Session Description
There is wide variation globally in the practice and use of Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Institutionalisation of HIA concerns the extent to which it is required and used routinely and systematically to inform decision-making. A conceptual framework has been developed to describe and inform institutionalisation of HIA (Green et al 2026). This framework identifies four stages of: advocacy, adoption, implementation and institutionalisation. The framework also identifies activities, key facilitators and critical factors to support institutionalisation. In this participatory workshop, participants will apply the framework to identify and prioritise actions to support institutionalisation of HIA in their own contexts.
The workshop will include:
• Overview of model of institutionalisation
• Participants will map their country/jurisdiction onto the four stages of institutionalisation
• Plenary discussion of barriers and facilitators at different stages
• Participants to be divided into small groups by stage of implementation
• Small groups will:
- identify critical factors, facilitators and activities that are in place or lacking
- prioritise activities/enablers to support institutionalisation
• Groups will rotate to compare priority activities identified for other stages
• Plenary discussion – does the framework match participants experience, is anything missing, priority actions for each stage of institutionalisation
Reference: Green et al (2026) https://doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2026.2658912
Session Summary
There is wide variation globally in the use of Health Impact Assessment (HIA). Institutionalisation concerns the extent to which it is applied routinely and systematically. In this participatory workshop, participants will apply a framework to identify and prioritise actions to support institutionalisation of HIA in their o
Proposed By
Health
Session Chair
Margaret Douglas
Public Health Scotland
United Kingdom
Session Co-chair
Liz Green
Public Health Wales
United Kingdom