Recent News
2011-12-20 The HDMT is undergoing an update!
Over the next few months, the HDMT Community Health Indicators will be updated with new data from local sources and the US Census. Be on the lookout for new data!
Visit the HDMT News Archive.
Get Started...
- Begin with an introduction or download a helpful presentation (PDF).
- Use the Tool.
- Access Community Health Indicators.
- Download Healthy Development Checklist.
- Check out SF neighborhood data.
- Access HDMT resources.
The Tool
The Healthy Development Measurement Tool is a comprehensive evaluation metric to consider health needs in urban development plans and projects.
The HDMT explicitly connects public health to urban development planning in efforts to achieve a higher quality social and physical environment that advances health.
Who We Are
We're committed to assessing urban environmental conditions and responding to health inequities and environmental policy gaps using health impact assessment methods. We're the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability.
Be sure to contact us with any questions or comments.