Evaluating the impact of equity focused health impact assessment on health service planning: three case studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health impact assessment has been identified internationally as a mechanism to ensure potential health impacts and health equity impacts of proposals are considered before implementation. This paper looks at the impact of three equity focused health impact assessments (EFHIAs) of health service plans on subsequent decision-making and implementation, and then utilises these findings to test and refine an existing conceptual framework for evaluating the impact and effectiveness of health impact assessments for use in relation to EFHIAs.

Methods

Case study analysis of three EFHIAs conducted on health sector plans in New South Wales, Australia. Data was drawn from 14 semi-structured interviews and the analysis of seven related documents (draft plans and EFHIA reports)

SUBMITTER: Harris-Roxas B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4161889 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature