Titre :
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A prospective health impact assessment of the international astronomy and space exploration centre. (2001)
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Auteurs :
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L.Y. WINTERS
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 55, n° 6, 2001)
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Pagination :
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433-441
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Etat santé
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Espace
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Examen complémentaire
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Entretien
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Evaluation
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Homme
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Résumé :
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[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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