Harris-Roxas B., Viliani F., Bond A., Cave B., Divall M., Furu P., Harris P., Soeberg M., Wernham A., Winkler M.
Health Section Co-Chair, International Association for Impact Assessment, University of New South Wales, Australia; Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Australia; International SOS, Denmark; School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom; Ben Cave Associates, United Kingdom; Shape Consulting, South Africa; DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Health Inequalities Research Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, New Zealand; Health Impact Project, Pew Charitable Trusts, United States; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland; University of Basel, Switzerland
Harris-Roxas, B., Health Section Co-Chair, International Association for Impact Assessment, University of New South Wales, Australia, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Australia; Viliani, F., Health Section Co-Chair, International Association for Impact Assessment, University of New South Wales, Australia, International SOS, Denmark; Bond, A., School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom; Cave, B., Ben Cave Associates, United Kingdom; Divall, M., Shape Consulting, South Africa; Furu, P., DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Harris, P., Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Australia; Soeberg, M., Health Inequalities Research Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, New Zealand; Wernham, A., Health Impact Project, Pew Charitable Trusts, United States; Winkler, M., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland, University of Basel, Switzerland
Health impact assessment (HIA) has matured as a form of impact assessment over the past two decades. The use of HIA methods and approaches has expanded rapidly, and it now has applications in both the public and private sectors and in an increasing number of countries around the world. This paper presents an overview of the historical and recent international developments in HIA, before detailing the existing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to practice. It draws upon the HIA literature, five workshops on 'Current issues in HIA practice' held at International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) conferences between 2006 and 2011, and the experience of the authors. © 2012 Copyright IAIA.
