Institutionalizing policy-level health impact assessment in Europe: Is coupling health impact assessment with strategic environmental assessment the next step forward?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 472-477

  Wright, John ^a   Parry, Jayne ^a   Scully, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Decision making; Environmental health; European Union; New Zealand; Organizational; Outcome assessment (Health care); Public policy; Risk assessment; Strategic planning; United States

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST; HEPATITIS; IMMUNIZATION; VACCINATION;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20944443594     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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