Evidence Summaries
This page provides reviews that summarise the links between various actviities and health.
- Agriculture
- Built Enviroment
- Children
- Crime
- Culture
- Education
- Employment and Income
- Energy
- Gender
- Health Services
- Housing
- Inequality
- Major Projects
- Noise
- Transport
- Water
- Other
Agriculture
Reports
- The Health Impacts of Peri-Urban Natural Resource Development
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Understanding the Links Between Agriculture and Health International Food Policy Research Institute
Built Environment
Reports
- Health Impacts of the Built Environment - A Review Institute of Public Health in Ireland
- The Health Impacts of the Urban Form: A Review of Reviews CHETRE UNSW
- The Health Impacts of Peri-Urban Natural Resource Development Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Health Impact Assessment of Greenspace - A GuideHealth Scotland
- The Health Impacts of the Design of Hospital Facilities on Patient Recovery and Wellbeing, and Staff Wellbeing: A Review of the Literature CHETRE, University of New South Wales
- Urban Environments and Health: Identifying Key Relationships and Policy ImperativesGriffith University
- Creating Healthy Environments: A review of links between the physical environment, physical activity and obesity NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity
- The Relationship Between the Built Environment and Wellbeing: A Literature Review Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- Understanding the Relationship Between Public Health and the Built Environment LEED-ND
- Creating A Healthy Environment: The Impact of the Built Environment on Public Healt Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Healthy Cities and the Urban Planning Process: A background document on the links between health and urban planning World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
- Our Cities, Our health, Our Future: Acting on social determinants for health equity in urban settings WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
- Improving Park Performance - Public Space Lessons CASESpace
- Designing and Planning for Play - Public Space Lessons CASESpace
- The health impacts of place-based interventions in areas of concentrated disadvantaged: A review of the literature CHETRE UNSW
Articles
- Galea S, Vlahov D. Urban Health: Evidence, challenges, and directions, Annual Review of Public Health: 26:341-65, 2005.
doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144708 - Frumkin H. Healthy Places: Exploring the evidence, American Journal of Public Health, 93(9):1451-1456, 2003.
Websites
- Designing and Building Healthy Places Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health Impact Assessment: Healthy cities and urban governance WHO Europe
- Healthy Urban Development Unit England NHS
- CASESpace Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
Children
Reports
- Children and Health - Making the Link London Health Commission
- Childhood Disadvantage and Adult Health: A lifecourse framework Health Development Agency
- Early Child Development: A powerful equalizer WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
- The Impact of School Retention and Educational Outcomes on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Students Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation (CHETRE) UNSW
Crime
Reports
- HIA of Crime Prevention Alex Hirschfield
- Better Health, Lower Crime NACRO
- The health impacts of place-based interventions in areas of concentrated disadvantaged: A review of the literature CHETRE UNSW
Culture
Reports
Education
Reports
- The Impact of School Retention and Educational Outcomes on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Students Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation (CHETRE) UNSW
Employment and Income
Reports
- The Health Impacts of Employment - A Review Institute of Public Health in Ireland
- Employment Conditions and Health Inequalities WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
Articles
- Subramanian S, Kawachi I. Income Inequality and Health: What Have We Learned So Far? Epidemiologic Reviews 26:78-91.
Energy
Reports
Gender
Reports
Health Services
Reports
- The Health Impacts of the Design of Hospital Facilities on Patient Recovery and Wellbeing, and Staff Wellbeing: A Review of the Literature CHETRE, University of New South Wales
- Challenging Inequity Thorugh Health Systems WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
Housing
Reports
- Good Housing and Good Health? A Review and Recommendations for Housing and Health Practitioners Care Services Improvement Parternship
- Housing Improvement and Health Gain MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit
- Health Impact Assessment of Housing Improvements - A Guide Public Health Institute of Scotland
- The Health Impacts of the Urban Form: A Review of Reviews CHETRE UNSW
- The health impacts of place-based interventions in areas of concentrated disadvantaged: A review of the literature CHETRE UNSW
Inequality
Reports
- Childhood Disadvantage and Adult Health: A lifecourse framework Health Development Agency
- Employment Conditions and Health Inequalities WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
- Our Cities, Our health, Our Future: Acting on social determinants for health equity in urban settings WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
- Unequal, Unfair, Ineffective and Inefficient: Gender Inequity in Health -Why it exists and how we can change it WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
- Challenging Inequity Thorugh Health Systems WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
- Early Child Development: A powerful equalizer WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
Articles
- Subramanian S, Kawachi I. Income Inequality and Health: What Have We Learned So Far? Epidemiologic Reviews 26:78-91.
Websites
- Commission on the Social Determinants of Health World Health Organization
- Health Inequalities England Department of Health
Major Projects
Reports
- Human Health and Dams WHO submission to the World Commission on Dams
- The Health Impacts of Peri-Urban Natural Resource Development Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- The Health Impacts of the Design of Hospital Facilities on Patient Recovery and Wellbeing, and Staff Wellbeing: A Review of the Literature CHETRE, University of New South Wales
Noise
Reports
Transport
Reports
- Health Impacts of Transport - A Review Institute of Public Health in Ireland
- Health Impact Assessment of Transport Initiatives - A Guide Health Scotland
- Transport, Environment and Health WHO Europe
- A review of the evidence of the impact of public transport on population health in Australia CHETRE UNSW
Journal Articles
- Geurs KT, Boon W, Van Wee B (2009) Social Impacts of Transport: Literature Review and the State of the Practice of Transport Appraisal in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Transport Reviews, 29(1): 69-90. doi:10.1080/01441640802130490
Water
Reports
- Human Health and Dams WHO submission to the World Commission on Dams
- Australian Drinking Water Guidelines v.6 NHMRC and Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
Websites
Other
Reports
