RT Journal
A1 Collins J, Koplan JP
T1 Health impact assessment: A step toward health in all policies
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD July 15
VO 302
IS 3
SP 315
OP 317
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1050
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1050
AB 
For the past 4 decades, the environmental impact statement (EIS) process has been used to assess the environmental effects of major projects and policies that involve federal funds, such as designing highways, altering waterways, extracting resources on federal lands, and setting Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. Created under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, EISs do not determine policy but rather ensure that stakeholders have full information about unintended environmental impacts before reaching a decision.1 By evaluating alternative proposals and their relative risks and benefits, an EIS helps decision makers choose options that promote favorable outcomes and mitigate adverse environmental consequences.