Massachusetts Department of Public Health

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Healthy Community Design Program uses HIA and Health in All Policies approaches to build on its substantial work integrating land-use and transportation planning with health at the state, regional, and local levels. MDPH supports HIAs that focus on assessing policies, programs, and plans that influence the built environment, and uses the Massachusetts Healthy Community Design Toolkit: Leveraging Positive Change[PDF - 3.22 MB] as a Health in All Policies tool to integrate health into the routine work of regional planning agencies.

2014–2016 HIA Accomplishments

2011–2014 HIA Accomplishments

Tools and Resources for HIA Practitioners

The MDPH Healthy Community Design Program developed

Partners

  • Built Environment Community of Practice
  • Health Resources in Action
  • Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging
  • Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies
  • Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Massachusetts Department of Transportation
  • Massachusetts School Building Authority
  • Metropolitan Area Planning Council
  • Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
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