17 Aug 2004 A HIA to assess the health impacts of the European Employment Strategy Written by: Debbie Abrahams, Alex Scott-Samuel & Andrew Pennington (IMPACT), Cathal Doyle & Owen Metcalfe (Institute for Public Health in Ireland), Lea den Broeder (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), Rainer Fher, Odile Mekel & Fiona Haigh (Institute of Public…
08 Jun 2003 This document describes Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and the steps involved in HIA. It gives advice based on the experience of HIA practitioners and provides tools to help carry out these steps and adapt HIA to local circumstances. Author: Developed by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland on behalf of the Department…
08 Apr 2003 The concept of social capital and the ways in which social capital may be an important determinant of health is receiving increased attention from policy-makers. The Institute produced a report in 2004 based on its All Ireland Social Capital and Health Survey. The report explores how people feel about their health and highlights…
08 Dec 2001 This paper reports the findings of the Institute’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) work programme in 2001, in order to (a) record the baseline of HIA awareness, activity and thinking in ireland and Northern Ireland and (b) identify the issues around its implementation. Author: Iris Elliott for The Institute of Public Health in Ireland…