Theory Issues

Documents discussing various aspects of the theory of HIA.

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  • Adobe Acrobat Document Health equity impact assessment

    Health equity impact assessment. paper published in Health Promotion International 2013 by S. L. Povall, FA Haigh, D Abrahams and A. Scott-Samuel. The World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants of Heal ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=123295 - 109 KB - 28/02/2013

  • Collection Modelling on the Move: Towards Transport System Transitions? Audio Feedback from seminars 2 and 3

    This is a seminar series organised by the ESRC on modelling, transport and health. The event brought together public health experts with transport modellers and researchers, challenging both to think about the challenges ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=123611 - 15/02/2013

  • Adobe Acrobat Document A review of laws and policies requiring routine evaluation for informed policy decisions

    Kebede M, Oxman AD, Glenton C, McKee M, Mills EJ, Pang T, Whitworth J. Blueprints for informed policy decisions: A review of laws and policies requiring routine evaluation. Report from Kunnskapssenteret no.16-2012. Oslo ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=122157 - 637 KB - 01/12/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document The DYNAMO-HIA Model: implementing micro- with macro-simulation

    The DYNAMO-HIAModel: An Efficient Implementation of a Risk Factor/Chronic Disease Markov Model for Use in Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Hendriek C. Boshuizen & Stefan K. Lhachimi & Pieter H. M. van Baal & Ru ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=120895 - 1.5 MB - 10/10/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Health Impact Assessment: A triumph over common sense? (Paper)

    Health Impact Assessment: A triumph over common sense? Paper by Ben Harris-Roxas and presented as a plenary paper for the 4th Asia Pacific Health Impact Assessment Conference, 9-11 October 2012, Seoul, Republic of Korea. ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=120716 - 304 KB - 09/10/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Social determinants of health-summary of discussion forum 2012 (ICHIA/WHO)

    Summary of the first moderated Action:SDH Discussion Forum – The role of health impact assessment in Health in All Policies, 2012. presented by the 12th International Conference on Health Impact Assessment (ICHIA) in Coo ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=119002 - 47 KB - 27/08/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA in the UK planning system: possibilities & limits of community engagement

    Health impact assessment in the UK planning system: the possibilities and limits of community engagement. Written by Chloe Chadderton, Eva Elliott, Nick Hacking, Michael Shepherd and Gareth Williams and published in Heal ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=118391 - 112 KB - 15/07/2012

  • Microsoft Word Document Testing MWIA for adequacy as an Equality Impact Assessment: Stockport

    Testing Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment for adequacy as an Equality Impact Assessment: experience in Stockport (2012). In 2012, as part of the development of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Stockport, it was dec ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=118057 - 54 KB - 03/07/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Impact Assessment as a tool for Multisectoral Action for Health (WHO)

    Expert Consultation. Impact Assessment as a tool for Multisectoral Action for Health, 20-22 June 2012, Kobe, JAPAN. Summary and recommendations (WHO Centre for Health Development, 2012). There were four main objectives o ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=118684 - 674 KB - 20/06/2012

  • Collection Diabetes and Climate Change: Report and pathways (IDF)

    Diabetes and Climate Change. Report and summary of the interconnected pathways between global health risks and development. Produced by the International Diabetes Federation, 2012. The study aims to outline the interconn ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=117982 - 886 bytes - 01/06/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA in European Cities

    Health Impact Assessment in a Network of European Cities. Paper by Erica Ison and published in the Journal of Urban Health, 2012. The methodology of health impact assessment (HIA) was introduced as one of four core theme ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=120899 - 255 KB - 30/05/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Physical activity during school recess: systematic Review

    Physical Activity During School Recess. A Systematic Review. Written by N. Ridgers, J Salmon, A-M Parrish, and R M. Stanley, A.Okely (2012). Published in Am J Prev Med 43(3). Interest has increased in examining the physi ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=120288 - 342 KB - 19/05/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Healthy Places. Councils leading on public health (NLGN)

    Healthy Places. Councils leading on public health, 2012. produced by the New Local Government Network (NLGN). With a new public health duty and a leading role to play in the new Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), counci ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=118320 - 3.6 MB - 01/05/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Promoting HIA to Achieve Health in All Policies

    Promoting Health Impact Assessment to Achieve Health in All Policies 2012. Written by Barbara A. Rose, Joseph Schuchter, Sarah A. Wylie. HIA is recommended in several existing American Public Health Association policies, ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=118300 - 403 KB - 15/02/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Achieving Healthy Urban Planning: A comparison of three methods

    Achieving Healthy Urban Planning: A comparison of three methods. A report prepared in 2011 by: Anna Blackwell, Alex Macmillan and Tim Tenbensel, School of Population Health, University of Auckland for the Ministry of Hea ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=116328 - 132 KB - 01/02/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Influencing land use planning: paper

