Resources - Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit

Essential WHIASU HIA Guides and Tools Knowledge and Evidence Organisations Publications

Title	Description	Resources
Chief Medical Officer for Wales	Includes case studies of HIAs funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and provides access to relevant policy documents and information on other areas of relevant work in public health being conducted in Wales.	View webpage
Crime Reduction	Aims to provide community safety and crime prevention practitioners with information and advice to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in their local area. Contains evidence on a broad range of topics from CCTV to racially motivated crime.	View webpage
ESRC Centre for Evidence Based Public Health Policy (based at the MRC’s Social and Public Health Science Unit at Glasgow University)	Set up to ‘respond to the growing demand for rational and effective policy interventions based on an informed understanding of “what works”. A number of studies are currently underway.	View webpage
HIA Gateway	Information, resources, case studies, sources of evidence and networks to support the use of HIA.	View webpage
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)	Contains summaries of reviews and full reports commissioned or carried out by NICE, as well as links to other organisations.	View webpage
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities	Part of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities brings together expert advice, analysis and evidence with policy development and implementation to shape and drive health improvement and equalities priorities for government.	View webpage
Public Health Wales	The Public Health Wales have supported several HIAs and details and information can be found on this site	View webpage
The European Centre for Policy	Part of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, it provides workshops and meetings to develop and disseminate ideas and good practice on HIA.	View webpage
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions	Describes itself as a tripartite European Union body set up to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions. Provides information on the links between employment conditions and health.	View webpage
The International Association for Impact Assessment	Provides support and a forum for discussion and ideas for individuals and organisations involved in different forms of impact assessment	View webpage
The World Health Organization (WHO)	Provides access to case studies, tools, sources of evidence on the relationships between key determinants of health and other information on current developments.	View webpage
Transport Research Laboratory	Wide range of research on road safety, impact on traffic flow and environmental issues such as noise and traffic emissions.	View webpage
Welsh European Funding Office	A website detailing EU funds in Wales.	View webpage
Welsh Government	Information with regard to all aspects of Welsh Government policies and strategies in relation to health and wellbeing.	View webpage