Recent and ongoing work on HIA
Since launching updated HIA Guidance in 2021, the Institute has developed a number of new resources on HIA.
In June 2022, IPH launched a digital learning module, ‘Introduction to Health Impact Assessment’, which is available free of charge on our Public Health Matters app and platform. Access the introductory module on HIA here.
In April 2024, IPH launched a Mellow Village Case Study - based on a hypothetical urban planning proposal - to provide practical guidance on undertaking a HIA. Access the Mellow Village Case Study here. Watch a recording of the case study launch here.
Read a summary of our HIA work and activities in 2023 here.
IPH is supporting a four-year Health Research Board funded project led by Dr Monica O’Mullane (University College Cork) – ‘Developing a Health Impact Assessment Implementation Model: Enhancing Intersectoral Approaches in Tackling Health Inequalities’. Using the HIA Guidance developed by IPH In 2021, this project will identify ways to embed and normalise HIA practice in Ireland. Further information about the project is available here.
IPH is a project partner on a research study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. The project team (led by Assoc. Prof. Ainhoa González, University College Dublin) will identify good practice case studies and formulate procedural and methodological recommendations to better consider population and human health in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). A toolkit will be developed which will provide the basis for developing a ‘Good Practice Guidance for addressing health in SEA’. For further information about the project click here.
