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Environmental Impact Assessments Improve Human Health in Development Planning.

Environmental Impact Assessment: An Analysis of the Methodological and Substantive Issues Affecting Human Health Considerations - MARC Report Number 41
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The World Health Organization aims to improve human health by using environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in planning. The EIA method was popularized by the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act in 1969. Experts believe that EIAs can help consider health and welfare in development projects. The Thirty-fifth World Health Assembly emphasized the importance of analyzing health hazards in large-scale projects.