This guidance defines Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and sets out the stages involved. It updates guidance issued by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland in 2009. It draws on best practice in impact assessment from across the island of Ireland, the UK and internationally.There are new tools for each stage of the assessment process. It is a user-friendly and practical framework to guide policy...

BreatheLife is a joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, and the World Bank. It aims to mobilize cities and individuals to protect our health and our planet from the effects of air pollution....

This report is a section of the action plans for better knowledge: Action N°4 – Better Focus on the Protection and on the Improvement of Citizens’ Health. Current policy on air quality is mostly focused on avoidance of exceeding limit values. The aim of the current report is to propose a method to quantify the effects of air pollution on citizens’ health to facilitate a shift towards policy where ...

Quantifying the effects of exposure to air pollution in terms of public health has become a critical component in policy discussion. WHO/Europe's software tool AirQ+ performs calculations that allow quantification of the health effects of exposure to air pollution, including estimates of the reduction in life expectancy, for the most significant air pollutants. AirQ+ is available in English, Frenc...

Global studies of the health impacts of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) have been based on particle mass, but there is evolving evidence indicating that adverse health effects can vary depending on the source and composition of PM2.5. This complicates the equitoxicity assumption commonly made regarding particle air pollution while raising the question as to which types of PM2.5 are most toxic. Thi...

This document presents recommendations for concentration–response functions for key pollutants to be included in cost–benefit analysis supporting the revision of the European Union’s air quality policy. It provides a response to a question posed by the European Commission in the framework of the WHO “Health risks of air pollution in Europe – HRAPIE” project. The essential background to this respon...

This report links state-of-the-art models on vehicle emissions, air pollution, and epidemiological models to determine how, when, and where transportation emissions are impacting air quality and public health. It advances beyond examining the transportation sector as a whole, evaluating the health burden attributable to specific subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles, on-road non-diesel vehicles, shi...

This is Report 1 of the technical assistance that includes the results obtained in the estimation of the burden of disease attributable to air pollution, as well as the adaptation of an estimation methodology in the study areas. This product is the result of joint work with the environmental and health authorities of the city of Cali and the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley....

This epidemiological repository is a compilation of quantitative information on the magnitude of mortality risks related to long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter, identified through a two-stage search strategy of epidemiological studies. Therefore, the aims of this repository are: • to provide decision-makers, policymakers, researchers and all interested parties in countries around the ...

With support from the Clean Air Fund, Vital Strategies has partnered with city governments to assemble a set of case studies showcasing real-world examples of how engagement with public health organizations and practitioners can accelerate solutions that promote clean air, climate and health simultaneously. These case studies equip health decision-makers and public health practitioners with exampl...