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Development plan of health impact assessments in Korea

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Author	Lee, Eun Young Kim, Im Soon
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	As the importance of health rises in the public consciousness, environmental health impact assessments (HIA) are gaining renewed attention. This implies that the existing medium-centered environmental assessments (EA) should shift toward recipient-centered EAs. Currently, sanitation and public health are health components of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Korea, which contain occupational and residential health, analysis of and mitigation measures against disease-causing factors (such as communicable diseases), and placement and management plans for public health facilities. In short, HIAs are managed under the sanitation and public health criteria of the EIA. This research is a comprehensive analysis of the most recent literature and online information regarding Korea’s EIA system, and has been undertaken in an effort to explore and suggest improvement measures for the nation’s HIA. An HIA’s definition, role, and international trends were reviewed, and building on those findings, a thorough examination explored means to effectively integrate the sanitation and public health component recommended by current regulations into the HIA (such as the EIA reporting guidelines). 1) Despite the current emphasis on health, the health component of the EIA is still insufficient. Comprehensive and effective improvement is required to secure its efficacy. 2) The EIA concerns specific projects or developments, whereas the Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) addresses policies, plans, and programs. On the other hand, the HIA targets both. In addition, the HIA, EIA, and SEA share significant commonalities, which render integration of HIA more feasible. 3) The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health and Welfare must cultivate a system of cooperation and share results of physical exams. 4) The HIA should be incorporated into all plans and development projects. In addition, institutional measures must be put in place to promote the participation of local parties and healthcare researchers. 5) The scope of sanitation and public health components in the EIA must be expanded for practical information to be reflected. 6) Curriculum support must be provided for HIA education. In addition, support and consideration at the government level must occur for continuous research in the field.
Starting Page	225
Ending Page	232
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	20059752
Journal	Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	22337784
Language	English
Publisher	Korean Society of Environmental Risk Assessment and Health Science
Publisher Date	2015-01-21
Publisher Place	Springer
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	HIA (Health Impact Assessment) EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) EA (Environmental Assessment) Pharmacology/Toxicology Environmental Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Toxicology

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