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Clearinghouses
(links to other sites and more)
Community demographics, schools, business and economics
Transportation and planning
Environment
Health
Intentional and non-intentional injuries
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Air pollution
Crime
Economics
Education
Energy Policy (see also Transportation)
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Housing
Nutrition
Physical activity
Transportation |
Economic analysis
Environmental impact assessment
Epidemiology/Risk Analysis
Evidence-based reviews
After-school programs
Buford Highway Redevelopment
Farm Bill
Farmers’ Markets
Living Wage policies
Physical Education Policies
Transit
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Association
of Public Health Observations
Network of 12 public health observatories working across the five
nations: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland. Offer information, data and intelligence on health
and health care for practitioners, policy makers and the community
at large
Community
Information by Zip Code
Comprehensive list of websites and other sources of community information
by zip code, including demographics, business/economics, environment,
education and health
Counting California
Access to public use demographic data for California organized by
federal, state, and local agencies. Compiled by the California State
Library
Digital
Spatial Data: Internet Data
Listing of general spatial data, as well as national and statewide
data guides, warehouses and servers. Compiled by Humboldt
State University Library
ESRI
GIS and Mapping Software
Specializing in products that help to perform advance spatial analysis,
model operational processes and visuals. Also provides links
to numerous sources of geographic information
Health
Impact Database of the Netherlands School of Public Health
Provides access to reports, tools, and guidelines. Also provides
links to numerous HIA websites
Länsförsäkringar
Swedish Impact Assessment Summary. Produced by LF Group
London
Health Commission - HIA
The London Health Commission works in partnership with agencies
across the capital to reduce health inequalities and improve the
health and well being of all Londoners. Site includes resources
and full-reports of HIA
New
Zealand HIA links - CIART
Links to Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment,
and Environmental Management information.
RAND
California Statistics
Extensive list of publicly accessible sources of demographic data
for California.
WHO
Health Impact Assessment
Links to examples of HIAs, networks, policy, use of evidence, tools,
and methods
WHO-Europe
WHO/Regional Office for Europe. Information on health topics, publications,
programs and projects, including health impact assessment
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American
FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau lists census data including populations, businesses
and government. Also includes new mapping functions
California
Department of Finance
Demographic, Economic, and Financial Research. In addition the site
provides revenue estimates for the annual state budget process and
analyzes tax issues potentially significant to the state
California
Labor Market Info
California Labor Market Information Division. Data on civilian
labor force, employment, and unemployment by county, MSA, and city
Censtats
Databases
North American Industry Classification System. Site offers
business patterns by zip code, census tract numbers for residential
street address, national economic data by individual counties, as
well as occupation information by race and gender
CA
Highway Patrol- Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System
CHP- SWITRS provides extensive data on fatal and injury motor vehicle
traffic collisions in California by year, time, number of vehicles
and persons involved; also provides information on whether alcohol
contributed to the collision
CCRL:
California Center for Regional Leadership
Community quality-of-life indicators for select communities and
regions developed by the California Center for Regional Leadership
DataQuest
Demographic and other information about students in California’s
public schools by district, school and year
MLPC
Child Health Impact Assessment
Child Health Impact Assessment- offering evidence and experienced
based- methodology to evaluate policy and regulations affecting
the health and well-being of children.
NAPC
Social Indicators
Socio-economic indicators, e.g. “deprivation index,”
produced by National Association of Planning Councils
National
Center for Education Statistics
Student demographics and other education information, searchable
by school and zip code
Neighborhood
Knowledge California
Interactive maps and tables of neighborhood characteristics
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Department
of City Planning
Local area statistics and zoning information for the City of Los
Angeles. Includes a superb on-line mapping function
Statistics
and Data for City Planning
A bibliographic research guide to UC Berkeley library and web resources
for socioeconomic and demographic data and statistics relevant to
city planning. The guide has a U.S. focus with a California
emphasis. Compiled by UC Berkeley Library
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U.S
EPA Evnirofacts
Data warehouse, search environmental information by zip code
U.S
EPA EnviroMapper StoreFront
Map and identify superfund sites, toxic releases and hazardous waste
generators by zip code
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California
Health Interview Survey
Health conditions and behaviors by demographic group and county.
