Improving the use of evidence in health impact assessment

• Main Authors: Jennifer Mindell (Author), Jane Biddulph (Author), Lorraine Taylor (Author), Karen Lock (Author), Annette Boaz (Author), Michael Joffe (Author), Sarah Curtis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Health impact assessment (HIA) has been proposed as one mechanism that can inform decision-making by public policy-makers. However, HIA methodology has been criticized for a lack of rigour in its use of evidence. The aim of this work was to formulate, develop and test a practical guide to...