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A model for Health in All Policies: Health impact reviews of Washington state legislation
Learning Areas:
Communication and informaticsPublic health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Learning Objectives:
Discuss how state, county, or local governments and other organizations can make strides towards Health in All Policies by adapting and implementing Washington state’s health impact review model.
Explain the definition, goals, and model framework of Washington state’s health impact reviews.
Describe outreach approaches that have been effective in mobilizing Washington state legislators and the Governor’s Office to request health impact reviews of their sponsored legislative or budgetary proposals.
Identify policies that have strong potential to impact health and health disparities and would make good candidates for a health impact review—such as legislation on housing, education, transportation, or workforce development.
Describe the history of Washington state legislation that convened the Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities and granted the State Board of Health, in collaboration with the Governor’s Council, the authority to conduct health impact reviews.
Keyword(s): Policy/Policy Development, Health Disparities/Inequities
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Health Policy Analyst for the Washington State Board of Health and the Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities. I assisted in developing the health impact review procedures and am the primary Policy Analyst who conducts these reviews. In addition, I am part of the outreach team that works with state legislators to promote this tool and present the findings of health impact reviews.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.