Sustainable Communities Index

Glossary of Terms

Health Impact Assessment | Social Determinants of Health | Land Use

Health Impact Assessment (top)

• HIA Glossary – World Health Organization
  Accessed at: http://www.who.int/hia/about/glos/en/index.html
• J Mindell, E Ison and M Joffe. A glossary for health impact assessment. J. Epidemiol. Community Health. 2003;57;647-651

Social Determinants of Health (top)

• N Krieger. A glossary for social epidemiology. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2001;55:693-700.
• I Kawachi, SV Subramanian, N Almeida-Filho. A glossary for health inequalities. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2002;56:647-652.
• WHO Health Promotion Glossary: New Terms – World Health Organization
  Accessed at: http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/hp_glossary_en.pdf
• Glossary of globalization, trade and health terms – World Health Organizatio
  Accessed at: http://www.who.int/trade/glossary/en/

Land Use (top)

• General Plans and Zoning: A Toolkit on Land Use and Health. Appendix A: Glossary of Terms – Planning for Healthy Places
  Accessed at: http://www.healthyplanning.org/toolkit_gpz.html
• Healthy Places Terminology – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Accessed at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/terminology.htm
• Universal Glossary of Land Use Terms and Phrases – Land Use Law Center Pace University School of Law Accessed at: http://www.nymir.org/LandUseTrainingProgram/Glossary.html