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ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½˜Health Impact Assessment: Connecting Research With PolicyÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™

Katrina Korfmacher

Katrina Smith Korfmacher, associate professor of environmental medicine and director of community outreach and engagement core for the Environmental Health Sciences Center, will present ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œHealth Impact Assessment: Connecting Research with Policy to Shape Determinants of HealthÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½� at the next Public Health Grand Rounds on Friday, Sept. 21.  The talk, which starts at noon in the Helen Wood Hall Auditorium, will provide an introduction to health impact assessment, an overview of efforts in the Rochester area (including RochesterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program), and reflections on the potential of the health impact assessment to broadly inform policy in our region. A light luncheon will be provided.  ASL interpreters or other accommodations are available upon request.  Contact Tracie Norman at tracie_norman@urmc.rochester.eduwith requests or questions. The talk is jointly sponsored by the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and Center for Community Health.