Health Impact Assessment and beyond

Morrison, D., Petticrew, M. and Thomson, H. (2001) Health Impact Assessment and beyond. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 55(4), pp. 219-220.

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Abstract

National and international pressure is growing for public policies and programmes to be prospectively evaluated to determine what their impacts will be on public health. This is evident from statements from bodies including the WHO, the European Union, and the British Medical Association and may be seen as a natural development of evidence-based principles that are currently being applied in other health and non health-related fields. But where can policymakers find evidence of health impacts, and how can it be integrated with other influences on decision making? One proposed solution, which is attracting increasing interest, is Health Impact Assessment (HIA). However, we suggest that the current formulations of HIA, which combine both health assessment and option-appraisal, may have difficulty fulfilling both roles.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Thomson, Dr Hilary and Petticrew, Dr Mark
Authors: Morrison, D., Petticrew, M., and Thomson, H.
Subjects:R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Centre for Population and Health Sciences
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU
Journal Name:Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
ISSN:0143-005X

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