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ArticleBMC public health2025

Global priorities in HIA research: a new agenda for the next decade.

Fiona Haigh, Liz Green, Katherine Hirono, Odile C L Mekel, Margaret Douglas

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Article in BMC public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Fiona HaighInternational Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia. f.haigh@unsw.edu.au.
Liz GreenInternational Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Katherine HironoInternational Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Odile C L MekelNRW Centre for Health (LZG.NRW), Bochum, Germany.
Margaret DouglasDepartment of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute - CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth Impact Assessment (HIA) advances Health in All Policies by identifying impacts of proposed actions on health and equity and recommending changes to address these impacts. Since the Gothenburg Consensus Statement in 1999, HIA has been applied to policies, plans, programmes and projects in multiple sectors and settings across the world. Despite demonstrated effectiveness, its use across the world is inconsistent with few nations systematically using HIA. In a global context of increasing health inequities, pandemics, climate change, and economic crises, HIA can help integrate health and equity into decision making. There is a need for research to support the ongoing evolution and development of HIA. This paper presents a research agenda for the field of HIA.

methodsWe used a mixed method approach utilising insights of approximately 280 participants through an international online survey and participatory workshops. We compared priority areas of research identified through the survey, workshops, and literature review to inform the development of a research agenda. The team drew on their own positioning and experience as HIA practitioners and researchers to shape this agenda.

resultsWe identified four research priorities: (1) Institutionalisation - Sustaining and institutionalising HIA in varying contexts and levels. (2) Influence - Identifying mechanisms and strategies that can be employed to effectively influence stakeholders and decision making. (3) Equity and Participation - Analysing the role of equity, justice, power and participation in HIA, and (4) Methodology - Improving HIA Methods to understand the complex relationships between proposed actions, health and health equity outcomes and identifying what to do. We developed research questions for each theme.

conclusionsThe research agenda advocates for sustained research and practice to strengthen impact and address knowledge gaps in the field. Functioning as a roadmap for both researchers and funders, it aims to contribute to a healthier and more equitable world. Recognising the valuable role of HIA in addressing global health challenges, the agenda encourages researchers to investigate, develop, and advance the field of HIA.

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Global HealthHealth Impact AssessmentHealth PrioritiesResearchHealth EquityHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesEffectivenessHealth equityHealth Impact Assessment (HIA)Health in all policiesInstitutionalisationMethodologyParticipationResearch agenda

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PMID40011847
PMCPMC11866836

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