title: Measuring policy and related effects of a health impact assessment related to connectivity.
abstract: Health Impact Assessments are an important tool to help policymakers perceive the potential positive and negative contributions of decisions to public health. While they have been increasingly used in the United States, studies have not examined intermediate effects. Using key stakeholder interviews, this manuscript examines policy outcomes and other related effects of the HIA 21months after completing a Health Impact Assessment Report around connectivity policy. Further, it reflects on the measurement of these effects as part of the monitoring and evaluation stage of the Health Impact Assessment process.
authors: Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership, West Virginia University, United States. Electronic address: tbias@hsc.wvu.edu.
authors: Thomas K
authors: TK
authors: Bias
authors: Department of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, West Virginia University, United States.
authors: Christiaan G
authors: CG
authors: Abildso
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D062489:Health Impact Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D011050:Policy Making; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014903:West Virginia
keywords: Health impact assessment; Policy; Public health