    Influencing land use planning: making the most of opportunities to work upstream. Editorial paper in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health by Patrick Harris, Fiona Haigh, Peter Sainsbury & Marilyn ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=114920 - 737 KB - 01/01/2012

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Recognising the potential of cities (BMJ article)

    Recognising the potential of cities. Cities can contribute to, rather than threaten, a healthier and more ecologically sustainable future. By David Satterthwaite and Diana Mitlin, in the BMJ December 2011. An editorial r ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=114963 - 138 KB - 19/12/2011

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIAs are needed in decision making about environmental & land-use policy

    This article in Health Affairs examines the emerging practice of health impact assessment and offers real-world examples of its effective implementation, including studying the impact of nearby highways — a major source ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=110015 - 170 KB - 09/05/2011

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Measuring well-being: briefing

    Measuring wellbeing: an introductory briefing. Published by the Mental Health Foundation (2011). There is a wealth of evidence that positive wellbeing influences a wide range of outcomes for individuals and communities, ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=105854 - 1013 KB - 01/03/2011

  • Collection International HIA Conferences

    A collection of International Health Impact Assessment Conferences from 1998 to the present and includes Asia & Pacific Conferences. Some conference presentations are only available from other websites.

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=93284 - 8 KB - 27/07/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Improving Health Outcomes

    Improving health outcomes. A Guide to Action published by the 2020 Public Services Trust at the RSA. The Health Working Group comprises a range of professional experience and a diversity of political views. The Working ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=94068 - 1.0 MB - 01/07/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Active travel and transport infrastructure: residents' perceptions

    Shoe leather epidemiology: active travel and transport infrastructure in the urban landscape. Written by D.Ogilvie, R. Mitchell, N.Mutrie, M.Petticrew and S.Platt and published in the Int. J. of Behavioural Nutrition and ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=120286 - 1.5 MB - 11/05/2010

  • Collection Quantifying the health impacts of policies

    Reports from 2 workshops organised by LIGA.NRW Institute of Health and Work in conjunction wth other partners and held in Germany (2010) and at the HIA International Conference in Granada (2011). Quantification of health ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=116929 - 914 bytes - 16/03/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document The role of the state in health and wellbeing

    This report discusses the principal issues at stake for public policies promoting healthier behaviour – capability, choice, harm, responsibility, children, tone and disadvantage – and then sets out a framework for assess ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=90534 - 398 KB - 01/02/2010

  • Collection Competency Framework for HIA

    A collection of meetings held from 2008 onwards on discussions about the development of competency frameworks for HIA and issues concerning accreditation of training courses.

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=84209 - 1 KB - 25/01/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Participation in placemaking (Scottish Government)

    Participation in placemaking. Briefing paper 20. Published by the Scottish Government in partnership with Archetecture and Design Scotland. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate debate. It contends that people-centre ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=105851 - 344 KB - 01/01/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Assessment of Human Health and Wellbeing in project Environmental Assessment (Book chapter)

    Assessment of Human Health and Wellbeing in project Environmental Assessment (2010) (Book chapter for Project Environmental Clearance. Authors: Patrick Harris (Corresponding Author) and Ben Harris-Roxas. This chapter int ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=109190 - 161 KB - 01/01/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document From description to action-using HIA to address the social determinants of health

    From description to action-using health impact assessment to address the social determinants of health, by Ben Harris-Roxas; Patrick Harris, Michelle Maxwell, Mark Thornell, Sharon Peters (2011). Chapter 10 in "Determini ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=109191 - 644 KB - 01/01/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Health and strategic environmental assessment: WHO consultation report

    Health and strategic environmental assessment. WHO consultation meeting Rome, Italy, 8-9 June 2009. Background information and report. Edited by: Julia Nowacki, Marco Martuzzi, Thomas B. Fischer (WHO Europe, 2010). SEA b ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=121641 - 1.0 MB - 01/01/2010

  • Adobe Acrobat Document WHO options to support equity in HIA

    A WHO Drafts Issue Paper to consider options to support equity in HIAs presented at the International HIA conference 2009. Three possible options are considered.

