HIA 2007

South East Asian and Oceania Regional
Health Impact Assessment Conference







UNSW - Unversity of New South Wales


NSW Health





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DRAFT PROGRAM

Wednesday 7th November 2007
Pre-Conference Workshops, Asia Pacific HIA Network and Conference Reception

9.00am -
4.00pm
Workshop 1:
What is HIA?


A one day Introductory Workshop on HIA.

Leader:
Jessica McCormick
Monash University
Workshop 2:
Health Risk Assessment

A one day introductory course in Health Risk Assessment.

Leaders:
Dr Dianne Katscherian & Dr Jeff Spickett
Western Australian Department of Health & Curtin University
Workshop 3:
HIA as a Tool for Healthy Public Policy

A series of formal and informal sessions the role of HIA in the development of healthy public policy.

Leaders:
Dr Lynn Kemp & Patrick Harris
Centre for Health Equity Training, Research & Evaluation (CHETRE), UNSW
4.30pm-
6.30pm
Asia Pacific HIA Network Meeting
Meeting of HIA practitioners from across the Asia Pacific region. The meeting will include:
  • Updates on HIA activities in individual countries
  • Discussion to identify common issues
  • Identification of avenues for action and resource-sharing
Facilitator: Rob Quigley, Quigley and Watts Ltd
6.30pm-
8.00pm
Conference Reception
8.00pm
onwards
Dine out in Sydney


NB: This program is provisional and may be subject to change

NOTE: Workshops participation will be limited to 25 participants

Thursday 8th November 2007
Conference Day 1

8.30am Registration and Coffee
9.00am Plenary Session: Planning for Health and Sustainability
Welcome to Country
Official Opening
The Hon Verity Firth, NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, Minister for Women, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water (Environment), Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer)
Sustainable Futures
Dr Andrew Gillman, Sustainable Solutions International
Linking HIA and Other Forms of Impact Assessment
Richard Morgan, Centre for Impact Assessment Research and Training, Otago University
Health in Planning and Impact Assessment
Yolande Stone, NSW Department of Planning

Chair: Dr Denise Robinson, Deputy Director-General, Population Health and Chief Health Office, NSW Department of Health
11.00am Morning Break
11.30am Concurrent Session 1 (see next page)
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Concurrent Session 2 (see next page)
3.30pm Afternoon Break
4.00pm Plenary Session: Equity, Participation & Democracy in HIA - Rhetoric and Reality
HIA and Equity
Elizabeth Harris, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE)
HIA, Democracy and Human Rights
Daniel Tarantola, University of New South Wales Initiative on Health and Human Rights
HIA and Participation
Decharut Sukkumnoed, Thai Healthy Policy Foundation and Kasetsart University

Chair: Martin Turnbull, Team Leader Human Services, Social Policy Branch, Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
6.45pm Conference Dinner: Harbour Cruise (Departs 7:00pm)


Concurrent Session 1
11:30am-1:00pm, Conference Day 1

Creating and Sustaining Environments for Health: The South East Asian Experience

Learning from Working Across Boundaries
S Chanthaphone, S Lahiri

The Futures of Rayong: Creating the Alternatives of Community Development
S Nuntavorakarn, W Chuenchit, D Sukkumnoed, S Pengkam

HIA as a Tool of Healthful Agriculture and Food Policy in Thailand
O Srisookwatana


Chair: Professor Anthony Zwi, School of Public Health & Community Medicine, UNSW
HIA in Practice: Promoting Community Health and Wellbeing

Improving Community Mental Well-Being Using Impact Assessment
A Cooke, A Scott-Samuel, J Stansfield, T Coggins, H West

Health Impact Assessments from an Aboriginal Community Context
S Trindall, C Bell

Empowering Communities with Their Community Health Impact Assessment Tool
C Cameron, S Gosh

HIA: An opportunity for promoting a healthier nutrition environment
E Good, M Hammond, A Groos, C Martin

Chair: Michelle Maxwell, Population Health, Sydney South West Area Health Service, NSW
HIA and Local and Regional Government 1

HIA Application for Local Government : A Case Study of The Agricultural Development Policy at Local Level
J Rodsawad

Bringing together Health and Local Government: Health Impact Assessment as a catalyst
A Gow, M Lynch

Health Impact Assessments and Structure Plans for Local Government
P Francis, K Watson

Planning for Social Wellbeing: Using Social and Health Impact Assessment in Local Government
J McCormick, N Algie, V Colmer, J Keily, J Patten, D Batras, H Keleher, S Milner

Chair: John Kurko, National Health Foundation
Australian Interjurisdictional Roundtable on HIA

Chair: Elizabeth Harris, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research & Evaluation (CHETRE), UNSW


Concurrent Session 2
2:00pm-3:30pm, Conference Day 1

Intitutionalising HIA 1

Outcome Mapping and Monitoring HIA Progress in Thailand
D Sukkumnoed, R Sukkumnoed, D Rungrojcharoenkij

A Policy Place for HIA
D Trudinger

HIA: The Journey of a thousand miles begins with one step - creating the preconditions for effective uptake of HIA at the state level
D Broderick, K Buckett

Health Impact Assessment and Regeneration: Exploring possibilties and creating opportunities
J McCormick

Chair: Dr Rosemary Aldrich, Clinical Governance, Hunter New England Area Health Service, NSW
HIA in Practice

Fuelling the Revolution: HIA as a cornerstone of public health service planning at Southern Health
C Fountain, E Bruce, CTheobald, S Young, C Murphy

HIAs for Building Healthy Communities
K Gillham, V Wells, M Licata, A Kempton

Health Impact Assessment as a Tool for Fair Social Investment
G Fougere, M Earle

Using Rapid Equity Focused HIA to Enhance the Consideration of Health Equity in Policy and Program Development
B Harris-Roxas, P Harris, E Harris, L Kemp

