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A health impact assessment (HIA), described in Chapter 4 of your textbook, is a process for describing and estimating the effects a proposed project or policy may have on the health of a population. For this assignment, imagine you asked to conduct a HIA for a proposed waste management facility in your community.
In a paper of 1,250-1,500-words address the following questions and issues:
1. Provide an overview and description of the stages of a health impact assessment. How is it different from other forms of assessment, such as an environmental impact assessment or a community health assessment?
2. What information would you need about the proposed project?
3. What information would you need about the community to understand the potential health effects?
4. What recommendations would you propose to promote positive health effects? What recommendations would you propose to mitigate adverse health effects?
5. Which decision makers would need this information? Why?
You are required to use a minimum of five additional references in your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Apply Rubrics
15.0 %Overview and description of HIA: Overview is comprehensive and provides sufficient description of an HIA. A clear analysis regarding how an HIA differs from other assessments is provided.
30.0 %Explains the information needed to estimate the effects of the proposed project on population health: Thoughtfully analyzes and evaluates the information that needs to be researched to determine the effects of the proposed project and the health of the population.
15.0 %Recommendations for action: Recommendations to mitigate adverse health effects and promote positive health effects are well-described and include justification and purpose. Addresses all of the issues stated in the assignment criteria.
10.0 %Conclusion: Dissemination to decision makers: Conclusion is comprehensive and clearly articulated. A strong description and justification for the decision makers who would need the information from the HIA is incorporated.
7.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose: Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
8.0 %Argument Logic and Construction: Clear and convincing argument presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.
5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use): Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
10.0 % Format 5.0 %Paper Format (Use of appropriate style for the major and assignment): All format elements are correct.
10.0 % Format 5.0 %Research Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment and style): In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.
Links to the text book
Essentials of Environmental Health (2nd Edition)
1. http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jonesandbartlett/2012/essentials-of-environmental-health_ebook_2e.php pages 73-75
