Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 10, 2026
Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
Enabling factors and barriers for the use of health impact assessment in decision-making processes
B Ahmad1, D Chappel, T Pless-Mulloli
1Institute of Health & Society, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. balsam.ahmad@ncl.ac.uk
Objective:
To identify key stakeholders' views of factors that may enable or limit the use of health impact assessment (HIA) in the decision-making processes within their organizations.
Methods:
In-depth interviews were carried out with 14 key informants from local and regional stakeholder organizations.
Setting:
North East of England, 2005.
Results:
Three emergent themes were identified: leadership in HIA; integration of HIA with existing organizational structures; and joint working between key stakeholder organizations.
Conclusions:
With the exception of a 'leadership vacuum' that had not been described previously, the present findings on factors that enable or limit the use of HIA in decision making by organizations in the region are consistent with those reported previously in the literature. In the absence of a nationally defined regulatory and organizational framework for HIA practice, key stakeholders' views on factors that promote or hinder the use of HIA in the decision-making process of their organizations may be pivotal in advancing HIA practice in the region.
Related Concept Videos
01:15Impact of Pharmacokinetic–Pharmacodynamic Models: Regulatory Decisions
01:25Strategies for Assessing and Addressing Confounding
Confounding can be addressed at both the design phase of a study and through analytical methods after data...
01:21Dimensions of Health and Illness
01:21Barriers to Effective Communication II
Cultural barriers:
Differences in values, beliefs, religion, knowledge, and tradition can significantly impact communication. Awareness of nonverbal cues is critical, especially when conversing with a patient from a different culture. What appears appropriate in one culture may be inappropriate in another.
Semantic barriers:
As a result of their tendency to use...
01:23Types of Biopharmaceutical Studies: Controlled and Non-Controlled Approaches
Non-controlled studies, commonly employed for initial exploration, lack a control group, rendering them susceptible to biases and external influences. In contrast, controlled...
01:30Barriers to Effective Communication I
Communication barriers include the following:
Physiological barriers: They are limitations caused by a person's health condition or disability, such as hearing loss, poor eyesight, illness, or unconsciousness. An example to overcome this barrier...