Free, but requires registration
Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
From the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion. Interactive database allows tabulation of state
data and for select metropolitan areas (in California: Los Angeles/Long
Beach/Glendale and San Francisco/Oakland/Fremont)
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California
Department of Health Services – EPI Center
California Injury Data Online. Injury statistics by county.
National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Resources and data for GIS analysis. Site fosters the promotion,
research, evaluation, development, and dissemination of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) technology and the spatial analysis of
crime
Office
of the Attorney General
State of California, Department of Justice. Statistics and reports
on crime and arrests by city and county
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Campbell
Collaboration
Campbell Collaboration offers editorial and methodological support
to review authors throughout the process of producing a systematic
review. A number of C2's editors, librarians, methodologists
and external peer-reviewers contribute
Centre
for Reviews and Dissemination
University of York - Centre for Reviews and Dissemination.
Providing systematic reviews evaluating the effects of health and
social care interventions and the delivery and organization of health
care
Public
Health Institute - Resource Library
Resource library provided by the Public Health Institute (California).
Collection of reports on various topics, including tobacco control,
obesity prevention, physical activity promotion and affordable housing
WHO/Europe
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. Health Evidence
Network. Providing answers to policy questions, access to
sources of evidence and information as well as access to policy
briefs
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ARB’s
Community Health Program
California Air Resources Board. Data, reports, source mapping
tools and guidance, including the "Air Quality and Land Use
Handbook: A Community Health Perspective."
South
Coast AQMD
South Coast Air Quality Management District. Studies of the
effects of air pollution on health, including reports and GIS-based
risk models
Union
of Concerned Scientists
UCS- Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions.
Research and advocacy on air pollution and other environmental and
health issues
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California
Budget Project
Independent budgetary, fiscal and policy analysis on education,
health, housing, etc
Human-Environment
Research Laboratory (HERL)
Research articles on inner-city poverty, housing, vegetation and
crime from the Human-Environment Research Laboratory, University
of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Tax
Policy Center
The Urban Institute and Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center
provide statistics, reports and interactive on-line tools for estimating
the impacts of tax policy alternatives
Urban
Institute
Through nonpartisan economic and social policy research, the Urban
Institute’s Income & Benefits Policy Center studies how
public policy influences the behavior and economic well-being of
families
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Education
Policy Research
Mathematica. Research to support education policies and decisions.
Urban
Institute-Education
Highlights studies on education policy
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Union
of Concerned Scientists
UCS- Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions.
Research and advocacy on air pollution, energy and other environmental
and health issues
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Dataplace
Warehouse of community-level housing and demographic data, maps
and summaries. Supported by Fannie Mae. Site is free,
but to make full use of the site’s resources, users need to
register
Urban
Institute - Housing
Analysis and reports produced by the Urban Institute on the challenges
of providing safe, affordable housing in America’s cities
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Center
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Provides nutrition
research information and materials for consumers, policymakers,
and professionals in health, education, industry, and media
National
Association of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs (AFMNP)
Annual Impact Reports for the WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Nutrition
Policy Research
Mathmatic Nutrition Policy Research. Contains evaluations of supplemental
school and community nutrition programs. See their microsimulation
model of food stamp program at: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/welfare/whatismicrosim.asp
U.S.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control, Division of Nutrition and Physical
Activity homepage. Provides a wealth of information on physical
activity, nutrition, and obesity related programs and campaigns;
news and press releases; publications, policy resources and healthy
lifestyle topics
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Active
Living Network
Fact sheets and reports on a wide range of topics related to environmental
approaches to promoting physical activity through community and
transportation planning, schools and workplaces
American
Trails
National Trails Training Partnerships offering health, economic,
political and legal information related to building trails and encouraging
their use
Health
Promotion Research Center
Two walkability assessment instruments developed at the University
of Washington, one is desktop, GIS-based, the other is completed
by community residents
National
Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
Links to reports and statistics on physical activity
U.S.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control, Division of Nutrition and Physical
Activity homepage. Provides a wealth of information on physical
activity, nutrition, and obesity related programs and campaigns;
news and press releases; publications, policy resources and healthy
lifestyle topics
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EPICenter-CA
Injury Data
Interactive California injury data by county, year, cause and victim
demographics
STPP
Transportation Action Network
Surface Transportation Policy Project – “nationwide
coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation
choices that enhance the economy, improve public health, promote
social equity, and protect the environment.”
