Oakland
Health Impact Assessment Training
Aug 15 2008 - 09:00
Aug 16 2008 - 17:00
City:
Oakland Address:
Preservation Park, Oakland California Cost:
85Health Impact Assessment (HIA) training for community advocates.
When: September 15th and 16th, 2008
Where: Preservation Park, Oakland California
Learn how to use HIA to increase the power of your advocacy
Who should attend?
This training is designed for community organizers, representatives of
neighborhood organizations, community leaders, and worker advocates who are
interested in using Health Impact Assessment in their advocacy efforts, but
who do not have much experience with it.
Curriculum
This two-day training will focus on Health Impact Assessment, and will use
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