultural, and political feasibility.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Health Administration
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Public Policy
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Environmental Health
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Urban Health
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City Planning
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Risk Assessment
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Environment Design
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Year:
2007
Type:
Article