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=90346 - 217 KB - 21/08/2009

  • Microsoft Word Document Improving public mental health: emerging theory, practice and evidence (Lynne Friedli)

    A summary of recent research on mental health and wellbeing. It includes a range of evidence for example on effective interventions or the determinants of mental health, as well as theoretical papers which prompt new thi ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=68203 - 86 KB - 01/01/2009

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Unintended health impacts of road transport policies: paper

    Assessing the unintended health impacts of road transport policies and interventions: translating research evidence for use in policy and practice. Written by Hilary Thomson, Ruth Jepson, Fintan Hurley and Margaret Doug ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=120284 - 237 KB - 30/09/2008

  • text Conference to Celebrate the Reopening of the HIA Gateway

    /resource/view.aspx?RID=53046 - 1 KB - 30/06/2008

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Issues and challenges of HIA in Africa (WHO 2008)

    Health Impact Assessment. First Ministerial Conference on health and Conference in Africa (WHO, République Gabonaise, United Nations Environment programme, 2008). HIA is still at a relatively early stage of development i ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=118708 - 81 KB - 19/06/2008

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Use and future of the HIA Gateway website

    The health impact assessment gateway website: Analysis of a feedback exercise 11 August to 8 September 2006 on the use and future of the website

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=47505 - 221 KB - 09/03/2007

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Finding robust evidence for use in HIA

    Improving access to robust evidence for HIA. Policy research project ref no. 030 0072 - final report to the Department of Health

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=47682 - 1.7 MB - 01/06/2006

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Concept of wellbeing

    Wellbeing concepts and challenges. Discussion paper by Fiona McAllister for the Sustainable Development Research Network, December 2005. This paper seeks to provide an overview of the research evidence regarding wellbein ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=111531 - 251 KB - 01/12/2005

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Why Most Published Research Findings are False (PLoS)

    Why Most Published Research Findings are False by John Ioannidis in PLoS Medicine, 2005. Simulations show that for most study designs and settings, it is more likely for a research claim to be false than true. Moreove ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=93161 - 249 KB - 01/08/2005

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA as a health promoting activity to reduce inequalities

    Taking it to the streets. Health Impact Assessment as a Health promoting Activity to reduce inequalities within the community.

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=48755 - 845 KB - 01/08/2005

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA related to other impact assessments

    Clarifying approaches to health needs assessment, health impact assessment,integrated impact assessment, health equity audit and race inequality impact assessment

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44779 - 159 KB - 01/01/2005

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA: A Tool to Benefit Health in all Policies

    Health Impact Assessment: A Tool to Benefit Health in all Policies. "Get the Facts" series published by the American Public Health Association. A brief overview of how HIA is a critical tool in understanding the health c ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=111851 - 260 KB - 01/01/2005

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA and the Triple Bottom Line Concept

    Triple Bottom Line: Integrating HIA into the triple bottom line concept in Australia

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=48753 - 699 KB - 01/12/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Soft Data in HIA

    Soft data, Hard effects. Strategies for effective ploicy on health impact assessment - a example from the Netherlands.

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=53423 - 381 KB - 01/06/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Community Participation in HIAs

    Community Participation in Health Impact Assessments: intuitively appealing but practically difficult

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44855 - 36 KB - 01/01/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Comparative Risk Assessment applied to Transport

    Comparative assessment of transport risks - How it can contribute to health impact assessment of transport policies

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44856 - 473 KB - 01/01/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Assessing the health dimensions of policies

    Complexity and rigour in assessing the health dimensions of sectoral policies and programs

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44857 - 50 KB - 01/01/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Perspectives on HIA

    Perspectives on health impact assessment

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44872 - 38 KB - 01/01/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document An example of a Canadian integrated EIA

    Integrated environmental impact assessment: a Canadian example

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44876 - 673 KB - 01/01/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document What can HIA add to CRA in decision-making?

    What can health impact assessment add to comparative risk assessment in decision-making?

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44928 - 46 KB - 01/01/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document The wider context of HIA

    Health impact assessment: the wider context

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=46510 - 36 KB - 01/01/2003

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA: a tool for policy development in Australia

    Health Impact Assessment: A tool for policy development in Australia

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=48756 - 2.7 MB - 01/01/2002

  • Adobe Acrobat Document Strategies for institutionalising HIA

    Strategies for institutionalising HIA - ECHP Heallth Impact Assessment Discussion Papers Number 1

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44881 - 226 KB - 01/10/2001

  • Collection Effect of public policy on variations in health

    Assessing the effect of public policy on variation in health

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=45100 - 1003 bytes - 01/08/2001

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA in Development Policy & Planning (WHO)

    Health Impact Assessment in Development Policy and Planning. Report of an Informal WHO Consultative Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia. 28 May 2001. This consultative meeting organized by the Department of Health and Develop ...

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=116385 - 410 KB - 28/05/2001

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA of public policy at the community level

    Promoting social responsibility for health: health impact assessment and healthy public policy at the community level

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=47676 - 97 KB - 01/01/2001

  • Adobe Acrobat Document HIA - report of a DH methodological seminar

    Health impact assessment - report of a methodological seminar

    http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44873 - 222 KB - 01/10/1999

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