Scottish Health Impact Assessment Network resources
On this page, there are links to a variety of resources and publications developed by people working in Scotland or specifically applicable to work in Scotland. There are also some links to resources that are specific to evidence for HIA.
Topic specific guides
The Network produces topic-specific guides to support those doing HIAs of specific topic areas. Each guide:
- provides some background information on the relevant topic and policy context in Scotland
- contains a review of research evidence on health impacts of the topic area
- suggests some questions to help apply this evidence to the context of a specific proposal
- outlines how to use this evidence to do a HIA
- highlights further sources of information and data
Health Impact Assessment of Greenspace: a Guide (2008) (external link)
Health Impact Assessment of Transport Initiatives: A Guide (2007)
Health Impact Assessment of Housing Improvements: A Guide (2003)
Papers and presentations
Glasgow Centre for Population Health (external website) has been involved in a number of HIAs, many of which are available on the website.
Glasgow City Council (external link) has conducted HIAs on the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the city Economic Strategy and the city's Licensing Board Policy Statement. There is a wealth of background information on these pages.
Briefing papers
Report of the Integrating Spatial Planning and Health seminar (2007)
Strategic Environmental Assessment and Health Briefing paper (2005). Please note that this document has not been updated so some of the links may have changed.
From HIA to Better Policy Making: A Status Report (2003)
Scottish HIA Network Approaches to HIA in Scotland (2002)
Reports of completed HIAs in Scotland
The Scottish Needs Assessment Programme was responsible for two detailed HIAs that were published in 2000, and a discussion paper outlining conclusions from these pilots.
HIA of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Urban Transport Strategy (2000)
HIA of North Edinburgh Area Renewal Housing Strategy (2000)
HIA: piloting the process in Scotland (2000)
Where to find further evidence
Good sources of evidence reviews of the links between policy areas and health include:
Scottish HIA Network topic specific guides
Evidence pages on the HIA Gateway (external link)
Reviews within HIA reports on the HIA Gateway (external link)
The Campbell Collaboration (external link)
The Cochrane Library (external link)
Also very useful is the London Health Observatory Guide to Reviewing Published Evidence for Use in Health Impact Assessment (external link)
Updated 19 January 2012