Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of a Fluvial Environment Recovery Project in a Medium-Sized Spanish Town

Cristina Casajuana Kögel, Tània Rodríguez Peña, Isabel Sánchez, Montserrat Tobella, José Alonso López, Fernando Girón Espot, Francesc Pedrol Claramunt, Gemma Rabal and Angelina González Viana
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Cristina Casajuana Kögel: Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Government of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Tània Rodríguez Peña: Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Government of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Isabel Sánchez: Ajuntament de Sant Andreu de la Barca, 08740 Barcelona, Spain
Montserrat Tobella: Ajuntament de Sant Andreu de la Barca, 08740 Barcelona, Spain
José Alonso López: Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona, 08040 Barcelona, Spain
Fernando Girón Espot: Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Government of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Francesc Pedrol Claramunt: Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Government of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Gemma Rabal: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Angelina González Viana: Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Government of Catalonia, 08005 Barcelona, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: Introduction: The Interdepartamental Public Health Plan of Catalonia (2014) seeks to enforce Health in All Policies (HiAP) at the regional and local levels. Within this context, the City Council of Sant Andreu de la Barca (SAB), the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (MAB), and the Public Health Agency of Catalonia started a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of an urbanistic redesign of the Llobregat fluvial area in SAB, the results of which are presented in this paper. Methodology: In 2018, after a HIA screening, a prospective nonquantitative HIA was conducted. Politicians, professionals, and citizens participated in identifying potential impacts. Impacts were prioritized and linked to health determinants, scientific evidence, and potentially affected social groups. Afterwards, recommendations were formulated in order to improve the health impacts of the project. Finally, indicators were selected to evaluate HIA implementation. Results: The HIA was successfully implemented with the participation of technicians and citizens of SAB. The health impacts identified were mainly related to environmental, public safety, lifestyle, socioeconomic, and political contexts. Ten recommendations were defined to minimize the potential negative health impacts of the project, with six of them directly included and only one dismissed due to incompatibility. Conclusion: A HIA was successfully carried out in the medium-sized town of Catalonia, promoting Health in all Policies at a local level and improving health impacts of an urbanistic project.

Keywords: Health in All Policies; Health Impact Assessment; social determinants of health; HIA best practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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