Health impact assessment in the process of implementation of hydroelectric plants

Methodological Contributions

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ID3754603
AutoresMaria Assunta Busato (0000-0003-0043-7037, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, Brazil), Márcia Grisotti (0000-0003-0389-7100, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)
Año2022
Volumen25
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc20200068r1vu2022l3oa
OpenAlexW4312762936
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2022000100324
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas17

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is defined by the World Health Organization as a methodology that encompasses the identification, prediction and evaluation of expected changes in health risks. Objective: to analyze the contributions of experts on the stages of HIA. Research was carried out with Brazilian specialists on the stages of HIA with regard to the areas where hydroelectric plants are located using an electronic platform. Eighteen specialists from eight higher education institutions in five Brazilian states participated in the study. They indicate that the following aspects must be observed in the HIA: the need to create interdisciplinary and multiprofessional teams; participation of the affected population at all stages; special attention to mental health; and consider the scientific evidence. These aspects contribute to qualify the HIA stages in the implementation and monitoring of new hydroelectric projects

Environmental health · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Health impact assessment · Hydroelectricity · Political science · Population · Public health · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Medicine · Mining and Resource Management · Nursing · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Ecology