Health Impact Assessment Resource

ByPatrick Dunne

This Health Impact Assessment Resource is intended to support local and Indigenous government staff and public health professionals to implement a Healthy Communities approach to planning and evaluating local projects, policies and programs.

What you’ll find in this resource:

  1. An introduction and overview of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and how it relates to a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach
  2. The process of HIA and the types of projects, policies and programs well suited for HIA at the local level
  3. A summary of how HIA principles link to public health and local and Indigenous government objectives
  4. Links to practical tools and resources to support implementation
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