Claire Higgins Public Health Development OfficerInstitute of Public Health in Ireland

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The Driving Forces for HIA

7th International Health Impact Assessment

ConferenceApril 2006

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

Remit includes:

• providing public health information and surveillance;

• strengthening public health capacity;

• advising on policy

We have made tackling

inequalities in health the focus for all our

work

HIA driving forces

•North – Review of

Public Administration

•South – development

of the Health Service

Executive

Changing environmentChanging environment

Capacity building initiatives

Training Programmes

HIA resources

HIA resources

HIA network information

Support for HIA

• Wide range of organisations:– Government departments– Local authorities– Health organisations – Community organisations

• Increased resources– CAWT– Healthy cities

Lessons to shareLessons to share