Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Health Impact Assessment

Combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Assessment, Health Impact
  • Assessments, Health Impact
  • Health Impact Assessments
  • Impact Assessment, Health
  • Impact Assessments, Health

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2013

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Tree Numbers

  1. E05.318w.308w.237w
  2. N03w.349.380w.210.500w

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NLM Classification

W 84.4

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Health Impact Assessment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062489. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062489
  2. Health Impact Assessment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_impact_assessment
  3. Health Impact Assessment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1135011