Methods for Evaluating Environmental Health Impacts at Different Stages of the Policy Process in Cities.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Evaluating the environmental health impacts of urban policies is critical for developing and implementing policies that lead to more healthy and equitable cities. This article aims to (1) identify research questions commonly used when evaluating the health impacts of urban policies at different stages of the policy process, (2) describe commonly used methods, and (3) discuss challenges, opportunities, and future directions.

Recent findings

In the diagnosis and design stages of the policy process, research questions aim to characterize environmental problems affecting human health and to estimate the potential impacts of new policies. Simulation methods using existing exposure-response information to estimate health impacts predominate at these stages of the

SUBMITTER: Benavides J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8986968 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature