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THE ROLE OF HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Kelley Lee, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Karen Lock, ECOHOST, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Alan Ingram, Department of Geography, University College London
UK Global Health Programme 2006, Published by The Nuffield Trust
http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Grants/Health%20Impact%20A
ssessment.pdf
<http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Grants/Health%20Impact%20
Assessment.pdf>
"....The paper describes how HIA approach has been increasingly applied
at the local, regional and national levels to measure the health effects
of a wide range of specific non-health policy interventions. It has been
used by public health departments, policy makers, community groups,
nongovernmental organisations, and individuals working in a range of
settings seeking to push public health issues higher on non-health
policy agendas. To date, however, there has been limited formal analysis
of the health impacts of specific foreign and security policies.
"Health impact assessment of foreign and security policy: A critical
analysis" by Alan Ingram considers how HIA might be usefully applied to
the policy intersections among health, foreign policy and security. He
begins with recognising HIA as an idea and tool for achieving healthy
public policy which aims:
.... to put health on the agenda of policy-makers in all sectors and at
all levels, so they are aware of the health consequences of their
decisions, accept their responsibilities for health and strengthen their
links with the health sector on relevant issues...."
Table of Contents
Health, foreign policy and security: The role of health impact
assessment by Kelley Lee
Health impact assessment of foreign and security policy: Background
paper by Karen Lock
Health impact assessment of foreign and security policy: A critical
analysis by Dr Alan Ingram
Balancing health and trade policy: A health impact assessment of UK
tobacco taxation by Kelley Lee
regards
Debbie Fox
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