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Titre :	A prospective health impact assessment of the international astronomy and space exploration centre. (2001)
Auteurs :	L.Y. WINTERS
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 55, n° 6, 2001)
Pagination :	433-441
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Etat santé ; Espace ; Examen complémentaire ; Entretien ; Evaluation ; Homme
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST k6qMZR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objectives-Assess the potential health impacts of the proposed International Astronomy and Space Exploration Centre on the population of New Wallasey. Contribute to the piloting of health impact assessment methods. Design-Prospective health impact assessment involving brainstorming sessions and individual interviews with key informants and a literature review. Setting-New Wallasey Single Regeneration Budget 4 area. Participants-Key stakeholders including local residents'groups selected through purposeful snowball sampling. Main results-Recommendations are made that cover issues around : transport and traffic ; civic design ; security ; public safety, employment and training. Conclusions-Health impact assessment is a useful pragmatic tool for facilitating wide consultation. In particular engaging the local population in the early planning stages of a proposed development, and assisting in highlighting changes to maximise the positive health influences on affected communities.

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