A combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, programme, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within a population e.g. housing development, urban regeneration project, youth unemployment policy
Aim 1) To systematically assess the potential health impacts, both positive and negative, intended or unintended, of projects, programmes, and policies
2) To improve the quality of public policy decisions by making recommendations that are likely to enhance predicted positive health impacts and minimise negative ones.
