Health impact assessment (HIA) for planners: What tools are useful?

Journal of Planning Literature

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-245

  Forsyth, Ann ^a   Slotterback, Carissa Schively ^b   Krizek, Kevin ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Impacts; Public Health

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952646380     PISSN: 08854122     EISSN: 15526593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885412209358047     Document Type: Article

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