Chinchilla Melissa, Arcaya Mariana C
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Jul 8;14(7):744. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14070744.
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) courses are teaching public health and urban planning students how to assess the likely health effects of proposed policies, plans, and projects. We suggest that public health and urban planning have complimentary frameworks for training practitioners to address the living conditions that affect health. Planning perspectives emphasize practical skills for impacting community change, while public health stresses professional purpose and ethics. Frameworks from both disciplines can enhance the HIA learning experience by helping students tackle questions related to community impact, engagement, social justice, and ethics. We also propose that HIA community engagement processes can be enriched through an empathetic practice that focuses on greater personal introspection.
健康影响评估(HIA)课程正在教授公共卫生和城市规划专业的学生如何评估拟议政策、计划和项目可能产生的健康影响。我们认为,公共卫生和城市规划在培训从业者以应对影响健康的生活条件方面有着相辅相成的框架。规划视角强调影响社区变革的实践技能,而公共卫生则强调专业目的和职业道德。这两个学科的框架都可以通过帮助学生解决与社区影响、参与、社会正义和道德相关的问题来提升HIA的学习体验。我们还提议,通过专注于更深入个人反思的同理心实践,可以丰富HIA社区参与过程。