; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. (8) Proposed activity The term proposed activity means a proposed policy, program, plan, or project currently under consideration by a local, State, Tribal, or Federal agency or government. (b) Establishment The Secretary, acting through the Director and in collaboration with the Administrator, shall carry out the following: (1) Establish a program at the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused on advancing the field of Health Impact Assessment. In developing and implementing the program, the Director of the National Center for Environmental Health shall consult with the Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion as well as relevant offices within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Agriculture. The program shall include— (A) collecting and disseminating best practices; (B) administering capacity building grants to States to support grantees in initiating Health Impact Assessments, in accordance with subsection (d); (C) providing technical assistance; (D) developing training tools and providing training on conducting Health Impact Assessment and the implementation of built environment and health indicators; (E) making information available, as appropriate, regarding the existence of other community healthy living tools, checklists, and indices that help connect public health to other sectors, and tools to help examine the effect of the indoor built environment and building codes on population health; (F) conducting research and evaluations of Health Impact Assessments