We hope that as the website grows, so too will the glossary of terms. Definitions are provided with reference to the source material and where possible a link to the original source.
If you would like to write an entry for the glossary or suggest a term to be added please contact us using the contact us form or tweet us using #ImpactsHub.Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
(World Health Organization, 1946, ‘Constitution of the World Health Organization’, URL: http://apps.who.int/gb/bd/PDF/bd47/EN/constitution-en.pdf?ua=1)
Health Impact Assessment is a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population.
(European Centre for Health Policy and WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1999, ‘Health impact assessment: main concepts and suggested approach’ (Gothenburg consensus paper), URL: http://www.euro.who.int/document/PAE/Gothenburgpaper.pdf)
Impact Assessment simply defined is the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action. The “impact” is the difference between what would happen with the action and what would happen without it.
(International Association for Impact Assessment, 2009, ‘What is Impact Assessment?’, URL: http://www.iaia.org/uploads/pdf/What_is_IA_web.pdf)
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