Health Impact Assessment Archives

Online Course – Health Impact Assessment, step by step

Apr 30, 2019

Health Impact Assessment, Online Course

Registration Register Description Discover the NCCHPP free online course on Health Impact Assessment (HIA)! HIA is a structured and innovative approach to inform decision makers about the potential impacts of a project, program or policy on the health and well-being...

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Health impact assessment: Exchange day with practitioners – International perspective

Oct 23, 2018

Health Impact Assessment, Presentations, Presentations or Webinars HIA

The NCCHPP was invited to participate in this exchange day on HIA. The objectives were to: engage in reflection on the deployment of this approach in France analyze practices from an international perspective with the point of view of experts from abroad present the...

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Presentation – Foundations of HIA – A Look at Over 15 Years of Practice – JASP 2016

Nov 22, 2016

Health Impact Assessment, Presentations, Presentations or Webinars HIA

The NCCHPP participated in the Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP – Québec’s Annual Public Health Days), held in Montréal from November 21 to 22, 2016. On November 22, Louise St-Pierre offered a presentation entitled Foundations of HIA: Looking...

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Mental Health in the Field of Health Impact Assessment

Mar 30, 2016

Health Impact Assessment, Population Mental Health, Publications, Publications HIA, Publications PMH

This briefing note provides a perspective on current practice of mental health impact assessment of projects, programs or policies. This document outlines three approaches, the rationales put forth by proponents of these approaches, their contribution to health impact...

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When to Perform a Health Impact Assessment (HIA)?

Mar 31, 2015

Health Impact Assessment, Publications, Publications HIA

Recognizing the conditions that make HIA an appropriate choice for a given situation is an issue central to the consolidation of the practice in Canada. This briefing note aims to clarify the specificity of HIA as compared to similar public health practices. Although...

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Health Impact Assessment of the TOD Neighbourhood Project in Sainte-Catherine. Report on potential impacts and recommendations

Jun 26, 2014

Health Impact Assessment, Publications, Publications HIA

This document presents the analyses and recommendations produced within the context of a health impact assessment (HIA) of a residential development project, characterized as a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). The HIA was conducted by the Direction de santé...

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