UC
Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Research on alternative fuels and transportation planning.
The organization conducts multidisciplinary research on emerging
and important transportation issues, disseminating this research
through conferences and scholarly publications, and enhancing the
quality and breadth of transportation education
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Criminal
Justice Statistics Center
Office of the Attorney General, State of California, Department
of Justice. Statistics and reports on crime and arrests by city
and county
National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data ACJD
Resources and data for GIS analysis of crime and related statistics.
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APHO-
HIA Gateway
Association of Public Health Observatories- Health Impact Assessment
Gateway (U.K.). The organization develops public health expertise
and in-depth knowledge of health and health care at a regional level.
They monitor and forecast trends in health status and disease, and
play a major role in showing how health inequalities are being tackled
locally and regionally. They also monitor the effects of health
and health care interventions
Centre
for Health Equity Training Research Evaluation
HIA Connect, New South Wales Centre for Health Equity Training,
Research and Evaluation (CHETRE). Includes HIA guidance, a
blog and a monthly newsletter
Centre
for Impact Assessment Research and Training Web Links
New Zealand HIA links – CIART. Links to Environmental Impact
Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Environmental Management,
and New Zealand
Health
Canada- Reports and Publication
Health Canada, Environmental Health Assessment – workshop
proceedings and the Canadian Handbook on Health Impact Assessment
HIA
Database
Health Impact Database of the Netherlands School of Public Health
London
Health Commission
London Health Commission Health Impact Assessment- works in partnership
with agencies across the capital to reduce health inequalities and
improve the health and well being of all Londoners
WHO/Europe
WHO/Europe Health Impact Assessment methods and strategies
WHO-
HIA
World Health Organization- Health Impact Assessment
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California
Budget Project
Access to CA budget projects including state taxes, federal taxes
and budget, work wage, incomes, education, health, human services
and child care, Ballot Proposition, workforce, and economic development.
Mathematica
Policy Research, Inc.
Research to support education policies and decisions
Public
Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Reports
Independent, non-partisan research on public policy issues affecting
California. Reports written by in-house staff and outside
experts.
RAND
Corp
Provides objective research services and public policy analysis.
Research is carried out by five units that address social and economic
policy issues both in the United States and overseas; by five centers
that focus on international policy; by three federally funded research
and development centers that focus on national security; and by
RAND Europe, an independently chartered European affiliate
The
Urban Institute
Through nonpartisan economic and social policy research, the Urban
Institute’s Income & Benefits Policy Center studies how
public policy influences the behavior and economic well-being of
families
U.S. Congressional
Budget Office
Provides Congress with objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses
to aid in economic and budgetary decisions on the wide array of
programs covered by the federal budget
U.S.D.A
Economic Research Service
The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information
and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ERS conducts
a research program to inform public and private decision making
on economic and policy issues involving food, farming, natural resources,
and rural development
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Council
on Environmental Quality
The White House-Council on Environmental Quality providing guidance
on implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act.
CEQAnet
An online searchable environmental database of the State Clearinghouse
within the Office of Planning & Research. CEQAnet contains
key information from all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
documents (e.g. Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), Negative Declarations,
and Environmental Impact Statements) submitted to the State Clearinghouse
for state review since 1990. Includes links to technical advisories
and assistance for planners
Jones
and Stokes Impact Report
Free periodic updates on environmental laws, regulations and court
cases legal and regulatory experts from a leading consulting agency.
Mostly, but not exclusively focused on California. Only the
most recent issue appears to be available. Archives are apparently
for internal use only.
