Background Natural resource extraction projects (NREPs) might impact the social, economic
and health conditions of marginalised and/or vulnerable population groups, such as …

Impact assessments have the potential to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). This paper argues that the nexus between the SDGs, mining, and impact …

Health is central to sustainable development, and thus a cross-cutting issue of the
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030 agenda. Natural resource extraction projects in …

Objectives: Developmental processes influence the determinants of health and,
consequently, human health. Yet, assessing human health impacts in impact assessment …

Background The health sector aims to improve health outcomes and access to healthcare.
At the same time, the sector relies on unsustainable environmental practices that are …

This article details how health impacts came to be assessed in three mega, billion dollar,
transport infrastructure projects, two road tunnels and one light rail, in Sydney Australia. The …

This book stems from over a decade of work to better understand 'healthy public
policy'.'Healthy public policy'and derivatives like 'health in all policies' speak to the vast …

Dam development improves water, food, and energy security but often with negative impacts
on human health. The transmission of dam-related diseases persists in many dammed …

Until recently the extractive industry has been largely unaware of the threat of emerging
infectious diseases (EIDs), which have the potential to shut down entire operations. The …

Background: To avoid or mitigate potential project-related adverse health effects, the Trident
copper project in Kalumbila, northwestern Zambia, commissioned a health impact …