Introducing Health Impact Assessment (HIA): Informing the decision making process (NHS, 2002)

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This booklet provides a simple, straightforward overview of the developing health impact assessment (HIA) approach, aiming to highlight its potential value and encourage people to use it to inform and enhance equitable, health-aware decision-making at all levels. It highlights that HIA is a flexible and adaptable approach, and acknowledges that, while people are currently undertaking it in a range of different ways, there is a growing consensus about its core elements and purpose. In developing and pre-testing this resource, it became clear that people want a wide range of information and support for undertaking an HIA. It is not possible to cover all aspects of planning and undertaking HIA in this brief publication. It is, however, possible to provide a broad framework for understanding the developing approach, highlight key questions, and introduce basic concepts and stages associated with HIA. The booklet also provides some practical advice and tips, and useful sources of further information and support as a starting point for those planning to undertake, commission or promote HIA.

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You can find more information on: http://www.nhs.uk