title: Health impact assessments in North Carolina: promoting public health through informed decisions.
abstract: Health impact assessment (HIA), a systematic way of incorporating health considerations into the public policy decision-making process, has been set into motion in North Carolina. The state's public health and planning fields are well positioned to become leaders of HIA and should prepare to take proactive measures to promote health in their communities.
authors.affiliation: Davidson Design for Life, Davidson, North Carolina 28036, USA. Khebert@townofdavidson.org
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hebert
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009657:North Carolina; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods*; D011640:Public Policy