HIA Connect

Health Impact Assessment
3 Day Training Course

Where?

University of New South Wales
Kensington, Sydney

When?

Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 February 2008

What is HIA?

Health impact assessment (HIA) is a structured process that is used to assess the potential impacts of proposed projects, programs or policies. It seeks to improve decision-making by looking at the broad range of social, environmental, economic and individual factors that influence human health.

For information see the HIA FAQ.

What will the training cost?

$800 incl GST

What will the training cover?

The training is practical and interactive, covering:

• introduction to HIA
• the steps of HIA
• uses and applications of HIA
• practical issues associated with doing HIAs
• discussions with practitioners who have done HIAs

People who attend the training will gain the skills and understanding to enable them to undertake a HIA at a beginner level.

Who should attend?

People interested in undertaking HIAs, including:

• public health workers
• health promotion workers
• development, strategic and social planners
• private sector developers
• local government workers
• environmental and social impact assessors
• environmental health workers
• health service planners
• community and allied health staff
• community activists

The Trainers

The UNSW HIA team has been involved in more than 20 HIAs and are internationally recognised as leaders in the HIA field. They have trained more than 100 people in HIA over the past 4 years as well as teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. For more information please see the NSW HIA Project page.

Studying by Distance

The course is offered via distance learning (internet based) in the second half of the year. The course runs over 12 weeks and involves 2-3 hours work a week. For more information contact Ben Harris-Roxas.

Contact

Ben Harris-Roxas +61 2 9828 6230
b.harris-roxas@unsw.edu.au

PHCM9628 Health Impact Assessment (6 units of Credit)

Health impact assessment is a structured process by which the impacts of policies, programs or projects on health can be assessed. This course covers the process of health impact assessment, it's theoretical background, history and applications. Students will have an opportunity to gain practical experience by undertaking the initial steps of health impact assessment.

The course is open to students enrolled in postgraduate programs through the school of Public Health and Community Medicine at UNSW. It takes a practical and interactive This course is suitable for students who wish to gain a basic grounding in health impact assessment, with opportunities for more detailed investigation of specific concepts.

Session 1 - offered internally via intensive workshop.

Session 2 - offered externally via WebCT

Who should enrol?

Students with an interest in:

• public health in general
• health promotion
• health service management
• international health
• environmental health
• health policy
• local government
• health service planning
• health activism and advocacy

Enrolment

This course is an elective available within UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Postgraduate Programs, comprising 6 units of credit.

• PHCM9628 Health Impact Assessment (UNSW online handbook)

Other Courses

Health impact assessment is also a component of the following courses: PHCM9516 Introduction to Public Health, PHCM9626 Inequalities and Health and PHCM9612 Environmental Health.