Health impact assessment (HIA) has matured as a form of impact assessment over the past
two decades. The use of HIA methods and approaches has expanded rapidly, and it now …

Background Natural resource extraction projects can have positive but also negative effects
on the health of affected communities, governed by demographic, economic, environmental …

Mining projects affect the health of surrounding communities by inducing environmental,
economic, social and cultural changes in different population groups. Health impact …

This guide is designed for practitioners interested in developing and implementing policies
and programmes to tackle the social determinants of health inequities. It sets out state of the …

This article provides an overview of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) within Australia. We
discuss the development and current position of HIA and offer some directions for HIA's …

Large infrastructure projects, such as mining and renewable energy projects, can affect the
health of surrounding communities by changing the natural, physical and social …

Health and Human Rights in a Changing World is a comprehensive and contemporary
collection of readings and original material examining health and human rights from a global …

Background Equity focused health impact assessments (EFHIAs), or health equity impact
assessments, are being increasingly promoted internationally as a mechanism for …

In Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) the use of health impact assessment (HIA) as a
tool for improved policy development is comparatively new. The public health workforce do …

Background: The prevalence of street children has been escalating in most of the
developing world and highest in India. The aim of the present study was to investigate …