The consideration of health impact assessment in the Government’s impact sssessment process is mandatory. As part of the White Paper 'Choosing Health' 2004, the Government gave a commitment to building health into all future legislation by including health as a component in regulatory impact assessment (RIA). Cabinet Office has revised RIA to become impact assessment (IA) and HIA is one of the specific impact tests. This means that health and well-being are designed into national policy.
The following health screening questions help you consider both the wider determinants of health such as education, housing, employment, environment, crime and transport as well as the possible impacts on people's life styles and the effect there may be on health and care services.
The questions in this section cover whether there are possible disproportionate effects on specific vulnerable groups, the potential for both positive and negative effects that could have adverse effects on people's health and whether there are currently any public or community concerns about potential health impacts. Each question has guidance on the process and content for carrying out this assessment with links to websites for further information and contacts if you have any queries.
Published: 25 February 2010
The Department of Health commissioned research into the use of health impact assessment within the Government impact assessment in 2009.
This document supplements existing UK-wide guidance on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) (A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment [SEA] Directive, ODPM et al 2005) by providing a good practice guide to including population’s health in SEA.
The Health Impact Assessment Gateway is a central resource for those commissioning and doing health impact assessment.
Published: 27 November 2006
The report sets out the findings of the cost benefit evaluation of Health Impact Assessment (HIA). York Health Economics Consortium followed 16 HIAs looking at the process, impact, outcomes and costs and benefits of HIA.
Rotterdam, 14-16 October. How to move health higher up on the policy agendas; from incidental HIAs to institutionalization; to better integration of HIA in a Health In All Policies approach, trying to create win-win situations for health as well as for other sectors.
Presentations and papers.
