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- Health impact assessment (HIA) methods - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a practical approach used to judge the potential health effects of a proposed policy, programme or project on a population, particularly on vulnerable or disadvantaged groups Recommendations are produced for decision-makers and stakeholders, with the aim of maximizing the proposal's positive health effects and minimizing its negative health effects
- Health impact assessment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health impact assessment (HIA) is a practical approach used to systematically judge the potential health effects of a policy, strategy, plan, programme or project on a population, particularly on vulnerable or disadvantaged groups
- Health impact assessment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health impact assessment Monitoring health situations and trends is one of WHO’s six core mandates and underpins evidence-based decision making in every facet of health systems strengthening The work of SEARO in this area is to improve the quality, analysis, and use of country and regional health information for better measurement and
- Health impact assessment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health impact assessments (HIA) provide decision-makers with sound information about the health implications of policies, programmes and projects, ranging, for example, from construction of a waste incinerator to the redesign of an urban neighbourhood
- Health-impact-assessment (HIA) and its role in decision making
Supporting policymaking and evidence-gathering for health impact assessment; WHO's work on health impact assessments References Cave B, Claßen T, Fischer-Bonde B, Humboldt-Dachroeden S, Martin-Olmedo P, Mekel O et al (2020) Human health: Ensuring a high level of protection A reference paper on addressing Human Health in Environmental
- Implementation of health impact assessment and health in environmental . . .
Health impact assessments (HIAs) offer crucial support to decision-makers within and outside the health sector to identify and estimate possible health impacts of proposed policies, plans, programmes or projects The HIA methodology is well established, and HIAs have been developed and deployed around the world
- Glossary of terms used for Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
Improvement in health status Health impact A health impact can be positive or negative A positive health impact is an effect which contributes to good health or to improving health For example, having a sense of control over one’s life and having choices is known to have a beneficial effect on mental health and well being, making people feel
- Evidence that health impact assessment work - World Health Organization . . .
The technical information in the environmental impact assessment was used to predict health impacts Experts were commissioned to fill gaps in local expertise WHO guidelines were used in the HIA which, in some instances, were more stringent than statutory levels
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