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Welcome

Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale.

Medicine, as a social science, as the science of human beings, has the obligation to point out problems and to attempt their theoretical solution: the politician, the practical anthropologist, must find the means for their actual solution…

Science for its own sake usually means nothing more than science for the sake of the people who happen to be pursuing it. Knowledge which is unable to support action is not genuine – and how unsure is activity without understanding…

Rudolf Virchow, 1821-1902

Learn more: Thoughts on Society, Medicine and Public Health Fuelled by Rudolph Virchow and Politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale

Note: Add HIA, SIA and EIA practitioners, and environmental and public health officers, alongside politicians and its a very good description of what impact assessment practitioners do!

What is health impact assessment

HIA is the key systematic approach to predicting the the possible and likely positive and negative health and wellbeing effects of new policies, plans, projects, strategies and services. To know more click the button below…

How to get started in HIA

HIA specialists tend to have education and experience in public health work before they become HIA specialists. If you are interested in HIA as a career and want to know how to become then click the button below…

HIA Training

Check out the courses on HIA and HIA-related subjects

HIA Insight Blog

Events

Country Networks

Check out the other country networks for HIA. If you don’t see your country’s network listed pleas email me using the link on the top right and we’ll add it as soon as possible.

Join the UK HIANet Email Group

This is a longstanding email group, going back to 2002!

It has an international group of subscribers and is useful if you have information, projects and materials to share or have a question you’d like an answer to.

Health Impact Assessment Network: Asia-Pacific

Set up by the Asian Development Bank and Curtin University WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Impact Assessment. This has been going since 2017.

The network’s aim is to provide knowledge and build capacity to assess and manage the health and well-being impacts on communities associated with the establishment of new development proposals.

The Network emerged from a series of projects supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build capacity in HIA in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This work included the development and delivery of HIA courses and guidelines across the region. The aim is to expand this work and develop other HIA activities across the Asia Pacific region.

The best way to see what they do is their Facebook page.

Join by contacting admin (at) hianetworkasiapac.com.

International Association for Impact Assessment: Health Section

Join the IAIA and meet people interested in HIA, Health in EIA and learn about all the other impact assessments and how they link into community health and HIA.

IAIA members are a truly inter-disciplinary group of individuals and organizations from all sectors: government, industry, training, research, consultancies and community bases. Representing over 120 different nations, IAIA members also have varied interest areas, such as health, economics, public participation, biodiversity and ecology, corporate stewardship, and strategic environmental assessment, among many others.

VISION : A just and sustainable world for people and the environment.

MISSION:  IAIA provides the international forum to advance best practice and innovation in impact assessment and advocates for its expanded use for the betterment of society and the environment.

Note: There is a membership fee to join.

Society of practitioners of Health Impact Assessment

SOPHIA is an international association of individuals and organisations that provides leadership and promotes excellence in the field of health impact assessment and Health in All Policies.

SOPHIA is open to HIA and HiAP practitioners, researchers, and advocates with all levels of experience.

SOPHIA can help you connect with others using HIA in their work and stay up to date on HIA resources and opportunities.

Note: There is a membership fee to join.