National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (U.S. Department of Energy)
Contains NEPA-related resources, including full-text searchable
DOE NEPA Documents, NEPA and Related Requirements and NEPA Guidance,
Status and Schedules of DOE NEPA Documents, and Links to other NEPA-related
web sites, including the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPAnet
National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance (U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency)
National Environmental Policy Act- requires federal agencies to
integrate environmental values into their decision making processes
by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions
and reasonable alternatives to those actions
Office
of Planning and Research
California Governor’s Office-Guidelines for implementation
of California Environmental Quality Act
Resources
on Impact Assessment
Urban Environmental Management. Contains documents and information
on Impact Assessment
Union
of Concerned Scientists
UCS- Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions.
Research and advocacy on air pollution and other environmental and
health issues
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Burden
of Disease Unit, Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard Burden of Disease Unit was established to design, test,
and implement methodologies to aid in the effective allocation of
health resources. To achieve this end, the Unit conducts research
in collaboration with national governments, international agencies
and other researchers and policy-makers
California
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment - News and Information
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment - News
and Information. OEHHA does not promulgate environmental regulations
directly; however, it is responsible for developing and providing
risk managers in state and local government agencies with toxicological
and medical information relevant to decisions involving public health
Epiphi
Paper Archives
Index selected papers and presentations of epidemiological studies
on tobacco, smoking, mammography, and risk reduction written by
Dr. Carl V. Phillips and associates.
FoodRisk
Assists professionals involved with the many aspects of risk analysis
as it pertains to the safety of our food. They provide data, tutorials,
tools, and links to numerous sources of information. In addition
to providing resources for the food safety risk analysis professional,
the site also provides several consumer oriented links
National
Center for Environmental Assessment
NCEA provides guidance and risk assessments aimed at protecting
human health and the environment. This guidance presents critical
analyses and summaries of scientific consensus, vetted through a
rigorous peer review process, on the risks of pollutants to human
health and the natural environment.
Precautionary
Principle
The Precautionary Principle Project, which concluded in December
2005, focused on the application of the precautionary principle
to biodiversity conservation and natural resource management.
RiskWorld
News on risk analysis, assessment and management across sectors
and disciplines. Sponsored by the Society for Risk Analysis.
Society
for Risk Analysis
Considers threats from physical, chemical, and biological agents
and from a variety of human activities as well as natural events.
Analyzes risks of concern to individuals, to public and private
sector organizations, and to society at various geographic scales.
Membership is multidisciplinary and international
U.S Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides a wealth of data on disease and risk conditions, injury,
violence and safety, environmental health issues, as well as general
population information
World
Health Organization
Provides information on how to quantify environmental health impacts
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Bandolier
(U.K.)
“Evidence-based thinking about health care” (and prevention)
Campbell
Collaboration
The Campbell Collaboration. Evidence-based reviews of education,
criminal justice and other social interventions
Centres
for Health Evidence
Centres for Health Evidence. User’s Guides to Evidence- Based
Practice (Originally published in JAMA)
Centre
for Reviews and Dissemination
Undertakes high quality systematic reviews that evaluate the effects
of health and social care interventions and the delivery and organization
of health care
Cochrane
Collaboration
Improving healthcare decision-making globally, through systematic
reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions, published in
The Cochrane Library
The
Community Guide
Guide to Community Preventive Services in U.S. Evidence-based
recommendations for programs and policies to promote population
health
Public
Policy Institute of California Reports
Independent, non-partisan research on public policy issues affecting
California. Reports written by in-house staff and outside
experts
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21st-Century
Community Learning Centers Evaluation
Mathematica Policy Research Report: When Schools Stay Open
Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning
Centers Program
Analysis
By the Legislative Analyst
Legislative Analyst California. Proposition 49: Before and After
School Programs. Sate Grants. Initiative Statute. Analysis by the
Legislative Analyst.
California
Budget Project
Budget Brief: What Would Proposition 49, The After School
Education and Safety Program Act, Mean for California?
California
Department of Education
University of California, Irvine and California Department of Education.
Evaluation of California’s After School Learning and Safe
Neighborhoods Partnerships Program: 1999-2001 Preliminary Report,
January 22, 2002 (Summary only).
