Institute of Public Health in Ireland on behalf of the
Ministerial
Group on Public Health, April 2006
Available online at:
http://www.publichealth.ie/index.asp?locID=489&docID=581
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This document describes Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and
the steps
involved in HIA. It gives advice based on the experience of
HIA
practitioners and provides tools to help carry out these
steps and to
adapt HIA to local circumstances.
*Contents*
1 Purpose
2 Overview of Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
2.1 Definition of health
2.2 What is Health Impact Assessment?
2.3 HIA’s contribution to reducing health inequalities
2.4 How HIA intersects with other areas
2.5 What are the benefits of HIA?
2.6 The policy context
2.7 What is involved in doing a HIA?
2.8 When to conduct a HIA
2.9 What are the steps involved in HIA?
2.10 Schematic representation of HIA procedure and methods
3 Guidance on the Methodology
3.1 Gaining knowledge of health and the determinants of health
3.2 Screening
3.2.1 What are the steps involved in screening?
3.3 Scoping
3.3.1 What are the steps involved in scoping?
3.4 Appraisal
3.4.1 Methods used to gather evidence
3.4.2 Making recommendations
4 Statement of Influence on Policy/Programme/Project
5 Monitoring and Evaluation
6 Further Information and Advice on HIA
7 List of Appendices
Appendix 1 Screening Tool
Appendix 2 Checklist of items to consider when establishing
and managing
the Steering Group 22
Appendix 3 Checklist of possible HIA resource items 23
Appendix 4 Tool for Framing Recommendations 24
Appendix 5 Examples of Recommendations from Case Studies 27
Appendix 6 Reporting Format for Statement of Influence 29
Appendix 7 Health Impact Assessment Case Studies 31
Appendix 8 Overview of Health Impacts of Transport Policies
and Projects 34
Appendix 9 Overview of Health Impacts of Employment 36
Appendix 10 The Health Impacts of Housing 38
Appendix 11 Information Sources on HIA 40
Appendix 12 Documents and other Sources of Information for
this Publication
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