Staff from the Planning Healthy Communities Initiative will conducted a desktop Health Impact Assessment of the New Brunswick Municipal Public Access Plan. The HIA examined the projected impacts of the plan elements on aspects of local public health including recreational opportunity, public safety, social cohesion and local economic development. The study largely focused on existing literature and secondary sources as its data sources, and also incorporated new primary data obtained through a 2016 public survey administered as part of the Public Access Plan development. The final report is available here.
Lindenfeld Assesses Substance Use Services Ads in NY
What substance use services are advertised by local governments? An analysis of data from county websites in New York state Objective To assess the substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and response activities that county governments in New York advertise. Study...