Tools to Assess Health Impacts of Land-Use Policies and Programs: An Introduction to Health Impact Assessment and Evaluation for Land-Use Agencies

Healthy Community Design Fact Sheet Series, September 2008

By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/factsheets/Tools_to_Assess_Health_Impacts_factsheet_Final.pdf
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Built Environment and Health

This fact sheet shares how health impact assessment and evaluation can improve public decision making. It lists increased physical activity, improved mental health, child development, and environmental health as four common health outcomes of land-use decisions.