Kingsbury Bay-Grassy Point Habitat Restoration: A Health Impact Assessment
Citation:
Hoffman, J., R. Clarke, F. Fulk, W. Majewski, J. Rhodus, AND K. Williams. Kingsbury Bay-Grassy Point Habitat Restoration: A Health Impact Assessment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-21/130, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
The impact of this HIA was to provide information about the potential public health impacts of the proposed MNDNR habitat restoration work and the subsequent park improvement activities to be carried out at these sites by the City of Duluth at Grassy Point and Kingsbury Bay in Duluth, MN. These findings empower decision makers to manage the potential public health impacts of the project.
Description:
A health impact assessment (HIA) is a systematic process that uses data, analytical methods, and input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population. The HIA examines who will be impacted and provides recommendations for monitoring and managing those effects. This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-led HIA was performed on a Great Lakes Area of Concern (AOC) habitat restoration project being implemented by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) at two sites in the St. Louis River AOC – Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point. The purpose of this HIA was to provide information about the potential public health impacts of the proposed MNDNR habitat restoration work itself and the subsequent park improvement activities to be carried out at these sites by the City of Duluth and to provide recommendations aimed at managing the potential public health impacts of the project.
URLs/Downloads:
KINGSBURY-BAY-GRASSY-POINT-HIA-REPORT.PDF (PDF, NA pp, 22708.936 KB, about PDF)https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-09/kingsbury-bay-grassy-point-hia-report.pdf