Working with local government to create healthy landscapes, lifestyles and livelihoods

Local government plays a central role in creating our landscapes, lifestyles and livelihoods. The health sector increasingly recognises the importance of working with local government to ensure people lead healthier, happier lives. Health impact assessment (HIA) is an approach that enables the health sector to contribute to local government activities and planning. This seminar focused on the use of health impact assessment at the local government level in Québec City, Korea, and in Sydney.

The seminar looked at:

• HIAs that have been done locally and internationally
• how HIA can add value to local government
• the opportunities and future directions for collaboration.

Panellists

• Dr Thierno Diallo (Université Laval)
• Maria Beer (SWSLHD), Tina Britton and Carolyn Whitton (Wollondilly Shire Council)
• Jinhhee Kim (UNSW)
• A/Prof Jane Lloyd (UNSW)
• Prof Evelyne de Leeuw (UNSW)

Video

Slides

• Thierno Diallo - Using HIA at the Municipal Level in Quebec City.pdf
• Maria Beer, Tina Britton and Carolyn Whitten - How HIA can inform furthwr work with local government.pdf
• Jinhee Kim - Reflections from the Korean experience.pdf
• Jane Lloyd - The science and art of HIAs a case study from Green Square .pdf