Recent Advances in Health Impact Assessment and Health in All Policies Implementation: Lessons from an International Convening in Barcelona.
Bethany Rogerson, Ruth Lindberg, Fran Baum, Carlos Dora, Fiona Haigh, Arielle McInnis Simoncelli, Lee Parry Williams, Genandrialine Peralta, Keshia M Pollack Porter, Orielle Solar
Author Information
Bethany Rogerson: Health Impact Project, Washington, DC 20004, USA.
Ruth Lindberg: Health Impact Project, Washington, DC 20004, USA.
Fran Baum: Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, WHO Collaborating Centre on the Social, Political and Commercial Determinants of Health Equity at Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia. ORCID
Carlos Dora: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Fiona Haigh: Health Equity Research Development Unit, Sydney Local Health District, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2033, Australia.
Arielle McInnis Simoncelli: Arielle Simoncelli Consulting, Harrisburg, PA 17103, USA.
Lee Parry Williams: Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit, Policy and International Health, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being, Public Health Wales, Mold CH7 1PZ, Wales, UK.
Genandrialine Peralta: Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines.
Keshia M Pollack Porter: Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Orielle Solar: Work, Employment, Equity and Health Program, Latin American Social Sciences Faculty (FLACSO), Santiago 7630412, Chile.
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Health in All Policies (HiAP) are policy tools used to include health considerations in decision-making processes across sectors such as transportation, education, and criminal justice that can play a role in improving health and equity. This article summarizes proceedings from an international convening of HIA and HiAP experts held in July 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. The presentations and panel discussions included different models, best practices, and lessons learned, including from government, international banks, think tanks, and academia. Participants discussed ideas from around the world for cross-sector collaboration to advance health. The convening covered the following topics: community engagement, building greater understanding of and support for HiAP, and exploring how mandates for HIA and HiAP approaches may advance health and equity.
