Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
University of Basel, P.O. Box, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 25;17(9):2988. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17092988.
Health impact assessment (HIA) practice has expanded across the world, since it was established more than two decades ago. This paper presents a snapshot of current global HIA practice based on the findings of an online questionnaire survey. HIA practitioners from all world regions were invited to participate. A total of 122 HIA practitioners from 29 countries completed the survey, following a broad international outreach effort. The large variety in the types of HIAs conducted, and the application of HIA in various fields reported by respondents, demonstrates that HIA practice has evolved over the past two decades. Although differences in the use of HIA were reported across world regions, an overall increasing trend in global HIA practice can be observed. In order to sustain this upward trend, efforts are needed to address the main barriers in the utilisation of HIA. The establishment of new national and international HIA teaching and training offerings seems to be an obvious strategy to pursue along with the strengthening of policies and legal frameworks that specify the circumstances, under which HIA is required, and to what extent.
健康影响评估（HIA）实践自二十多年前建立以来已经在全球范围内得到了扩展。本文基于在线问卷调查的结果，展示了当前全球 HIA 实践的快照。邀请了来自世界各地的 HIA 从业者参与。经过广泛的国际拓展努力，共有来自 29 个国家的 122 名 HIA 从业者完成了调查。受访者报告的所进行的 HIA 类型的多样性以及 HIA 在各个领域的应用，表明 HIA 实践在过去二十年中已经发展。尽管世界各地区 HIA 的使用情况存在差异，但可以观察到全球 HIA 实践总体上呈上升趋势。为了维持这种上升趋势，需要努力解决 HIA 使用中的主要障碍。建立新的国家和国际 HIA 教学和培训机会似乎是一个明显的策略，可以与加强政策和法律框架相结合，这些框架规定了需要进行 HIA 的情况以及需要进行 HIA 的程度。
