Development of a quality assurance review framework for health impact assessments

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ID21153992
AutoresLiz Green (0000-0001-9218-3526, Policy, Research and International Development, WHIASU, Public Health Wales, Wrexham, UK, autor de correspondencia), Benjamin J Gray (0000-0003-1548-707X, Policy, Research and International Development, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK), Nerys Edmonds (Policy, Research and International Development, WHIASU, Public Health Wales, Swansea, UK), Lee Parry-Williams (Policy, Research and International Development, WHIASU, Public Health Wales, Mold, UK)
Año2019
Volumen37
Número2
Páginas107-113
Fecha de publicación2019-03-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14615517.2018.1488535
OpenAlexW2811152194
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas18

The use of health impact assessments (HIAs) has rapidly increased over the last two decades and has been undertaken to evaluate the health implications of many new projects across the globe. In July 2017, Wales became the first country to legislate for broad approach HIAs, i.e. it considers not only environmental health effects but the social determinants of health, well-being and inequalities. Although the introduction of statutory HIA will ensure the use of HIAs, experts have expressed concerns that legislative measures could lead to poor-quality HIAs and associated reports. This paper outlines the development process and analytical reflections of a quality assurance (QA) review framework for HIAs. The framework has been developed over a 2-year period which allowed the collective intellectual capital behind it to evolve in response to practice-based learning. A standardised form of QA for all types and levels of HIA will provide greater clarity regarding the required criteria for conducting and completing an HIA and ensuring this takes place in a robust, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral manner. Therefore, this QA review framework should fit into existing HIA practice and complement other tools such as best practice guidance to sustain the global reputation of HIA

Business · CLARITY · Engineering ethics · Environmental planning · Geography · Globe · Good practice · Health impact assessment · Legislature · Political science · Process management · Public health · Public relations · Quality assurance · Statutory law · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Public Health Policies and Education