The effectiveness of HIAs conducted in Australia and New Zealand

It occurred to me that I haven't posted a link to the final report on the Australian Research Council-funded study on the effectiveness of HIAs conducted in Australia and New Zealand between 2005 and 2009. The report has lots of information in it. Download it here.

Launch: Effectiveness of Health Impact Assessment in New Zealand and Australia Report

The Centre for Health Equity Training, Research, and Evaluation invites you to attend the launch of The Effectiveness of Health Impact Assessment in New Zealand and Australia: 2005-2009 Report

Friday, 13 December, 2013

2 – 4 pm

Lavender Bay rooms 1&2,

North Sydney Harbourview Hotel

17 Blue Street, North Sydney

Flyer

Webinar facilities will be available for our interstate and international attendees. RSVP to Heike Schutze: h.schutze@unsw.edu.au

Health Impact Assessments in Australia and New Zealand 2005-2009

Overview of HIAs in Australia and New Zealand during the study period

I'm excited that several colleagues and I have published a paper on HIAs conducted in Australia and New Zealand between 2005 and 2009:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-6405.12102/full

This paper is essentially a census of practice. It's the first paper from an Australian Research Council-funded study of the impact and effectiveness of HIAs conducted in Australia and New Zealand. The best thing is it's an open access publication, so anyone can access the entire article for free.

The flow chart below gives an overview of how HIAs were selected for inclusion in the study. We don't think we included every HIA done - a number were not possible to find or were never publicly released - but the study represents one of the more systematic and comprehensive attempts to describe HIA practice internationally.

A total of 115 potentially eligible HIAs were identified; 55 met the study's inclusion criteria

Please let us know what you think in the comments.

Annual Health in All Local Policies and Health Impact Assessment Courses in New Zealand

 

Promoting Wellbeing Through Local Government Policy-making 
This course aims to strengthen the promotion of wellbeing by local government and the health sector. It does so by advancing knowledge and understanding of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Health in All Policies (HiAP) approaches and by advancing skill in using them in local government policy-making.

Course dates: Thursday 14 & Friday 15 February, 2013.

Teaching staff include:
Dr Caroline Miller (Senior Lecturer in the Resource and Environmental Planning Programme, Massey University).
Shadrack Rolleston (Senior Planner, BECA).
Associate Professor Louise Signal (Director of the HIA Research Unit, University of Otago, Wellington).
Robert Quigley (HIA Consultant, Quigley and Watts Ltd and Director of the HIA Research Unit, University of Otago).

Click here for more information about this course.


Introduction to Health Impact Assessment
This is a foundation course that provides an introduction to the practical methods and tools for the use of HIA. The course aims to introduce participants to an innovative way to strengthen wellbeing, health and equity in policy making at local, regional and national levels. HIA is a process that aids decision-making by predicting the potential effects of policies, programmes and projects on wellbeing, health and equity. Participants who complete this foundation course also often enrol in 'Promoting Wellbeing Through Local Government Policy-making' (described above) to further extend their practical skills and knowledge.

Course dates: Thursday 7 & Friday 8 February, 2013.

Teaching staff include:
Associate Professor Louise Signal (Director of the HIA Research Unit, University of Otago, Wellington).
Robert Quigley (HIA Consultant, Quigley and Watts Ltd and Director of the HIA Research Unit, University of Otago).

Click here for more information about this course.

For more information about 2013 Summer School including a full list of the 32 courses on offer, visit the website.