Assessment A Tool to Make Your Community Healthier
Health is affected by the conditions
where we live, learn, work, and play Transportation Health Care These social Economic Stability determinants can be impacted by government Food policies and Health Housing physical changes in our communities, such as a new Neighborhood Social Engagement development Environment Education
Health Impact Assessments HIA Goal:
(HIAs) To give a voice to community concerns, provide decision-makers with What is an HIA? recommendations, and help ensure that An HIA is a tool that assess and reports health is protected and inequities are reduced how a policy or project will impact the health of people living in the surrounding When to perform HIA? area, and makes recommendations on Before a project starts or a how to make the policy or project more policy is finalized health friendly Who performs HIA? Trained public health professionals from universities or health departments
What is the HIA Process? Outcomes
1. When a policy or 2. an HIA is automatically development project is under required or a community can Transparency: the plans, consideration... request one be completed. dealings, and expected results of the project are clear to the community
3. Public Health Professionals 4. They review the project or Accountability: politicians
measure the project's impact. policy, discuss with and developers are held to stakeholders and residents, certain agreed upon project and determine what action is standards needed to ensure the health of the affected community. 5. They report these findings Equity: the health of to decision-makers. marginalized, under- represented groups is prioritized