New Rutgers Health Impact Assessment predicts impacts of increased use of Middlesex Greenway
A new report, “Middlesex Greenway Access Plan Health Impact Assessment” authored by researchers at the New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), examines the potential health impacts associated with implementation of the Middlesex Greenway Access Plan. The goals of the Plan, sponsored by Together North Jersey, are to improve awareness and access and increase use of […]
Rutgers to host statewide conference on health impact assessment in New Jersey, May 7
The New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), a collaboration of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), is hosting a statewide conference on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) on May 7, 2015 at the Cook Campus Center at Rutgers University. The conference, Health Impact Assessment in New Jersey: Building Capacity to Advance […]
New Rutgers initiative to examine health impacts of post-Sandy decision making
A new Health Impact Assessment (HIA) project by the New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), an effort facilitated by Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), will examine the health impacts of post-Sandy decision-making and recovery. The preliminary findings of the project—currently underway and extending through February 2016—will be presented […]
Rutgers to host inaugural statewide Health Impact Assessment conference, May 2015
The New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), an effort facilitated by Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy andRutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), will be hosting a statewide conference “Health Impact Assessment in New Jersey: Building Capacity to Advance Healthier Decisions,” on May 7, 2015 at the Cook Campus Center, Rutgers University. Health Impact Assessment […]
Rutgers launches New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative
Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein of Planning and Public Policy, in collaboration Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, has announced the launch of theNew Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), a partnership dedicated to promoting the integration of public health impacts into community planning, design, and decision-making. The goal of the NJHIC is to build partnerships that enhance opportunities to […]