Therapeutic Landscapes Network at http://www.healinglandscapes.org/
Garden landscape (Photo by Ann Forsyth) Focusing on gardens and other landscapes, with a particular emphasis on gardens in healthcare settings, the web site of the Therapeutic Landscapes Network is a well-designed and maintained resource. I have found the following sections to be particularly helpful: The evidence-based design section at http://www.healinglandscapes.org/ resources-ebd.html includes online searchable databases, […]
HIA-CLIC–UCLA Health Impact Assessment Clearinghouse Learning and Information Center
>This UCLA clearinghouse has been a terrific resource for some time but has recently updated its web site: http://www.HIAGuide.org. Particularly useful are its: List of HIA laws in the U.S.: http://www.hiaguide.org/legislation. It’s a short list which is interesting in itself. Nice division between sectors and pathways. Pathways include things like access to parks […]
How to Do a Rapid Health Impact Assessment: Useful Reports
The Rapid Health Impact Assessment—the kind of HIA that takes the form of a structured workshop with substantial preparation and reporting—boasts a number of detailed manuals, such as the classic by Erica Ison: http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44890. Arden Hills Healthy City Planning Workshop Photo: Ann Forsyth However, moving beyond such general guidance it can be hard to find […]
Technical Resource 1: Gapminder www.gapminder.org
With a focus on international development, health, and globalization, Gapminder shows what it is possible for Swedish statisticans to to do with flash animations and time on their hands on long cold nights. You can see founder, Hans Rosling, in action on video and then try it yourself with online and downloadable animations. His most […]
Integrating Health into Urban Planning
Integrating health into planning often uses the approach called evidence-based practice. An article on this topic by some of the folks from Design for Health, including me, is currently available for free: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a918403162~frm=titlelink. It was a finalist in the Association of European Schools of Planning Best Paper Prize: [link no longer active] Details about […]
Finding Information about HIA: Design for Health Blog
How health impact assessment can make a difference is an issue of some interest at present. For those wanting to explore HIA online, several major clearinghouses provide a wealth of information from legislative updates to workbooks. Determinants of health from .Originally G. Dahgren (1995) European Health Policy Conference For more information about HIA go to […]