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1 Introduction
Pages 14-22

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... HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT The idea that many factors outside the traditional health field affect public health is not new. In fact, the decrease in mortality from infectious disease in the 19th and 20th centuries and the increase in life expectancy are attributed more to such factors as better nutrition, housing, and sanitation than to advances in medicine (McKeown 1979)
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... . Given the studies of the determinants of public health, a new field, HIA, arose in the 1980s and 1990s.
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... 2001, p. 1 about the health effects of a proposal is considered in a structured framework…based on a broad model of health, which proposes that economic, political, social, psychological, and environmental factors determine population health." "A developing approach that can help to identify and consider the Taylor and Quigley potential -- or actual -- health impacts of a proposal on a population.
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... is to truly fulfill its promise and become a useful adjunct to decision making." Health Impact Assessment in the United States In the United States, HIA as a practice independent of environmental or other regulatory impact assessment was first used in San Francisco in 1999 to evaluate a policy to increase the minimum wage (Bhatia and Katz 2001)
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... . THE COMMITTEE'S TASK AND APPROACH The committee that was convened in response to the request by RWJF, NIEHS, the California Endowment, and CDC includes experts in HIA, environmental impact assessment, public health, epidemiology, urban planning, social sciences, economics, and decision and risk analysis (see Appendix B for biographies of the committee members)
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... Chapter 2 discusses the rationale for conducting HIA and the key role that it can play in improving public health and reducing health disparities. Chapter 3 outlines the elements of the HIA process (that is, the framework)
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... 2004. European Policy Health Impact Assessment: A Guide, University of Liverpool, England; RIVM, Netherlands; Institute of Public Health, Ireland; loegd, Institute of Public Health, NRW Bielefeld, Germany.
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... Insti tute of Public Health in Ireland [online]
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... PHAC (Public Health Advisory Committee)
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