Dear Colleagues the International Association for Impact Assessment have just announced their annual awards. Erica Ison has received the individual award for 'Development of HIA methods, models, theory and practice' The Health Systems Research Institute, Thailand have received the institutional award for 'Building capacity for HIA' These awards are very important in raising the profile of health impact assessment within the global impact assessment community ... and thus raising the profile of health issues. They are also very well deserved and I am sure you join me in sending them many congratulations yours Ben Ben Cave www.caveconsult.co.uk Ben Cave Associates Ltd PO Box 220 Brighton BN2 3WJ T 01273 723 400 M 07786 930 391 The original of this email was scanned for viruses and was certified virus-free