Featured Technical Resource Archive
- SOPHIA is the Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment. The resources section of their web site features training opportunities.
- The Design for Health web site features a number of resources on children and health.
- The Noise Mapping England web site–sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs–has wonderfully detailed online maps of noise from roads, railways, industry, and aircraft in a number of urban areas.
- The USDA Food Environment Atlas is available online with a wealth of health-related data by county. Their Atlas of Rural and Small Town America includes information on people, economics, and agriculture.
- Transparent Chennai, at the Institute for Financial Management and Research, has a web-based interface for mapping topics such as squatter settlements, environmental hazards, and other aspects of quality of life.
- The Health Impact Project of the Pew Health Group has a web site providing cases and links.
- The English Association of Public Health Observatories web site features health profiles for counties, boroughs, and districts.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site features a useful section on Health Impact Assessment
- The HIA Connect Web site contains useful information about how to undertake health impact assessments (HIAs) with numerous examples from Australia and elsewhere.
- The Impact of the Built Environment on Health: The State of Current Practice and Next Steps for a Growing Movement: This report provides both a framework for understanding the necessary elements for building a movement for policy change and better planning.
- Good Information about Health and Planning: There is a wealth of information that studies the relationship between health, urban design, and planning.
- InformeDesign: InformeDesign is a research and communication tool for designers. Its search engine provides research summaries on many health themes. Each article summary has the following elements: design issue, design criteria, key concepts, research method, limitations, and commentary.
- Active Living Research Special Issues: Active Living Research, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has sponsored a number of special journal issues, all available online on its Web site. These include:
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health (2006)
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2005)
- The Future of Children (2006)
- American Journal of Health Promotion (2003)