Considering health and health disparities during state policy formulation: examining Washington state Health Impact Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As part of efforts to expand Health in All Policies (HiAP) in Washington State in the U.S., the Washington State Board of Health (BOH) received statutory authority in 2006 to conduct Health Impact Reviews (HIRs). HIRs analyze the potential impacts of proposed legislation and budget decisions on health and health disparities. Public health professionals who are aware of HIRs are interested in adopting a similar process in their states; however, there is limited information about HIRs, how they are perceived, and how they could advance HiAP.

Methods

This research involved a descriptive analysis of a sample of HIRs and semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 17 key informants. For the descriptive analysis, all HIRs requested or completed between January

SUBMITTER: Pollack Porter KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610847 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature