Scottish Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Network
Welcome to the Scottish Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Network website. The network aims to develop and support HIA in Scotland.
The Scottish HIA Network
The Scottish HIA Network is co-ordinated by NHS Health Scotland and is open to anyone working or planning to work on health impact assessments in Scotland. The network has been running since 2001, following the recommendation of the Review of the Public Health Function.
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. At present, our evidence guide about HIA an housing improvements is being updated. We hope to publish this is Spring 2012. Along with colleagues at Glasgow Centre for Population Health and the University of York, we are also developing a guide about health impacts of neighbourhood design. 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 SHIAN 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
At each biannual meeting, we review recent work and identify new activity.
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 26 January 2012