‘Mellow Village: A Health Impact Assessment Case Study’ sets out in detail the process and steps required to apply HIA to a hypothetical proposal to develop a mixed-use urban neighbourhood called Mellow Village. This new case study – based on a hypothetical building project - was developed as a support tool for using the updated Health Impact Assessment Guidance and will be of interest to local authorities, community organisations, and policy- and decision-makers at local and national level. HIA is used to assess the potential impact of a proposed new law, policy, programme or project and how it might affect the health of the community before it is implemented. Ultimately, HIA helps to build healthier communities and reduce health inequalities by ensuring that new laws, policies, or programmes are more inclusive, more equitable, and more sustainable. 

The Mellow Village case study also complements a free online course introducing the basic principles of HIA, which is available on the Institute’s digital learning platform Public Health Matters. The 60-page case study was developed by IPH in partnership with Ben Cave from BCA Insight, and launched at a webinar, 9 April.

P.40 Table 1: Scoping health determinants - Health promotion (including smoking cessation); Substance misuse (including alcohol); Problem gambling.