Environmental Justice and Emissions Standards:

The Role Of HIA & EIA Analyses

Lessons learned from  RMG Metal Scrap Company from the near northside to Hedgewitch 

This program is part of the Public Health, Population Health, and Community Health – Reducing Health Disparities series. 

Virtual Meeting 

12:00 PM CT - 1:00 PM CT  

Complimentary- Open to All 

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With the executive order formalized by the White House in early 2021, it ensured that all federal agencies develop programs, policies, and activities to address the disproportionately high and adverse health, environmental, economic, climate, and other cumulative impacts on communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.

So, how are we doing with Advancing Environmental Justice? This virtual session will address lessons learned from the RMG Metal Scrap Company from the near northside to Hedgewitch and other projects.

Health impact assessments (HIAs) have been used for two decades as a tool to facilitate communication between public health professionals and decision-makers in other sectors. More than 390 HIAs in the United States have been completed or were in progress as of early 2016. An HIA is a “a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. HIA provides recommendations on monitoring and managing those effects." Several reports have called for evaluation to determine the impacts and usefulness of HIAs. The reasons to evaluate HIAs include assessing whether they provide the expected impacts, improving methods, identifying positive and negative unintended consequences, and justifying requests for future resources.     malized by the White House in early 2021, it ensured that all federal agencies develop programs, policies, and activities to address the disproportionately high and adverse health, environmental, economic, climate, and other cumulative impacts on communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. How are we doing with Advancing Environmental Justice? This virtual session will address lessons learned from the RMG Metal Scrap Company from the near northside to Hedgewitch. 

Health impact assessments (HIAs) have been used for two decades as a tool to facilitate communication between public health professionals and decision-makers in other sectors. More than 390 HIAs in the United States have been completed or were in progress as of early 2016. An HIA is “a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. HIA provides recommendations on monitoring and managing those effects." Several reports have called for evaluation to determine the impacts and usefulness of HIAs. Reasons to evaluate HIAs include assessing whether they provide the expected impacts, improving methods, identifying positive and negative unintended consequences, and justifying requests for future resources. With the executive order formalized by the White House in early 2021, it ensured that all federal agencies develop programs, policies, and activities to address the disproportionately high and adverse health, environmental, economic, climate, and other cumulative impacts on communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. How are we doing with Advancing Environmental Justice? This virtual session will address lessons learned from the RMG Metal Scrap Company from the near northside to Hedgewitch. 

Health impact assessments (HIAs) have been used for two decades as a tool to facilitate communication between public health professionals and decision-makers in other sectors. More than 390 HIAs in the United States have been completed or were in progress as of early 2016. An HIA is “a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. HIA provides recommendations on monitoring and managing those effects." Several reports have called for evaluation to determine the impacts and usefulness of HIAs. Reasons to evaluate HIAs include assessing whether they provide the expected impacts, improving methods, identifying positive and negative unintended consequences, and justifying requests for future resources. 

ith the executive order formalized by the White House in early 2021, it ensured that all federal agencies develop programs, policies, and activities to address the disproportionately high and adverse health, environmental, economic, climate, and other cumulative impacts on communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. How are we doing with Advancing Environmental Justice? This virtual session will address lessons learned from the RMG Metal Scrap Company from the near northside to Hedgewitch. 

alth impact assessments (HIAs) have been used for two decades as a tool to facilitate communication between public health professionals and decision-makers in other sectors. More than 390 HIAs in the United States have been completed or were in progress as of early 2016. An HIA is “a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. HIA provides recommendations on monitoring and managing those effects." Several reports have called for evaluation to determine the impacts and usefulness of HIAs. Reasons to evaluate HIAs include assessing whether they provide the expected impacts, improving methods, identifying positive and negative unintended consequences, and justifying requests for future resources. 

On Jan. 26, 2021, the Biden Administration launched it Advancing Environmental Justice efforts. It included initiatives on protecting communities from toxic pollution. There are many ideas and efforts - more needs to be done. On Oct. 25, 2022, Amy Lavelley of the Chicago Tribune highlighted in her article 'Feds focus on pollution in the under-resourced communities," and the  USS Lead contamination of soil in East Chicago and the forced evacuation of the West Calumet Housing Complex with more than 1000 people at one time. At this time, the successful resolution is being wrapped up. It involved a low-income population of people of color. 

By attending this session, you will be able to:B

• Describe the basis for variability in community exposures and methods of reducing them
• Classify  the functions of Environmental Impact Assessments(EIA) & Health Impact Assessments(HIA)
  
• Identify what data is EIA-based and HIA-based
  
• Relate how and why they are used

Professor and Senior Attending Physician

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System

Health impact assessments (HIAs) have been used for 2 decades as a tool to facilitate communication between public health professionals and decision makers in other sectors. More than 390 HIAs in the United States have been completed or were in progress as of early 2016 . An HIA is a “a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. HIA provides recommendations on monitoring and managing those effects” . Several reports have called for evaluation to determine the impacts and usefulness of HIAs. Reasons to evaluate HIAs include assessing whether they provide the expected impacts, improving methods, identifying positive and negative unintended consequences, and justifying requests for future resources.

Health impact assessments (HIAs) have been used for 2 decades as a tool to facilitate communication between public health professionals and decision makers in other sectors. More than 390 HIAs in the United States have been completed or were in progress as of early 2016 . An HIA is a “a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. HIA provides recommendations on monitoring and managing those effects” . Several reports have called for evaluation to determine the impacts and usefulness of HIAs. Reasons to evaluate HIAs include assessing whether they provide the expected impacts, improving methods, identifying positive and negative unintended consequences, and justifying requests for future resources.

Speaker Professor and Senior Attending Physician

• Peter Orris, MD, MPH. Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois; Senior Attending Physician, Occupational and Environmental Medicine -UIC Health, and Fellow, Institute of Medicine of Chicago 
• And invited panelists

University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Board Member, and Fellow, IOMC 
niversity of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
Professor and Senior Attending Physician
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
Professor and Senior Attending Physician
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
Professor and Senior Attending Physician
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
Professor and Senior Attending Physician
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
Olga Bautista, Exec Director, Southeast Environmental Health Task Force
Meghan Cunningham, JD Managing Deputy Director, Chicago Dept of Health 

Suggested reading

Lavelley, A. Feds Focus on Pollution in 'under-resourced communities." Chicago Tribune Oct. 25, 2022 

White House. Executive Order: Environmental Justice  Jan. 27, 2021

Dannenberg A. Effectiveness of Health Impact Assessments: A Synthesis of Data From Five Impact Evaluation Reports.  Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventing Chronic  Disease, Vol.13: June 30, 2016. Download PDF here.

Professor and Senior Attending Physician

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System

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