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The Elaboration of an Intersectoral Partnership to Perform Health Impact Assessment in Urban Planning: The Experience of Quebec City (Canada)

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  • Stéphanie Gamache

    (Graduate School of Land Management and Regional Planning, Faculty of Planning, Architecture, Art and Design, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada)

  • Thierno Amadou Diallo

    (Graduate School of Land Management and Regional Planning, Faculty of Planning, Architecture, Art and Design, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, Montréal, QC H2P 1E2, Canada)

  • Ketan Shankardass

    (Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
    MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada)

  • Alexandre Lebel

    (Graduate School of Land Management and Regional Planning, Faculty of Planning, Architecture, Art and Design, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
    Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada)

Abstract

Health impact assessments (HIA) allow evaluation of urban interventions’ potential effects on health and facilitate decision-making in the urban planning process. However, few municipalities have implemented this method in Canada. This paper presents the approach developed with partners, the process, and the outcomes of HIA implementation after seven years of interinstitutional collaborations in Quebec City (ten HIA). Using direct observation and meeting minutes, information includes: perceived role of each institution taking part in HIA beforehand, how the HIA process was implemented, if it was appreciated, and which outcomes were observed. The intersectoral interactions contributed to the development of a common language, which sped up the HIA process over time and fostered positive collaborations in unrelated projects. It was an effective tool to share concerns and responsibilities among independent institutions. This experience resulted in the creation of an informal group of stakeholders from four different institutions that perform HIA to this day in collaboration with researchers.

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  • Stéphanie Gamache & Thierno Amadou Diallo & Ketan Shankardass & Alexandre Lebel, 2020. "The Elaboration of an Intersectoral Partnership to Perform Health Impact Assessment in Urban Planning: The Experience of Quebec City (Canada)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-15, October.
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