Humboldt County Healthy Development Measurement Tool
The
Humboldt HDMT is a planning tool used to objectively assess and measure
the public health impacts of a development project. It is intended as
a preliminary survey tool used to help inform decisions rather than a
scientific forecasting of impacts. The tool consists of four 'section
or 'elements' as the major subject areas. The 'objectives' describe
desired outcomes of the planning process. 'Health indicators' are
measurable factors used to evaluate a current or proposed development
or plan in relation to an objective. The 'development goals' portion
of the HDMT provides specific measurable ways to achieve objectives,
and is still being developed. Download the Humboldt County Healthy Development Measurement Tool (HDMT) [PDF].
The Humboldt HDMT is modeled after the original HDMT created by San
Francisco's Department of Public Health and is "a comprehensive
evaluation metric to consider health needs in urban development plans
and projects." Learn about the tool on their website.
Humboldt County Health Impact Assessment
Locally, the HDMT has been used to perform a Health Impact Analysis
on the alternatives to the Humboldt County General Plan Update. The
report, called the Humboldt County General Plan Update Health Impact Assessment chapters are available on our website. The first rural HIA to focus on a General Plan, this effort has provided researched, vetted information to local governments on the healthiest way to develop our County over the next 20 years .Authored by Human Impact Partners, the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Branch, and the Humboldt Partnership for Active Living.
Defining Healthy Community Design in Humboldt County: A Policy
Charrette
HumPAL hosted an intense, multi-day, multi-disciplinary “Defining Healthy Design in Humboldt County: A Policy Charrette,” an experimental use of charrettes to design and produce a set of active living policy recommendations for local and regional governments that will fit into standard General Plan Element and Regional Transportation Plan formats, including implementation measure examples.
Download the full Policy Charrette Report [PDF 1.9 MB] for the recommendations.
Policy Charrette Presentations
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