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While HIA is a developing approach, there is general consensus on its key elements. A short guide and HIA schematic diagram are available, which provide an overview.

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New: Health Inequalities and Equality Impact Assessment of 'Healthcare for London: consulting the capital'

The LHC was commissioned by NHS London to carry out an impact assessment of their strategy.

Full report
Annex I - Health Equity Profile
Annex II - Rapid Review and Appraisal

'Healthcare for London: consulting the capital' document is available to download on on the NHS London website:

http://www.healthcareforlondon.nhs.uk/

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Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA)
The LHC Urban Development and Regeneration Forum led an integrated impact assessment (IIA) of the Sub Regional Development Frameworks. This pilot projectintegrated health impact assessment into the statutory process of Sustainability Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment. The assessment team worked alongside the London Plan team as they developed these spatial planning documents. The results of the IIA have strengthened health input into the Sub Regional Development Frameworks. This learning will be used to strengthen the health input in statutory assessments being undertaken for the 'Review' of the London Plan.
The full report and sections are available for download from this site.

A more comprehensive Resource for Health Impact Assessment has been produced, in two volumes. Volume I provides an overview of the models and application of HIA. Volume II provides twenty case studies, taken from around the country, and covering policy appraisal, transport, air quality, regeneration, housing, social and environmental impact assessment, and health inequalities impact assessment. These volumes are available from our Publications page.

HIA is a priority approach of the London Health Commission. We are committed to undertaking HIA to support the development of effective policy and practice in London. For example, we have used HIA to support the development of the Mayor of London's draft strategies - click on each title below to download the relevant HIA report (PDF).

Statutory Strategies
Air Quality (170 kb)
Biodiversity (151 kb)
Culture (533 kb)
Economic Development (131 kb)
Noise ( RTF 1734 kb)
Transport (581 kb)
Spatial Development - The London Plan (202 kb)
Waste Management (622 kb)

Non-statutory strategies
Children and Young People (150 kb) and FULL report (588 kb) ~
Energy (RTF 5061 kb)
Older People's strategy Full report (2317 kb) Summary recommendations (193 kb)

Other HIAs
2012 Olympic and Paralympic games and their legacy (3 mb)

An independent evaluation has been carried out by Opinion Leader Research (London) on our approach to conducting HIA on the Mayor's draft strategies:

• Full Evaluation Report


• Summary of Evaluation Report: Key Findings

All other HIA publications and resources published by the Commission can be found on our Publications page

The London Health Observatory (LHO) facilitates training in conducting health impact assessment, led by their HIA Facilitation Manager. For more details on upcoming courses, please contact the LHO registration desk.