title: Health Impact Assessment: how the Canton of Ticino makes health a common issue.
abstract: HIA is based on the theory of health determinants, which recognizes that well-being is determined by a wide range of economic, social and environmental factors, by heredity and medical intervention. The intended HIA procedure represents a new approach to the evaluation of all cantonal policies in order to assess their potential health impacts and to improve the quality of governmental decisions, through recommendations to enhance predicted positive health impacts and minimize negative ones.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Health Promotion, Health Department, Bellinzona, Switzerland. antoine.casabianca@ti.ch
authors.forename: Kurt L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Frei
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casablanca
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011634:Public Health; D011788:Quality of Life; D040841:Resource Allocation; D013557:Switzerland; D014944:World Health Organization