Reference Materials

The new Health Impact Assessment (Wales) Regulations: A framework for advancing health equity in Wales

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is an approach that brings together a combination of procedures, methods and tools to evaluate how a proposed decision, initiative, policy, programme, or project may affect the health of a population.   In Wales, […]

Published on: 24th February 2026

Reference type: Framework

The International Association for Impact Assessment

Provides support and a forum for discussion and ideas for individuals and organisations involved in different forms of impact assessment.

Published on: 1st January 2026

Reference type: Webpage/link

Self-administered sexual health testing in an open prison setting: A pilot health impact assessment and social return on investment analysis

The sexual health of the male prison population is often among the poorest in a country. This paper aims to identify the wider health impacts and social value of a […]

Authors: Kathryn Ashton, Aimee Challenger, Christie Craddock, Timo Clemens, Jordan Williams, Oliver Kempton, Mariana Dyakova, Liz Green

Published on: 11th November 2024

Reference type: Journal

Analysing the value, benefits and barriers to stakeholder and community participation in health impact assessments (HIAs) in Wales from 2005 to 2020

Health Impact Assessments (HIA) are undertaken to inform decision-making processes by assessing the potential health and health equity impacts of a programme, policy, or project and developing appropriate responses to […]

Authors: Liz Green, Amber Murphy, Kathryn Ashton, Christopher Standen, Fiona Haigh

Published on: 11th November 2024

Reference type: Journal

Successfully creating the conditions for health impact assessment in Wales: A case study

Impact Assessment Outlook journal volume 21: July 2024. Impact Assessment Frontiers Part 2: People, health and equality. Thought pieces from UK and International practice Reflections from the Wales Health Impact […]

Authors: Kathryn Ashton, Liz Green

Published on: 22nd July 2024

Reference type: Journal

Assessing public health implications of free trade agreements: The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

In 2016, the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union, which was surrounded by political and social uncertainty. The United Kingdom now negotiates its own trade agreements, and in […]

Authors: Liz Green, Kathryn Ashton, Leah Silva, Courtney McNamara, Louisa Petchey, Michael Fletcher, Timo Clemens, Margaret Douglas

Published on: 2nd May 2024

Reference type: Journal

Determining the public health impact of climate change: A national study using a health impact assessment approach in Wales

Climate change is recognised as the biggest threat to global health of the 21st century and impacts on health and wellbeing through a range of factors. Due to this, the […]

Authors: Liz Green, Kathryn Ashton, Nerys Edmonds, Michael Fletcher, Sumina Azam, Karen Hughes, Mark Bellis, Phil Wheater

Published on: 24th April 2024

Reference type: Journal

The CPTPP trade deal is a major threat to public health and warrants a health impact assessment (HIA)

Authors: Courtney McNamara, Liz Green, Mark Bellis

Published on: 12th April 2023

Reference type: Journal

Facilitators, barriers and views on the role of public health institutes in promoting and using health impact assessment: An international virtual scoping survey and expert interviews

Public health institutes have an important role in promoting and protecting the health and well-being of populations. A key focus of such institutes are the wider determinants of health, embracing […]

Authors: Liz Green, Kathryn Ashton, Lee Parry-Williams, Mariana Dyakova, Timo Clemens, Mark Bellis

Published on: 16th October 2022

Reference type: Journal

Maximising health and well-being opportunities for spatial planning in the COVID-19 pandemic recovery

The pandemic has explicitly exposed, and in some examples, exacerbated the health, well-being and inequalities impacts across the population which are derived from determinants such as the environment, land use, […]

Authors: Liz Green, Lee Parry-Williams, Tom Johnson, Sumina Azam, Mark Bellis

Published on: 7th February 2022

Reference type: Guidance