Hospital Impacts on Community Health: A Study of Piedmont Hospital (2008)
Timeframe: May 2007 to May 2008
Sponsor/Client: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Project Scale: neighborhood
Partners: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Program Areas:
Georgia Tech’s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assessed the public health impacts on people living and working near a large hospital. This study builds on the Atlanta BeltLine Health Impact Assessment (HIA) by focusing on Piedmont Hospital, which is located in one of the BeltLine’s key redevelopment nodes. The hospital is set in a largely residential neighborhood, but also adjacent to Atlanta’s signature corridor, Peachtree Street. Furthermore, significant public and private investment will be targeted in this area in the near future due to the BeltLine and other planning efforts. This Health Impact Assessment thus provides scholars and the public more information in improving public health and promoting active living in this area through redevelopment.
Final Report
Hospital Impacts on Community Health: A Study of Piedmont Hospital (2008)
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