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WHO Collaborating Centre for

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable

Development is central to the Manila

Declaration on Health and Environment

and the vision of the TWG-HIA.

As an established leader in HIA the Centre

looks forward to playing a major role in

promoting the use of HIA to achieve more

sustainable and equitable development,

better health outcomes and progress

toward the Sustainable Development

Goals.

ABOUT THE CENTRE The Centre was established in 2003 and is located

in the School of Public Health at Curtin University

in Perth, Western Australia. The Centre has been

involved in WHO projects in many countries

including Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos,

Malaysia, Mongolia, Nauru, Solomon Islands,

Thailand, Vanuatu & Vietnam.

The Centre aims to increase the effectiveness

and use of EHIA and HIA across the Asia Pacific

Region. The Centre was redesignated in 2015 and

has three new key activities:

1. To develop or improve WHO guidelines or

manuals on Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

of prioritised sectors

2. To develop HIA framework on climate change

for WHO

3. To assist WHO in promoting HIA in the

Region, including strengthening the

knowledge network of the Thematic Working

Group on HIA under the Regional Forum on

Environment and Health in Southeast and

East Asian Countries

Staff have a wide range of expertise including:

Health risk assessment and risk management

Indoor and outdoor air quality

Environmental health

Health impacts of climate change

Sustainable Development

Systems thinking

Occupational health and safety

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is a major public health issue and

effective adaptation is critical to the future health

of people around the globe. Staff from the Centre

have developed “Climate Change, Vulnerability

and Health: A Guide to Assessing and Addressing

the Health Impacts”. This guide uses a HIA

framework and includes a series of working tables

to assist users to run climate change workshops

and develop strategies for their region.

The Centre has assisted groups from Nauru,

Solomon Islands, Vanuatu & Western Australia to

apply the guidelines. These guidelines have also

been used by the UN Framework Convention on

Climate Change for training in Africa, South

America & Asia.

With the Paris Agreement on climate change and

the pressing need to adapt to health impacts of

climate change, the Centre will continue to work

with countries to improve and apply the

guidelines.

Capacity Building & Training

Research and development at the Centre has

built significant capacity in HIA and resulted in

guidance documents that are freely available on

our website. These guides have also assisted

with the development of country-specific

guidelines in HIA. Examples include:

Evaluation of HIA in EIA

Climate Change Vulnerability & Health Guide

HRA Scoping Guidelines

The Centre has been providing education and

training in HIA for over a decade. Training format

is flexible and can be tailored to meet the needs

of different groups. Capacity building and

training events held over 2015 and 2016 include:

Climate change, Health and the Environment

co-hosted by WHO and the Australian

Embassy, Beijing

HIA—A pathway to a healthier and

sustainable future. United Nations University

International Institute Global Health

WHO Health Environment and Development

Inaugural Training, Republic of Korea

Role of HIA and the Agenda 2030 for

Sustainable Development—Ministry of

Health, Malaysia

Sixth Climate Change & Health Conference,

Republic of Korea

Australia-China Centre for Air Quality Science

and Management, Beijing

Emerging Opportunities for Health and the

Environment— Public Seminar, Perth

First Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating

Centres in the Western Pacific, Manila

The recent work in the Centre will continue with a focus on some of the most pressing health issues in the region:

Climate change

Vulnerable groups , particularly children.

Sustainable Development

Integration of HIA into EIA

Dr Helen Brown:

Ph: +61 (8) 9266 7944 Email: H.Brown@curtin.edu.au

THE CENTRE WELCOMES COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS & CENTRES

www.ehia.curtin.edu.au

Environmental Health Impact Assessment

Thematic Working Group on HIA (TWG-HIA) The Centre is a member of the WHO TWG-HIA.

HIA promotes a multidisciplinary approach that

considers health outcomes in light of a broad

range of environmental, social, economic and

biological determinants of health. This requires

strong interaction across all sectors and is

underpinned by the key values of:

Sustainable Development

Equity

Democracy

Ethical use of evidence

Promotion of Health

The Centre works with other members of the

TWG to develop four-yearly workplans and to

assist members and WHO as required.

Staff from the Centre were invited to attend the

Informal Meeting for the Draft Regional Frame-

work for Health and Environment at WPRO in

Manila in 2016.

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