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Health Impact Assessment
- International Council on Mining and Metals Guidance on Health Impact Assessment http://j.mp/bpY7X1
- Putting Health in the Policy Picture: A review of how health impact assessment is carried out by English Government departments [Summary Report] http://j.mp/93e69v
- California to Examine Health Impacts of Landmark Cap-and-Trade Program [Press Release] http://j.mp/9vuxzt
- Frequently Asked Questions about Integrating Health Impact Assessment into Environmental Impact Assessment [Human Impact Partners PDF] http://j.mp/a0FGBd
- La participation du public dans l’évaluation d’impact sur la santé (EIS/HIA): pourquoi et comment? [PDF, in French] http://j.mp/cKQDfw
- Causal Diagram: Health risks associated with transportation [HIA Gateway] http://j.mp/bpQjB2
- Creative Potential:Mental Well-Being Impact Assessment of the Liverpool 2008 European Capital Of Culture Program [Journal Article] http://j.mp/bOuvy0
- WHO Internships on Health Equity, 2010-2011 including HIA http://j.mp/c5EJhI
- Some HIAs completed in New Zealand last year have been posted online [NZ HIASU] http://j.mp/cCzlVf
- HIA for Healthy Development: The Thai Mab Ta Phut case [Bangkok Post] http://j.mp/9eQQJP
- US Health Impact Project closed its first funding round on 26 Feb due to "extraordinary response" http://j.mp/9NZWs6
- Equality impact assessment for the Nationall Sexual Health Policy [UK Department of Health] http://j.mp/aX86Od
- Evidence Health Impact Assessment Works [HIA Connect] http://bit.ly/ct7he
Population Health & Primary Care
- CHETRE & National Heart Foundation Report: Influencing Healthy Planning and Policy Development in Local Government [Summary Report PDF] http://j.mp/dnSRhy
- Campbell & Cochrane Equity Methods Group Equity Checklist for Incorporating Equity in a Review [PDF] http://j.mp/c9dfin
- Series of articles: SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) [Open Access] http://j.mp/ah4UA7
- Drivers of Inequality in Millennium Development Goal Progress: A Statistical Analysis [Journal Article, PLoS Medicine] http://j.mp/dAVAyV
- Annual epidemiological report on communicable diseases in Europe 2008 [PDF] http://j.mp/9n78Is
- The Right to Property and the Right to Health [ABC Radio National, MP3 and streaming audio] http://j.mp/c5dlgw
- "Public health evaluation in the 21st century: time to see the wood as well as the trees" [Journal Article, Journal of Public Health] http://j.mp/d6tLB6
- Complex interventions to improve the health of people with limited literacy: a systematic review [DARE] http://j.mp/9viHFX
- Public Health Management of Disasters: The Pocket Guide [PDF] http://j.mp/bacFJL
- Social determinants of health and the role of local government [Report, I&DeA UK] http://j.mp/cGjf9A
- Mental health inequalities: measuring what counts [Seminar Report, Sainsbury Centre UK] http://j.mp/9vWRmY
- Influencing public behaviour to improve health and wellbeing [Report PDF, UK] http://j.mp/cCjF9p
- Cost-effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity: a modelling study [NHS EED] http://j.mp/bmJybz
- Just-as-good Medicine: Less expensive, lower-quality innovations abound in every economic sector, except medicine [American Scientist] http://j.mp/9lsq6j
- English National Library for Public Health March newsletter http://j.mp/9InGhp
- Former Canadian health minister and Commission on the Social Determinants of Health member Monique Begin on the social determinants of health in Canada [Star Phoenix Newspaper] http://j.mp/cx3eiQ
- Ban on take-away outlets within 400m of schools to combat obesity: sensible policy? [The Guardian, Newspaper Article] http://j.mp/9Jmy7z
- The Guardian's review of 'The Spirit Level' http://j.mp/bHVkrE More positive than last year's one in the London Review of Books http://j.mp/crpin8
The Marmot Review was released on 11 February. These links look at the report and its implications.
- Fair Society, Healthy Lives: The Marmot Review Final Report [Report] http://j.mp/9wlcBhd
- Presentations from the conference to launch the Marmot Review, 12 Feb 2010 [video and audio] http://j.mp/9zfpj5
- Politics of Health Group's response to the implementation of the Marmot's Review's recommendations [BMJ] http://j.mp/9skSve
- Fair and healthy society, by Tammy Boyce [Public Finance] http://j.mp/dbSzc3
- Why we need an Australian Health and Equity Commission: Fran Baum from Flinders University [Croakey] http://j.mp/auIhnF
- Tackling health inequity? It’s about changing the dynamics of political power, by CHETRE's Marilyn Wise [Croakey] http://j.mp/cIHZw3
- A fairer Australia will also help our health: the Smith Family’s Elaine Henry [Croakey] http://j.mp/c9JR2r
- Will today’s health ministers meeting tackle health inequalities? by Ben Harris-Roxas from CHETRE [Croakey] http://j.mp/bli0KA
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced sweeping reforms to the Australian health system and the way it's funded on 3 March 2010. These links look at what's proposed.
