Health Impact Assessment Waste Management Facility

Unlike other impact assessments, HIA looks into the holistic impacts of a project. On the other hand, other impact assessments such as community risk assessment and health risk analysis can be carried out within the HIA. Stages of Health Impact Assessment To attain good HIA report, assessment must be conducted in a systematic manner by screening, scoping, assessment of risk and appraisal, recommendations, writing of the report, and monitoring and evaluation stage (Birley 2013). Screening is the first stage which enables one to decide whether to undertake an HIA (Birley 2013). Some proposed plans and projects occur in small scale and would for that reason not require an HIA. Also, it would ensure that the emerging issues are properly addressed (Birley 2013). Information necessary for the proposed waste management facility project The essential information pertaining to waste management facility project is the need to look into the activities connected to the setup and the operation of the facility and its potential pathway screening (Parkes et al.

It is essential to know the manner in which project activities will impact a given health determinant such as its socio-economic environment including transport, housing, crime, education, social cohesion and income, employment, accessibility of healthcare and other amenities and physical environments such as water, noise and vibration, air and odor, land use and built environment (Parkes et al. Knowing these vital information enables one to explore the potential health risks to the people working or living nearby and employees, thus, appropriate measures are taken to improve the positive health impacts of the project while the negative health effects are mitigated (Parkes et al. When looking at the potential impacts of a waste management facility using HIA as a tool, it is important that you gather some essential data and information that will be instrumental in the drafting of recommendations (Parkes et al.

Another vital information is the kind of waste products that will be facilitated at the waste management institution. Some of the waste materials have been found to be dangerous to both the environment and the people (Birley 2013). Information necessary for the community to understand the potential health effects When looking at the material important for understanding community’s potential health effects, it is important to look into the community health issues that can impact the projects performance and reputation (Glasson & Therivel 2013). For example, certain diseases, such as acute respiratory infections and malaria can result in a change of the local workforce productivity thus, adversely affecting the facility (Parkers et al. It is important to look at the communicable diseases affecting the community.

Provision of an adequate number of urinals and toilets at the work place for the workers can help regulate the transmission of diarrheal diseases such as cholera (Barley 2013). Decision makers in need of the information Health Impact Assessment decision makers include local waste management service, local energy response unit, county road safety department, community affairs department, construction, design, and engineers (Lee & Kim 2014). Just like the health sector, the decision makers play a significant role in the provision of health. Public decision makers include neighborhood associations, health workers, businesses, low income and working class communities, social service agencies and providers. Conducting a health impact assessment offers the decision makers an evidence-based recommendation about the proposal (Lee & Kim 2014). S. The Development Plan of a Health Impact Assessments in Korea.