Using health impact assessments to implement the sustainable development goals in practice
A case study in Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21153489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liz Green (0000-0001-9218-3526, WHIASU, Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being, Public Health Wales, Wrexham, UK, corresponding author), Benjamin J Gray (0000-0003-1548-707X, Public Health Wales), Kathryn Ashton (0000-0001-9072-6304, Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 214-224 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14615517.2019.1678968 |
| OpenAlex | W2981470675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 13 |
Welsh Government’s (WG) Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Welsh Government 2015) is a unique legislation which demonstrates its commitment to sustainable development. It is the only global legislation that enshrines the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within it. It emphasises WGs commitment to a ‘Health in All Policies’ approach to policymaking by emphasising the sustainable development principle is integrated to address seven Wellbeing Goals. Two of these goals are focussed on health and (in)equality which ties them distinctly to the practice of Health Impact Assessment (HIA). The World Health Organisation recommends the use of HIA to achieve the SDGs but not how to practically do this. This paper describes a HIA undertaken on a proposed major electricity cable connection development in Wales. It discusses how this HIA was the catalyst for considered thinking about the HIA process and how it can be used to consider and implement the Well-being Goals in practice, and initiates further thinking about how this can be extended to implement and address the SDGs at a local, regional and national level
Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Health impact assessment · Legislation · Political science · Public health · Sustainable development · Welsh · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration · Public Health Policies and Education
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Routemap for health impact assessment implementation
Current Global Health Impact Assessment Practice
Facilitators, Barriers and Views on the Role of Public Health Institutes in Promoting and Using Health Impact Assessment—An International Virtual Scoping Survey and Expert Interviews
Mental Health as a Determinant of Academic Performance among Students of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Nigeria
Exploring the implementation of health impact assessment in Portuguese Public Health System
Walking the talk
Planetary health
Impact of mining projects on water and sanitation infrastructures and associated child health outcomes
Incorporating community perspectives in health impact assessment
Neighborhood Environments and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mental Well-Being
Health impact assessment in the UK planning system
HIA in Switzerland
Health Impact Assessment in New South Wales & Health in All Policies in South Australia
Economic considerations and health in all policies initiatives
Policy coherence, health and the sustainable development goals
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |