Reports and Guidelines
The following reports and guidelines are resources that we believe are relevant, easy-to-read, influential, and grounded in a thoughtful methodology and/or evaluative process.
Health Impact Assessment
- The Merseyside Guidelines for Health Impact Assessment. 2001.
Published by the International Health IMPACT Assessment Consortium, this is often cited as the most widely used HIA model in England.
- Resource for Health Impact Assessment Vol I: The Main Resource. 2000.
This 198-page report is a general resource document for HIA. Commissioned by the National Health Service Executive London, it provides a detailed overview of HIA, including sections on Introducing HIA, Applying HIA, and Resources for HIA.
- Resource for Health Impact Assessment Vol II: Case Studies. 2001.
Volume II of the Resource for Health Impact Assessment series contains a variety of HIA case studies taken from across England and Wales. Cases are divided into the following categories: Tools for health impact assessment and health inequalities impact assessment, Policy appraisal, Transport and Air quality, Regeneration, Housing, and Social and Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Health Impact Assessment Guidance. By the Institute of Public Health in Ireland, 2006.
This document, developed by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland, provides a general overview of HIA, including guidance on the steps involved in carrying out an HIA. In addition, its 12 appendices provide further technical information, including a screening tool, a variety of checklists, case study examples, and additional resources.
- A Guide to Reviewing Published Evidence for Use in Health Impact Assessment. 2006.
This 12-page document, developed by the London Health Observatory, uses detailed step-by-step instructions to illustrate how to review published evidence for an HIA. Published evidence in this context includes peer-reviewed journal articles as well as internal documents from a variety of sources.
Physical Activity
- Toolkit for Building Physical Activity into Daily Life
This toolkit was prepared for workshops in 2004 and 2005 and in this fast moving research field, some materials are outdated.
- Design Guidelines for Active Michigan Communities
This document was designed to help Michigan communities integrate active living principles into their plans, policies and programs. It was created as part of Michigan's Promoting Active Communities program, though its ideas can be useful to people and communities outside the state as well.
- Be Active WA ( Western Australia ). 2005. How to: Physical Activity Plans
This document provides guidance to Australian communities on how to prepare for, write, and bring to life a physical activity plan. Additional sections discuss the purpose of physical activity plans, how they differ from recreation or health plans, and how they are linked to other plans.
Transportation
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking: A Best Practices Report. Washington, D.C. : The Conservancy, 1998.
This "Best Practices" report provides information on some outstanding pedestrian and bicycle projects that have been recognized for increasing walking and bicycling and improving user safety in communities across the United States.
- Georgia Department of Transportation. Pedestrian Facilities Design Guide.
This guide provides guidance regarding the design, construction, and maintenance of pedestrian and streetscape facilities. It provides technical recommendations on things like sidewalk width, trail composition, etc.
Urban Design and Land Use
- Georgia Department of Transportation. Pedestrian Facilities Design Guide
This guide provides guidance regarding the design, construction, and maintenance of pedestrian and streetscape facilities. It provides technical recommendations on things like sidewalk width, trail composition, etc.
- Toolkit for Building Physical Activity into Daily Life
This toolkit was prepared for workshops in 2004 and 2005 and in this fast moving research field, some materials are outdated.
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