Claire Higgins Public Health Development Officer Institute of Public Health in Ireland The Driving Forces for HIA 7 th International Health Impact Assessment Conference April 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 environment
Capacity building initiatives Training Programmes
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 share