Health Impact Assessment Round-Up 5 March 2010

This is a collection of HIA-related links, news and events that have recently caught the eyes of the HIA & Healthy Public Policy Team at the Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE) over the past month.

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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
  

Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England Post 2010: The Marmot Review

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
  

And what it means for Australia:

• 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
  

Australian Health System Reforms

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
  

Conferences & Events

• 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

Training

• 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.

Other Items of Interest

• 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
  

Amusing

• 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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