Scottish Health and Inequalities Impact Assessment Network

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Welcome to the Scottish Health and Inequalities Impact Assessment Network (SHIIAN) webpages. The network aims to develop and support Health Impact Assessment and other forms of impact assessment in Scotland.

The Scottish Health and Inequalities Impact Assessment Network

The Scottish Health and Inequalities Impact Assessment Network is co-ordinated by NHS Health Scotland and is open to anyone working or planning to work on health impact assessments (HIA) and health inequalities impact assessments in Scotland. The network has been running since 2001, following the recommendation of the Review of the Public Health Function. We have recently started to work more closely with colleagues in Health Scotland, specifically the Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN) (external link) and the team developing Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (HIIA).

The network communicates regularly by email to share ideas, issues and experiences. There are smaller working groups that undertake specific tasks, including the development of resources to support HIA.

Our evidence guide about HIA and housing improvements has just been updated and can be downloaded from the ScotPHN website (external link). Presentations from the housing guide launch in February 2013 are also available.

Meetings are organised about specific themes or projects that are of interest to members and the wider public health and health improvement community. To find out more, join our mailing list by contacting: martin.higgins@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Aim

To increase the application and quality of Health Impact Assessments (including Health Inequalities Impact Assessment) and improve coverage of health issues in other assessment processes in order to contribute to improvements in policies and plans that will enhance population health and reduce health inequalities.

Objectives

1. To increase the visibility and credibility of SHIIAN as a source of advice and support with HIA
2. To promote the use of HIA and HIIA
3. To improve coverage of health, including differential impacts, in other assessment processes
4. To improve access to high quality evidence for use in HIA and other assessments

Scottish HIA Network meeting minutes

Assets and Equally Well presentation (Etive Currie) to SHIAN - June 2011

Scottish Government Health Inequalities Impact Assessment pilot presentation to SHIAN -- June 2011

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 3 December 2009

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 11 June 2009

Presentation about health issues in SEA made to Scottish HIA Network meeting June 2009

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 04 December 2008

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 05 June 2008

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 06 December 2007

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 21 June 2007

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 14 December 2006

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 15 June 2006

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 6 December 2005

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 26 May 2005

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 7 December 2004

Minutes of Scottish HIA Network – 11 June 2004

Minutes of HIA Network – 10 December 2003

Minutes of HIA Network – 17 June 2003

Minutes of HIA Network – 3 December 2002

Reviewed 17 April 2013