Association of Public Health Observatories- Health Impact Assessment Gateway (U.K.). The organization develops public health expertise and in-depth knowledge of health and health care at a regional level. They monitor and forecast trends in health status and disease, and play a major role in showing how health inequalities are being tackled locally and regionally. They also monitor the effects of health and health care interventions
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International clearinghouses for HIA
HIA Connect, New South Wales Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE). Includes HIA guidance, a blog and a monthly newsletter
New Zealand HIA links — CIART. Links to Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Environmental Management, and New Zealand
Health Canada, Environmental Health Assessment — workshop proceedings and the Canadian Handbook on Health Impact Assessment
London Health Commission Health Impact Assessment- works in partnership with agencies across the capital to reduce health inequalities and improve the health and well being of all Londoners
World Health Organization- Health Impact Assessment
WHO/Europe Health Impact Assessment methods and strategies
Sources for evidence-based reviews of population health policy interventions
“Evidence-based thinking about health care” (and prevention)
The Campbell Collaboration. Evidence-based reviews of education, criminal justice and other social interventions
Undertakes high quality systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions and the delivery and organization of health care
User’s Guides to Evidence- Based Practice (Originally published in JAMA)
Improving healthcare decision-making globally, through systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions, published in The Cochrane Library
Resource library provided by the Public Health Institute (California). Collection of reports on various topics, including tobacco control, obesity prevention, physical activity promotion and affordable housing
Independent, non-partisan research on public policy issues affecting California. Reports written by in-house staff and outside experts
Guide to Community Preventive Services in U.S. Evidence-based recommendations for programs and policies to promote population health
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. Health Evidence Network. Providing answers to policy questions, access to sources of evidence and information as well as access to policy briefs
Demographic and health risk data for describing affected populations
Health-related data clearinghouses (links to other sites and more)
Network of 12 public health observatories working across the five nations: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Offer information, data and intelligence on health and health care for practitioners, policy makers and the community at large
Comprehensive list of websites and other sources of community information by zip code, including demographics, business/economics, environment, education and health
Listing of general spatial data, as well as national and statewide data guides, warehouses and servers. Compiled by Humboldt State University Library
Specializing in products that help to perform advance spatial analysis, model operational processes and visuals. Also provides links to numerous sources of geographic information
The London Health Commission works in partnership with agencies across the capital to reduce health inequalities and improve the health and well being of all Londoners. Site includes resources and full-reports of HIA
Extensive list of publicly accessible sources of demographic data for California.
Links to examples of HIAs, networks, policy, use of evidence, tools, and methods
WHO/Regional Office for Europe. Information on health topics, publications, programs and projects, including health impact assessment
Community demographic, school and economic data
U.S. Census Bureau lists census data including populations, businesses and government. Also includes new mapping functions
CHP- SWITRS provides extensive data on fatal and injury motor vehicle traffic collisions in California by year, time, number of vehicles and persons involved; also provides information on whether alcohol contributed to the collision
Interactive maps and tables of neighborhood characteristics in the Los Angeles region, especially infill opportunities around transit stations and corridors
Demographic, Economic, and Financial Research. In addition the site provides revenue estimates for the annual state budget process and analyzes tax issues potentially significant to the state
California Labor Market Information Division. Data on civilian labor force, employment, and unemployment by county, MSA, and city
North American Industry Classification System. Site offers business patterns by zip code, census tract numbers for residential street address, national economic data by individual counties, as well as occupation information by race and gender
Demographic and other information about students in California’s public schools by district, school and year
Child Health Impact Assessment- offering evidence and experienced based- methodology to evaluate policy and regulations affecting the health and well-being of children.
Socio-economic indicators, e.g. “deprivation index,” produced by National Association of Planning Councils
Student demographics and other education information, searchable by school and zip code
Data sources on environmental conditions
Data warehouse, search environmental information by zip code
Map and identify superfund sites, toxic releases and hazardous waste generators by zip code
Data sources on the prevalence of health conditions and risk factors
From the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Interactive database allows tabulation of state data and for select metropolitan areas (in California: Los Angeles/Long Beach/Glendale and San Francisco/Oakland/Fremont)
Health conditions and behaviors by demographic group and county. Free, but requires registration