Why use HIA?

Values

Table of contents Values Reasons to use HIA International policies and regulations for HIA

HIA is based on four values that link the HIA to the policy environment in which it is being undertaken.

• Democracy – allowing people to participate in the development and implementation of policies, programmes or projects that may impact on their lives.
• Equity – HIA assesses the distribution of impacts from a proposal on the whole population, with a particular reference to how the proposal will affect vulnerable people (in terms of age, gender, ethnic background and socio-economic status).
• Sustainable development – that both short and long term impacts are considered, along with the obvious, and less obvious impacts.
• Ethical use of evidence – the best available quantitative and qualitative evidence must be identified and used in the assessment. A wide variety of evidence should be collected using the best possible methods.

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