Health impact assessment

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Health Impact Assessment

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and analytic methods and considers input from stakeholders to determine the potential effects of a proposed policy, plan, program, or project on the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the population. HIA provides recommendations on monitoring and managing those effects.

Pronunciation

Health Impact Assessment: /ˈhɛlθ ˈɪmpækt əˈsɛsmənt/

Etymology

The term "Health Impact Assessment" originates from the field of public health and policy-making. It is a combination of the words "health" (from Old English "hǣlþ", meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well"), "impact" (from Latin "impactus", past participle of "impingere" meaning "to push into, strike against"), and "assessment" (from Latin "assessus", past participle of "assidēre" meaning "to sit by, to assist in the office of a judge").

Related Terms

  • Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
  • Public Health: The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
  • Policy: A course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual.
  • Stakeholder: A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization.
  • Population Health: The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group.

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