WHO activities in HIA
HIA Development
Negotiations on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) protocol
WHO has been involved in the negotiations of the SEA protocol, particularly in supporting Member States in their desire for health to be firmly included within the protocol.
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Health impact assessment in strategic environmental assessment
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A review of Health Impact Assessment concepts, methods and practice to support the development of a protocol on Strategic Environmenatal Assessment to the Espoo Convention, which adequately covers health impacts. November 2001 [PDF 278KB]
Collaborating in pilot projects
Preliminary work is under way, aiming at developing pilot HIA projects.
Evidence on health impacts
Through this website, we aim to facilitate the transmission of knowledge on the health impacts of development strategies and projects. This includes areas such as:
- Food and agriculture
- Transportation
- Global Environmental Change
- Waste disposal