The essential elements of health impact assessment and healthy public policy: a qualitative study of practitioner perspectives

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 2; no. 6; p. e001245
• Main Authors: Harris, Patrick John, Kemp, Lynn Amanda, Sainsbury, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2012; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Public Health; Qualitative research

Objectives This study uses critical realist methodology to identify the essential and contingent elements of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Healthy Public Policy (HPP) as operationalised by practitioners. Design Data collection—qualitative interviews and a workshop were conducted with HIA and HP...