December 2021 Volume 6 Issue 1

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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Welcome to the Fall 2021 Issue of the Chronicles of Health Impact Assessment. It seems longer 
than a year since we last published an issue. This time dealing with the COVID pandemic has 
been demanding on so many fronts. We have a shorter issue than usual, probably due to all the 
conflicting demands.

In this issue, we celebrate and reflect on SOPHIA’s first ten years with an article titled “Ten Years 
of SOPHIA.” SOPHIA’s current and past leadership, founding members and others reflect on the 
history of HIA and SOPHIA as well as the organization’s most notable accomplishments and 
challenges.  They share thoughts on priorities during the next ten years and the value that SOPHIA 
membership brings to practitioners and those who are interested in learning more about HIA.

This issue also includes updated work on the Minimum Standards of Practice for Health Impact 
Assessments from the SOPHIA work group. They also provided an excellent webinar to launch their 
report. We also include notes from the field about the recent work by our colleagues at Rutgers 
University in New Jersey.

Thank you and keep up your excellent effort to improve the health of your communities.

Cynthia Stone, DrPH, RN Editor of Chronicles of Health Impact Assessment

Gina Powers, BA, MPH student Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health