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Land use projects
Ongoing Projects
Concord Naval Weapons Station	With CCISCO and a coalition of groups representing affordable housing, environmental, labor, and community organizations, HIP has begun an HIA to look at some of the proposed uses of the Concord Naval Weapons Station from a health perspective.
Los Angeles Redevelopment	With LA ACORN, we have started an HIA on the redevelopment of four square blocks in South Central LA.   This land is currently used for industrial purposes and neighbors both residential areas and a school.  A chrome-plating factory across the street from the school is of particular concern.  The area has been re-zoned for residential use and the HIA will help guide that new development which will include low-income housing.
Pittsburg BART extension	As part of the Great Communities Collaborative, HIP worked with TALC and CCISCO on an HIA of the Railroad Avenue Specific Plan, which includes extending BART, in Pittsburg, California.  The Executive Summary and Full Report are available, as is a Powerpoint Summary of the findings.
San Pablo Avenue Corridor	Also as part of the Great Communities Collaborative, HIP has begun an assessment of the San Pablo Corridor in El Cerrito and Richmond with Urban Habitat and GRIP.
West Oakland HIA Working Group	HIP is collaborating with the West Oakland Toxic Reduction Collaborative on HIAs in West Oakland and involving a broad group of stakeholders.  This project was funded by a grant from the San Francisco Foundation.   If you would like to participate or have questions, please contact us.  The first project we assessed was a proposed housing development on Brush Street.   Some documents from our process: the goals of the group, the health determinants we assessed, and our initial screening of projects in West Oakland.  AGI Capital, the developer, has been actively engaged in the project and is looking into including the suggestions the group has made regarding air quality, access to fresh produce, local hiring, safety, and green building. We are currently working on a limited-scope analysis of the impacts of rezoning industrial land in West Oakland and we recently began a collaboration with the University of California Health Impact Group (UCBHIG) to carry out an HIA on the Port of Oakland. We also developed a Healthy Development Checklist, based off the work of the San Francisco Department of Health's Healthy Development Measurement Tool and checklist.  The lastest draft of the checlist is available here.
Completed Projects
Humboldt General Plan Update	A description of and documents regarding the Humboldt General Plan Update HIA are available here.
Jack London Gateway Phase 2 rapid health impact assessment	Using a rapid HIA process, HIP worked with West Oakland residents and the non-profit developer East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) to maximize the likely positive health impacts and minimized the likely negative health impacts of the planned retail expansion and low-income senior housing development.  Together, we are addressing community concerns raised during the HIA process - air quality, noise, safety, and retail planning.   The complete rapid assessment is available here and a draft of the case study about the project is available here.
East Bay Greenway	HIP worked with Urban Ecology on a grant from the California Endowment to assess their East Bay Greenway project using HIA.  With the input of public health officials, City of Oakland staff, and the staff of Alameda County elected officials, we have completed a scoping stage of this HIA, and that document is available here.  A draft of the final report is available here.
Richmond General Plan	HIP worked with Urban Habitat, its base building partners and its technical assisstance partners as part of its REDI Leadership Traning to engage the community in Richmond's general plan development process, using a health lens.
Policy projects
Paid Sick Days legislation	With the Labor Project for Working Families, we are assessing the health impacts of AB 2716 (Ma) which would require employers to provide paid sick days for their employees.
Campaign Finance Reform and Health Care Reform	With funding from the San Francisco Foundation, HIP has convened groups working on Campaign Finance Reform and Health Care Reform in California to use a 'health lens' to advance legislation in these fields.