Archived Project

Health Impact Project

The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, encouraged local, state, and national organizations to include health considerations in policy decisions across multiple sectors, such as housing, transportation, and education. Research shows that the conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play influence their health, so the project also worked to create cross-sector partnerships that included the expertise of health care and public health systems.

Promising Practices and Policies For Health Equity

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how many communities have struggled to advance health equity—the guiding principle that disparities in health outcomes caused by factors such as race, income, or geography should be addressed and prevented.

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Search Our HIA Toolkit

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Data Visualization

The Health Impact Project’s toolkit contains resources that help communities, agencies, and other organizations take action to improve public health. The toolkit offers a collection of health impact assessments, guides, and other research to support policymakers’ efforts to consider health when making decisions across sectors, such as housing, planning, and education.

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Businesswoman brainstorming over adhesive notes in meeting at board room
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Efforts to Boost Health Equity

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When it comes to boosting the nation’s focus on health equity in policymaking, leaders in the fields of health impact assessment (HIA) and the Health in All Policies (HiAP) are making advancements to ensure that all people have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

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Mother and daughter riding bicycles in city
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Community Engagement Can Help With Infrastructure Choices

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Issue Brief

Research shows that the design, construction, and operation of public infrastructure—facilities, systems, and structures owned and operated by taxpayers, typically via the government, that are for public use—can affect people’s health.

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Factors that Shape Health and Well-Being

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Research shows that the conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play influence their health. Individual health choices and access to quality care represent just part of the equation to ensure all people are as healthy as possible.