S.1067 - Federal Government - A bill to require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities, and for other purposes.

A bill to require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Healthy Places Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency working group to discuss environmental health concerns, particularly concerns disproportionately affecting disadvantaged populations.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a program at the National Center of Environmental Health at CDC focused on advancing the field of health impact assessment.Requires the Director to develop guidance for the assessment of potential health effects of land use, housing, and transportation policy and plans.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) establish a program to provide funding and technical assistance to [...]

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