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Scoping Population Health in Impact Assessment (ScopHIA)
February 24, 2021
Identifying Best Practices for Scoping Major Natural Resource and Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects under Canada's Impact Assessment Act Canada’s Impact Assessment Act provides new opportunities…
Health impact assessments
February 24, 2021
A health impact assessment (HIA) is a process that strategically evaluates the potential effect on health of a policy, plan or project. The assessment generally takes place in a series of steps, each…
Scoping Population Health in Impact Assessment (ScopHIA): Canada's new Impact Assessment Act
February 23, 2021
Background: Canada’s New Impact Assessment Act The Impact Assessment (IA) Act 2019, passed on August 28, 2019, replaced the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEA Act) and expands the…
Health in impact assessments for natural resource and large infrastructure developments – opportunities for public health
February 21, 2021
Background The incorporation of health considerations in decision making related to projects, policies and programs has become increasingly common. These considerations range from the benefits of…
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) knowledge and needs scan: Findings, gaps and recommendations
November 21, 2019
Background Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a structured approach that allows decision makers to consider how a policy, program or project could affect health. HIAs are often carried out as part of…
Incorporating Health in Urban Planning: Quebec City Case Study
November 19, 2019
For over 50 years the importance of protecting health has been recognized in many areas of public policy. Concepts and approaches for actually including health considerations in assessment processes…
Paradox of wealth and health: Resource development and social determinants of health
April 12, 2019
It is well-established that our health is strongly influenced by a range of interacting environmental, social, cultural and economic factors, and it follows that the relationship between population…
Widening the Health Lens in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process: Lessons Learned in the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project
April 20, 2017
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or…
Putting Health in Environmental Assessment
September 13, 2015
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors National Conference 2015 This panel was designed to provide public health inspectors with a basic understanding of the inclusion of health in…