Description
Course length: 5 days
Course description
HIA is a practical, systematic methodology, which can be used to assess the impacts on health policies, programs and projects that may not have health as their primary objective. It provides an evidence base to support improved decision-making at all levels and across many sectors. HIA additionally considers the distributional impacts of proposals on population groups and thus can help to highlight where health inequalities exist
This is a good time to be developing your skills and knowledge in Health Impact Assessment HIA with the passage of the Public. In addition, there is a directive for Environment Impact Assessment that has expanded the focus on health and wellbeing to consider population health. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that supports organizations to assess the potential consequences of their decisions on people’s health and well-being. It is increasingly recognized and understood that all policy areas have an impact on individuals’ and communities’ health and wellbeing outcomes.
HIA is a key tool to be used to raise awareness and increase understanding across sectors on how policies, programs and services impact health and wellbeing. In Australia, HIA assesses the implications for health and wellbeing through the broad lens of the wider determinants of health and contributes to a reduction in health inequalities and inequities. HIA is advocated for and implemented at both strategic and operational levels across land use, planning, housing, waste, transport, regeneration and health sectors.
HIA provides a systematic yet flexible and practical framework that can be used to consider the wider effects of local and national policies or initiatives and how they, in turn, may affect people’s health and wellbeing. An HIA gathers and assesses a range of evidence and this is then used to build in measures to maximize opportunities for health and wellbeing, minimize any risks and inform the decision-making process. It also provides a way of addressing the inequalities in health that continue to persist. It does this through collaboration and co-production which is built into the HIA process.
Who should Attend
- Professionals with responsibilities for Health management and supervision
- Those involved in the Health & Environmental Management of Renewable energy Projects.
- Supervisory staff, project, process, maintenance, and HSE personnel
- Those wishing to learn more about Health issues in renewable energy
- Anyone wishing to understand the importance of environmental protection.
- Those involved in Health assessment of projects and major modifications
- Supervisors and other personnel responsible for Health control functions
- Other personnel needing awareness of the HIA process and mitigation methods
What you will Learn
By the end of the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) training course, participants will be able to:
- Introduce the concepts of environmental impact assessment (EIA) within the framework of sustainable development
- Describe the purpose and principles of the EIA process
- Outline the benefits and sequence of steps for carrying out an EIA
- Explain how good EIA reporting is done
