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: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. Includes benefits in addition to risks. Contrary to risk assessment impact assessment includes damages which are certain, i.e. have a probability of 1.<ref name="Gothenburg_paper">[http://www.euro.who.int/document/PAE/Gothenburgpaper.pdf Gothenburg consensus paper, Dec 1999] by the WHO (World Health Organization) ECHP (European Centre for Health Policy).</ref>
:'''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. Includes benefits in addition to risks. Contrary to risk assessment impact assessment includes damages which are certain, i.e. have a probability of 1.<ref name="Gothenburg_paper">[http://www.euro.who.int/document/PAE/Gothenburgpaper.pdf Gothenburg consensus paper, Dec 1999] by the WHO (World Health Organization) ECHP (European Centre for Health Policy).</ref>
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** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ModelInventory.html Model inventory]
** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ModelInventory.html Model inventory]
** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/HandBook.html Handbook]
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* [http://www.iaia.org/modx/assets/files/Principles%20of%20IA_web.pdf Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment Best Practice]
* [http://www.iaia.org/modx/assets/files/Principles%20of%20IA_web.pdf Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment Best Practice]



Latest revision as of 09:53, 17 November 2009

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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. Includes benefits in addition to risks. Contrary to risk assessment impact assessment includes damages which are certain, i.e. have a probability of 1.[1]

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Scope

Definition

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Result

Procedure

See also

References

  1. Gothenburg consensus paper, Dec 1999 by the WHO (World Health Organization) ECHP (European Centre for Health Policy).
  2. Legal notice