There are many HIA frameworks available. Some of the frameworks have a specific focus on health equity (e.g. HIIA and the frameworks by the ACHEIA and CHETRE, table 2). Within Europe, a special HIA for European policy has been developed (the EHPHIA). The choice for one of the available frameworks depends mainly on the personal preferences and the training of the team carrying out the HIA. Table 10 lists a few of the more widely used HIA frameworks. All of the listed frameworks are publicly available via the internet and were free to download at the time of writing.
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Table 10: Overview of selected existing Health Impact Assessment frameworks
| Name | Full reference | Link to resource |
|---|---|---|
| EHPHIA European Policy Health Impact Assessment |
Abrahams D, den Broeder L, Doyle C, Fehr R, Haigh F, Mekel O, Metcalfe O, Pennington A, Scott-Samuel A. (2004) EPHIA – European Policy Health Impact Assessment: A Guide. Liverpool. International Health Impact Assessment Consortium, University of Liverpool. | Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_projects/2001/monitoring/fp_monitoring_2001_a6_frep_11_en.pdf |
| ACHEIA Equity-focused health impact assessment |
Mahoney M., Simpson S., Harris E., Aldrich R., Stewart Williams J. (2004) Equity Focused Health Impact Assessment Framework, the Australasian Collaboration for Health Equity Impact Assessment (ACHEIA). | Available at: http://hiaconnect.edu.au/old/files/EFHIA_Framework.pdf |
| HIIA Health Inequalities Impact Assessment. An approach to fair and effective policy making. |
NHS Health Scotland (2011). Health Inequalities Impact Assessment An approach to fair and effective policy making. Guidance, tools and templates. |
Available at: http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=119615 |
| CHETRE Health Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide |
Harris, P., Harris-Roxas, B., Harris, E., & Kemp, L. Health Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide, Sydney: Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE). Part of the UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW. | Available at: http://hiaconnect.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Health_Impact_Assessment_A_Practical_Guide.pdf |
| Whānau Ora Whānau Ora health impact assessment |
Ministry of Health. (2007). Whānau Ora Health Impact Assessment. | Available at: http://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/whanau-ora-hia-2007.pdf |
| PHAC A guide to health impact assessment: A policy tool for New Zealand |
Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) (2005) A guide to health impact assessment: A policy tool for New Zealand. 2nd Edition, June 2005. | Available at: http://nhc.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/guidetohia.pdf |
| WHIASU Health Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide. |
Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (2012). Health Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide. | Available at: http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44257 and http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=522&pid=63782 |
| PHI Health Impact Assessment: a guide for local authorities |
Public Health Institute of Scotland (2006) Health Impact Assessment: a guide for local authorities. | Available at: http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/1283.aspx |
| DH England Health Impact Assessment of Government Policy. A guide to carrying out a Health Impact Assessment of new policy as part of the Impact Assessment process |
Herriott, N. & Williams, C. (2010). Health Impact Assessment of Government Policy. A guide to carrying out a Health Impact Assessment of new policy as part of the Impact Assessment process.
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Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_120110.pdf |
| IAIA Health Impact Assessment. International Best Practice Principles |
Quigley, R., L. den Broeder, P. Furu, A. Bond, B. Cave and R. Bos (2006) Health Impact Assessment International Best Practice Principles. Special Publication Series No. 5. Fargo, USA: International Association for Impact Assessment. |
Available at: http://www.iaia.org/publicdocuments/special-publications/SP5.pdf |
| Merseyside Guidelines The Merseyside Guidelines for Health Impact Assessment. |
Scott-Samuel, A., Birley, M., Ardern, K., (2001). The Merseyside Guidelines for Health Impact Assessment. Second Edition, May 2001. 20 pages. ISBN 1 874038 56 2. Published by the International Health Impact Assessment Consortium. | Available at: http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=44256 |
| Many more | Overviews are available at: | |