Since the 2002 adoption of the Québec Public Health Act’s section 54, Québec government bodies proposing laws or regulations must first go through a health impact assessment (HIA) process. This paper provides a brief review of section 54. It describes the...

In February 2009, the NCCHPP brought together representatives of health ministries and agencies from across the country to talk about Health Impact Assessment (HIA). The specific objectives of this meeting were to share and learn about experiences with HIA and to...

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a practice that aims to evaluate the potential impacts of a policy, program or project on population health so as to minimize the negative and maximize the positive effects. The founding documents of HIA identify citizen participation...

To facilitate the work of those searching for HIA guides or tools adapted to their needs, we have listed and classified the HIA guides and tools available on the internet. This document was originally published in June 2008, and was updated in 2011-2012. The NCCHPP...

The founding documents of HIA identify citizen participation as one of its cornerstones. However, participatory practices in HIA are still limited in scope and in number. In addition, at times even the idea of citizen participation in HIA seems poorly articulated and...