Health impact assessments ‘can improve life’

THE food we eat, the exercise we take, the houses we inhabit — with proper health impact assessments (HIAs) we can maximise the positive benefits of the world we live in, according to the Institute of Public Health (IPH).

Tue, 16 Oct, 2007 - 01:00

Catherine Shanahan

At a major international conference in Dublin today, the IPH will outline how the use of HIAs in a number of projects has improved quality of life.

These include:

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