Health impact assessment as an agent of policy change: improving the health impacts of the mayor of London's draft transport strategy.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To increase the positive and mitigate the negative health impacts of the mayor's draft transport strategy for London. DESIGN:A rapid prospective health impact assessment (HIA) of the penultimate draft of the strategy, using a review commissioned by the regional director of public health; an appraisal of congestion charging; and a participatory workshop. Two audits of changes were performed to assess the impact on policy of the HIA process. SETTING:Regional government policy development. INTERVENTION:Recommendations from the rapid HIA were fed back into the drafting process. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:Changes (a) between the penultimate draft and the draft for public consultation and (b) between that and the final mayoral strategy. RESULTS:The draft transport strategy published for cons

SUBMITTER: Mindell J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1732710 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature