Introducing Health Impact Assessment: An analysis of political and administrative intersectoral working methods

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 526-531

  Mannheimer, L N ^a,c   Gulis, G ^b,d   Lehto, J ^a   Ostlin P ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Health Impact Assessment; Health policy; Intersectoral action for health; Policy and implementation analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INTERSECTORAL ACTION FOR HEALTH; INTERVIEW; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLOVAKIA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLOVAKIA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 35649002457     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl267     Document Type: Article

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