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Health Planning
Areas of Practice - Health Planning - AICP November 2022 Test
Term | Definition |
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Plan4Health | 3-year project designed to strengthen the connection between the planning and public health professions anchored by APA and American Public Health Association (APHA), it supports creative partnerships to build sustainable, cross sector coalitions |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | phone survey to collect state-level data on the prevalence of behavioral risks among adults. For example, the survey asks about smoking and physical activity. |
Health Disparities | the differences in the incidence of health conditions and diseases among varying population groups. One example would be a low birth weight health disparity in a certain neighborhood in a city. |
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) | uses quan and qual methods to assess the health conseq of a policy, project or program where health is not the primary objective. ex. City of Columbus, Ohio's public health dept prov proposal in the city to det how the dev will/could impact health. |
Major Steps for HIA include | Screening Scoping Assessment Recommendations Reporting Monitoring and evaluation |