University
of California, Irvine and California Department of Education
Evaluation of California’s After School Learning and Safe
Neighborhoods Partnership Program: 1999-2001 Preliminary Report.
January 22, 2002 (summary only)
University
of California, Los Angeles Center for the Study of Evaluation
A Decade of Results: The Impact of the LA’s BEST After School
Enrichment Program on Subsequent Student Achievement and Performance,
June 2000
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Georgia
Institute of Technology
Michael M. Gamble. The Art of Living Well: The Auto and the Pedestrian
Reconsidered in Atlanta.
Georgia Strip Developments. Buford Highway Information
Kansas
City Planning and Development
Kansas City Walkability Plan with detailed guidance on how to assess
walkability.
Smart
Growth Online
Smart growth invests time, attention, and resources in restoring
community and vitality to center cities and older suburbs. New smart
growth is more town-centered, is transit and pedestrian oriented,
and has a greater mix of housing, commercial and retail uses. It
also preserves open space and many other environmental amenities.
Website has data, reports, policy for implementation of “smart
growth” in community
Surface
Transportation Policy. Enhanced Public Health, Safety and Security
"Our transportation system should provide a secure travel environment,
protect all users, use all available methods to reduce deaths and
injuries from crashes, promote cleaner air and water quality, provide
access to essential destinations, encourage healthy physical activity,
and have the capability to maintain operations during emergencies."-
Alliance for a New Transportation Charter
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Annual
Reviews (AR) A Nonprofit Scientific Publisher
James E. Tillotson. America’s Obesity: Conflicting
Public Policies. Industrial Economic Development and Unintended
Human Consequences. Annual Review of Nutrition Vol. 24: 617-643,
July 2004
Farm
Bill 2002
United States Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill 2002
United
States Department of Energy. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Alternative Fuels Data Center provides a wide range of information
and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels, in addition
to other petroleum reduction options such as advanced vehicles,
fuel blends, idle reduction, and fuel economy
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City
of Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance
Requires employers who have agreements with the City to pay their
employees at least a minimum “living wage” and to provide
certain benefits
Economic
Policy Institute (EPI): EPI Issue Guide Living Wage
General information on Living Wage, Key Tables & Charts, as
well as EPI Publications
Los
Angeles Alliance for a New Economy Living Wage Project
Committed to building a new economy that restores the American dream
of fair wages and benefits in return for hard work. Believe
that jobs in growing industries which cannot be exported, including
those in the service-sector must serve as the foundation for rebuilding
a strong and vibrant middle class
Political
Economy Research Institute Report
Economic Analysis of Santa Monica Living Wage Proposal by Robert
Pollin & Mark Brenner
Public
Policy Institute of California Report on Living Wage Laws
How Living Wage Laws Affect Low-Wage Workers and Low Income Families
by David Nuemark
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California
Safe Routes to School
Goal is to get more children traveling safely to school on
foot or bike, with greater frequency. Site provides information
on safe routes throughout the State, safety resources, as well as
CA programs and grants available
Centers
for Disease Control Nutrition and Physical Activity Program. KidsWalk-to-School
A community-based program that aims to increase opportunities for
daily physical activity by encouraging children to walk to and from
school in groups accompanied by adults.
The
Community Guide to Preventive Services - Physical Activity
Systematic Reviews and Evidence Based Recommendations. Physical
Activity
Kids
Walk-to-School
Centers for Disease Control Nutrition and Physical Activity Program.
KidsWalk-to-School. A community-based program that aims to increase
opportunities for daily physical activity by encouraging children
to walk to and from school in groups accompanied by adults. Goal
is to also promote pedestrian safety and to mobilize communities
to work together to create safe routes to school
Physical
Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Adolescents
and Young Adults
A listing of information and facts detailing the benefits of physical
activity particularly for adolescents and young adults
Safe
Routes to School Sacramento
Safe Routes to Schools is designed to increase the number of children
walking and biking to school. A SR2S program integrates health,
fitness, traffic relief, environmental awareness and safety under
one program
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* The HIA-CLIC website was developed by the UCLA Health Impact
Assessment (UCLA-HIA) Project with support from the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation.
Updated 9/27/2008
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