Chair: Andrew Gow, Health Development, Greater Southern Area Health Service, NSW
HIA and Local and Regional Government 2

Improvement of Thai Local Government Planning after Introducing Health Impact Assessment
U Inmuong, L Charerntanyarak, P Furu

Health Impact Assessment: The development of tools to support decision making at East Gippsland Shire Council
JL Potter, M Mahoney

HIA through Health Assembly: Flood Problem Solution at Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
S Buntain

The Impact of Local Government Plans on the Health of Australians Living in Coastal Areas
S Furber, E Gray, L Neville, C Dews, B Harris-Roxas, S Thackway

Chair: Jenny Hughes, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement, NSW Department of Health
Workshop:
HIA in New Zealand


Facilitator: Rob Quigley, Quigley and Watts Ltd



Friday 9th November 2007
Conference Day 2

6:45am Public Health Walking Tour of Sydney (departs from the Menzies lobby)
8.30am Registration and Coffee
9.00am Plenary Session: Working Across Boundaries - HIA as a Foundation for Healthy Public Policy
The Role of HIA and Healthy Public Policy in Health System Reform
Wiput Phoolcharoen, Thai Healthy Public Policy Foundation
Health Impact Assessment: Protecting and Promoting Health
Robert Bos, Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization
Knowledge, Politics and Health Improvement: The role of HIA
Professor Gareth Williams, Cardiff University

HIA2008 Asia Pacific HIA Conference Invitation
Dr Amphon Jindawatthana, Thai National Health Commission Office

Chair: Sarah Thackway, Director of Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health
11.00am Morning Break
11.30am Concurrent Session 3 (see next page)
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Concurrent Session 4 (see next page)
3.30pm Afternoon Break
4.00pm Plenary 4: Panel Discussion - Future Gazing

Rob Quigley
Quigley and Watts Ltd

Ashley Gould
Welsh Local Government Association

Decharut Sukkumnoed
Thai Healthy Policy Foundation and Kasetsart University

Ben Harris-Roxas
Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE)

Chair: Dr Lynn Kemp, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE)


Concurrent Session 3
11.30am-1:00pm, Conference Day 2

Intitutionalising HIA 2

HIA in Law: The first step of HIA in Thailand
A Jindawatthana, S Pengkam

Tipping points creating momentum for HIA
J Hughes, J Elias, V Wells

Implementation Progress of Health Impact Assessment in Lao PDR
T Fengthong

New Zealand's Health Impact Assessment Support Unit
F Graham, P Hawley-Evans

Chair: Mark Thornell, Population Health, Sydney South West Area Health Service, NSW
HIA in Practice: Growth and Urbanisation

Assessment of the Role of HIA in Sonla Hydropower Project in Vietnam
Doan Ngoc H

Health Impact Assessment in Urban Design: Public Health and HIA in Auckland
J Lamm

Health Impact Assessment of a Hospital Redevelopment
M Maxwell, S Peters

The Role of Stakeholders in HIA: Landfill site and housing development in Mundijong Western Australia M Little, J Earnest, D Katscherian, J Spickett

Chair: Frank Callaghan, Environmental Health Service, Department of Health, SA
Informing HIA’s Use

The Whanau Ora HIA: A cross-sector tool with an indigenous focus
G Baker

A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of HIA
B Harris-Roxas, V Rose, J Proudfoot, L Kemp, E Harris

Gross National Happiness As A Framework for Health Impact Assessment
M Pennock, D Karma Ura, R Colman

Translating Diverse Forms of Evidence: The Victorian experience
J McCormick, N Burford, G Blau

Chair: Martin Bicevskis, Public Health, Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
Workshop: Approaches to working with Local Government
Ashley Gould, Welsh Local Government Association


Concurrent Session 4
2:00pm-3:30pm, Conference Day 2

Creating and Sustaining Environments for Health

A Place for Health Professionals in Strategic Planning Processes
P Brookfield, D Low Choy

Creating Environments for Health: Development of National Environmental Health Action Plan (NEHAP)
T Fengthong

Best Practice Design Guidelines for Development along Busy Roads
J Chappell, G Lloyd

Urban Sprawl, Physical Activity and Obesity in Sydney, Australia
F Garden, B Jalaludin

Chair: Uma Rajappa, Environmental Health Unit, Queensland Health
HIA Capacity Building

Regional Cooperation on HIA for Developing Countries: The Thailand Experience
D Sukkumnoed, W Chuenchit, N Sabrum

Building Capacity for HIA in the Greater Southern Area Health Service
S Brown, A Gow

Building from the Ground Up: Five Years of HIA Capacity Building
B Harris-Roxas, J Hughes, P Harris, E Harris, L Kemp

Health Impact Assessment: Capacity Building towards Healthier Public Policy in Victoria
N Burford, J McCormick

Chair: Kim Browne, Director, Population, Planning and Performance, Hunter New England Area Health Service
Health and Other Forms of Impact Assessment

Incorporating Health Impact Assessment into the Broader Impact Assessment Framework
B Skarratt

Incorporation HIA in the Thai EIA System
Y Inmuong

Drivers, Processes and Challenges Faced by the Private Sector when Developing and Implementing an Internationally Recognised HIA
S McCrea

Consideration of Health and Wellbeing in Environmental Impact Assessments in New South Wales, Australia
P Harris, E Harris, S Thompson, B Harris-Roxas, L Kemp, R Lyle

Chair: Vicky Sheppeard, Envirnomental Health, NSW Department of Health
Practitioner Forum

Chair: Sophie Dwyer, Queensland Department of Health