Healthy Cities: Assessing Health Impacts of Policies and Plans
11.S941 · Urban Studies and Planning · Graduate · Spring 2016
Prof. Mariana Arcaya
This class examines the built, psychosocial, economic, and natural environment factors that affect health behaviors and outcomes. Students will be introduced to tools designed to integrate public health considerations into policy making and planning, and will be given hands-on training on the application of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methodology. This class is designed to prepare graduate students from planning and policy fields to interface with public health organizations, agencies, or ad…
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