Protecting Health Using an Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study of San Francisco Land Use Decisionmaking

• Autores: Rajiv Bhatia
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 97, Nº. 3, 2007, págs. 406-413
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.