Sally M Davis1, Theresa H Cruz2, Richard L Kozoll3. 1. Professor and Director, Prevention Research Center and Professor of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 2. Epidemiologist and Research Assistant Professor, Prevention Research Center, University of New Mexico. 3. Board President and Volunteer Coordinator, Step Into Cuba, Nacimiento Community Foundation, Cuba, NM.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this paper are to describe the application of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to inform trail decisions affecting a rural, under-resourced community and propose the routine integration of HIAs to enhance NEPA environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for trail decisions on federal lands. METHODS: Screening, scoping, assessment, recommendations, reporting, monitoring and evaluation are being used to examine the health impact of trail location and design. RESULTS: HIA recommendations are being integrated into the public lands National Environmental Protection Act process for planning access to a new segment of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Potential users from a nearby rural New Mexico community and a region of almost one million may benefit from this HIA-informed planning. CONCLUSIONS: HIA can be integrated into the policy and decision-making process for trails on public lands.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this paper are to describe the application of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to inform trail decisions affecting a rural, under-resourced community and propose the routine integration of HIAs to enhance NEPA environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for trail decisions on federal lands. METHODS: Screening, scoping, assessment, recommendations, reporting, monitoring and evaluation are being used to examine the health impact of trail location and design. RESULTS: HIA recommendations are being integrated into the public lands National Environmental Protection Act process for planning access to a new segment of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Potential users from a nearby rural New Mexico community and a region of almost one million may benefit from this HIA-informed planning. CONCLUSIONS: HIA can be integrated into the policy and decision-making process for trails on public lands.
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Keywords:
health impact assessment; public lands; trail policy
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