Health in All Policies: Addressing the Legal and Policy Foundations of Health Impact Assessment

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 27-29

  Rajotte, Benjamin R ^a   Ross, Catherine L ^b   Ekechi, Chinyere O ^c   Cadet, Vladimir N ^d  

^a Florida Coastal School of Law   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79751512563     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2011.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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10. See also 40 C.F.R. § 1508.18(b).
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