- A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia's Future [Policy PDF] http://j.mp/9FzTrX
- Prime Minister's 'Better Health, Better Hospitals' speech [Transcript, The Australian] http://j.mp/cLkOGi
- Q&A from the Australian Prime Minister's speech to launch the health reforms [Transcript, PM's website] http://j.mp/bpauhk
- So what does it all mean for primary health care? CPHCE's Professor Mark Harris says the detail may hold angels as well as devils [Croakey] http://j.mp/cSxd1W
- The PM’s health announcements:a promising start by Ian McAuley, Centre for Policy Development Fellow [Croakey] http://j.mp/caz5xL
- The Feds are Coming to a Hospital Near by Stephen Leeder from the University of Sydney [ABC Unleashed] You http://j.mp/907bV1
- Rudd ready for combat over health reforms [ABC's The Drum] http://j.mp/axcFqv
- So what is Rudd actually trying to achieve in health? CHETRE's Ben Harris-Roxas on the questions raised by the announcement [Croakey] http://j.mp/akouKa
- For Rudd, it’s all about hospitals, hospitals, hospitals…[Croakey] http://j.mp/d0Cf4u
- A Cure to End the Health Blame Game [New Matilda Cartoon] http://j.mp/cSnT0i
- Fifth EU Ministerial Conference on environment and health, Parma, Italy, 10-12 March 2010 http://j.mp/aAWHej Keep an eye out for media reports, includes a side event on "Protecting and improving human health through
Strategic Environmental Assessment. It’s here – its being done – can we do it better?" http://j.mp/cKGVwl - Conference: Equality and inequality in health: Measuring and commissioning for equity, London, 11 March 2010 http://j.mp/9pOtSz
- Canadian NCCHPP workshop on "Deliberating to Inform Decision-making" in Montréal, 12 March http://j.mp/aVuHBW
- Canadian Conference on Global Health 2010: The Call for Abstracts for Papers and Posters, due 29 March http://j.mp/dq1CLE
- Prevention and health inequalities : Cost-effective and evidence-based solutions, London, 30 March 2010 http://j.mp/cN3Y57
- What is Evidence-Informed Decision Making? Five Day Workshop in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 10-14 May http://j.mp/aJX9bq
- Sustainability Assessment Symposium: Towards Strategic Assessment for Sustainability, Perth 25-26 May 2010 http://j.mp/cBGsA5
- Double IAIA Symposia Climate Change & Impact Assessment. Aalborg, Denmark 25-26 Oct http://j.mp/9HvtyJ Washington DC USA 15-16 Nov http://j.mp/b8fJxA
- HIA2010 3rd IAIA Asia Pacific HIA Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 17-19 November 2010 http://j.mp/ciV6GJ
- One-day course in Planning for Non-Planners - 29 March, 28 June & 29 November 2010, UWS Urban Research Centre, Sydney http://j.mp/d6QDxs
- Three Day HIA Training, Liverpool UK 14-18 June 2010 http://j.mp/cD86FF
- One day training course on HIA, Birmingham UK, 14 July 2010 http://j.mp/cS3n3x
- Three day HIA training course, 5th-7th October 2010, Gregynog, Waleshttp://j.mp/aMXJmk
- International Association for Public Participation http://j.mp/a2VSuP Training throughout Australia, more than 20 sessions throughout 2010.
- Good Foundations: Towards a low carbon, high well-being built environment [NEF Report] http://j.mp/9J3fs5
- Adapting to climate change in Australia: Australian Government Department of Climate Change position paper http://j.mp/cSH1Iz
- Should Policy Makers Listen to the Experts or to the Public on Crime and Imprisonment? [New Matilda] http://j.mp/a0cBR0
- Higher Food Prices in Sub-Saharan Africa: Poverty Impact and Policy Responses [Journal Article, WBRO] http://j.mp/cNRSG0
- Study of the Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected West Asian Countries [Report PDF] http://j.mp/dlHCbC
- Food Security and Peak Oil: A Message to Local Citizens and Leadership [Blog Post, The Oil Drum] http://j.mp/9A7gfL
- The Story of Human Rights [Video] http://j.mp/bMPuyT
- Is the US EPA crowdsourcing environmental protection? http://j.mp/a1KV4D
- Changing mindsets about natural resource management vital to combating climate change [Newspaper Article, Guyana] http://j.mp/d2baFl
- Global Integrity Report finds no significant progress [Website] http://j.mp/bTFp96
- Build giant parks over freeways to connect divided neighborhoods [The Architect's Newspaper] http://j.mp/cE5iD6
- List of good environmental blogs [Society for Environmental Journalists] http://j.mp/d4NFny
- The Victorian Transport Accident Commission’s video montage of 20 years of advertising campaigns [Video, Warning - heavy-going] http://j.mp/9LVCBh
- What we know about climate change? Attempts to debunk climate change denialism [Video] http://j.mp/aTmvf3
- The case for emergency preparedness and why it's not heard http://j.mp/9NyYee
- Naomi Klein on climate debt [Video, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives] http://j.mp/bFGJys
- Compelling infographic/visualisation of the impact of the Haiti earthquake http://j.mp/9gynS7 The information may be inaccurate now as it was created 4 weeks ago
- Social Media and Public Health: Should we drink the Kool-Aid? http://j.mp/btfNwR
- U.N. Says Emissions Vows Not Enough to Avoid a Rise of 2 Degrees Celcius [Society for Environmental Journalists] http://j.mp/dBpuuE
- CDC Social Media Tools Guidelines & Best Practices [US CDC] http://j.mp/coEbvV
- Story on potential water toxicity from Eucalyptus nitens grown by forestry industry in Tasmania [ABC Australian Story] http://j.mp/bMRoFP
- Communicating Science In A Post-Newspaper Era [NPR] http://j.mp/d9fEjI
Older Links That are New to Us
- Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Mining Projects: Online course [Université Laval] http://j.mp/bWE7S0
- UK Politics of Health Group: Speaking Out on the Health Impact of Politics http://j.mp/99DPnz
- Equity Channel Community http://j.mp/afqzNJ
- Where did the bankers go? [LinkedIn Blog] http://j.mp/a9BF5H
- Hikers & cyclists Beware [Image] http://j.mp/bgpd2j
- A new MySchool website? The Liberal Party registers MyHospital.com.au [Image] http://j.mp/cgVGDE
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