Health Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide

Keywords / Description:

This guide aims to provide people with a practical understanding of Health Impact Assessments (HIA), including their process, concepts, and theories.

HIAs can be utilized both to build momentum toward Health in All Policies (HiAP) and to review policies once HiAP has been adopted.

Toolkit:

Healthy Community Design Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Disability, Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

University of New South Wales, Australia

Submitted:

06/09/2008

Modified:

11/08/2012

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