PHES In the News:PHES 2007 Annual Report. June 2008The 2007 Annual Report of the Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability is now available for download by clicking the link at left, or from the PHES Publications Page. Peer Review Session for Healthy Planning Research and Tools June 26th, 10 – 11:30am, 1390 Market Street, Suite 910Neighborhood Completeness Indicators: We invite you to attend a peer review session for our new research to develop indicators of neighborhood completeness for key public and retail services in San Francisco. We will be discussing our work on Neighborhood Completeness Indicator maps and data for key public services and key retail services , which are included in our Healthy Development Measurement Tool web site. PHES is co-sponsoring this session with the Healthy Places Coalition. Please contact megan.wier@sfdph.org for more information.HIA Mini Course July 2008Enrollment is at capacity for the Health Impact Assessment Mini-Course to be held in San Francisco July 22-25, 2008. We are maintaining a waiting list. Please send in a registration form if you would like to be placed on the waiting list.Air Quality Land Use Conflict Report Available May 2008A new report Assessment and Mitigation of Air Pollutant Health Effects from Intra-urban Roadways: Guidance for Land Use Planning and Environmental Review is available on the Publications Page.ENCHIA/HDMT Paper Published May/June 2008PHES staff authored a new manuscript "Creating Tools for Healthy Development: Case Study of San Francisco's Eastern Neighborhoods Community Health Impact Assessment" in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The manuscript describes the 18-month ENCHIA process, key outcomes, and lessons learned. It also provides an overview of the Healthy Development Measurement Tool and examples of its first applications to urban planning.Environmental Impact Assessment Paper Published April 2008Dr. Rajiv Bhatia is co-author of a new manuscript "Integrating Human Health into Environmental Impact Assessment: An Unrealized Opportunity for Environmental Health and Justice" in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The manuscript presents several case studies, and recommends greater collaboration along with guidance, resources, and training for integrated Health Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment practice.New Film: Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? March-April 2008This new 4-hour series asks this question: The U.S. is one of the richest countries on the planet. Yet, we rank 29th in the world for life expectancy, among the worst in the industrialized world. What’s happening to our health?
HIA Paper Published March 2008Dr. Rajiv Bhatia is co-author of a new manuscript "Use of Health Impact Assessment in the U.S. 27 Case Studies, 1999–2007" in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The manuscript describes several projects of the Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability. Bottled Water vs Tap Water Fact Sheet available in html February 2008One of our most popular fact sheets, Bottled Water vs. Tap Water, Making a Healthy Choice, is now available in a new format. Town Hall Meeting on Health and Land Use. January 2008Join SFDPH, other city agencies, elected officials, community organizations, for-profit and non-profit developers, researchers, and other members of the public in an exciting event: "Building an Inclusive San Francisco: Actions for Health and Equity through Land Use Decision Making." HDMT Application to Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans Completed. December 2007The public draft of our assessment of the Eastern Neighborhood Area Plans using San Francisco’s Healthy Development Measurement Tool is now available. Visit the HDMT website to download the report "Impacts on Community Health of Area Plans for the Mission, East SoMa, and Potrero Hill/Showplace Square: An Application of the Healthy Development Measurement Tool". Website Changes November 2007The PHES website is undergoing some changes as SFDPH transitions to a new web design and servers. Until further notice, all PHES webpage addresses start with http://dphwww.sfdph.org/phes instead of http://www.sfdph.org/phes. Please let us know if you have trouble locating any PHES content. ENCHIA (Eastern Neighborhoods Community Health Impact Assessment) Final Report. September 2007The ENCHIA Final Report, which provides a full accounting of ENCHIA's history, process, achievements, and challenges, is now available. Additional report information and appendices can be found here. As one of the first examples of a collaborative health impact assessment of land use planning in the U.S., the report serves diverse audiences, including ENCHIA participants, San Francisco public agencies and organizations, and others who are interested in advancing healthy development policy through collaborative and participatory processes. The report is dedicated to the members of the ENCHIA Community Council for their generous commitment to the process. Older News Items: Click Here |
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