Health impact assessment: principles and practice

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is primarily concerned with the future consequences of plans, proposals and policies on the health of communities and a complement to Environmental Impact Assessment. The purpose of this book is to introduce the subject using plain language, in both general and specific contexts.

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Health and its determinants -- ch. 3. History of HIA -- ch. 4. HIA management -- ch. 5. Methods and tools -- ch. 6. Baseline report -- ch. 7. Prioritization -- ch. 8. Recommendations and management plan -- ch. 9. Water resource development -- ch. 10. Extractive industries -- ch. 11. Housing and spatial planning -- ch. 12. Current and future challenges.