Following the successful Health Forum “Undermining Our Health” held in Gunnedah on 4th August, the community resolved to conduct a regional Health Impact Assessment on the Gunnedah Basin, with the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales. To that end, we are calling for Expressions of Interest to join a scoping committee to commence this work. A single meeting to develop the Terms of Reference for the HIA will be held in Gunnedah in mid September 2012 (indicative duration 2-4 hours).
To be effective, desirable skills of the whole committee should include:
- Experience with Health Impact Assessment
- Political/Government/Corporate Background
- Familiarity with the proposed developments in the region
We are looking across the region for persons with knowledge, qualifications or interest in the following areas:
Management: Chair – oversight of process, & media liason; Deputy chair – project management
4 Community Representatives: Caroona/Mullaley/Quirindi; Maules Creek/Narrabri/Bellata/Gurley/Wee Waa. Representative of Aboriginal groups, mine workers, townspeople and agricultural sectors.
4 organizations or professionals: Representatives from Mining related Councils ; Hunter New England Health; General Practitioner, Nursing, Mental Health Professional
Chartered Accountant, Lawyer or Corporate Manager
For more information regarding Health Impact Assessments see The World Health Organisation website: http://www.who.int/hia/en/ or the UNSW HIA Guide 2007
Please contact Phil Laird <wplaird@bigpond.com> or Nicky Chirlian nicky@tallawang.com if you are interested in becoming involved in this process or wish to apply. Applications will close on 31st August 2012.
Aug 10 2012
Expressions of Interest – HIA Scoping Committee
Following the successful Health Forum “Undermining Our Health” held in Gunnedah on 4th August, the community resolved to conduct a regional Health Impact Assessment on the Gunnedah Basin, with the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales. To that end, we are calling for Expressions of Interest to join a scoping committee to commence this work. A single meeting to develop the Terms of Reference for the HIA will be held in Gunnedah in mid September 2012 (indicative duration 2-4 hours).
To be effective, desirable skills of the whole committee should include:
We are looking across the region for persons with knowledge, qualifications or interest in the following areas:
Management: Chair – oversight of process, & media liason; Deputy chair – project management
4 Community Representatives: Caroona/Mullaley/Quirindi; Maules Creek/Narrabri/Bellata/Gurley/Wee Waa. Representative of Aboriginal groups, mine workers, townspeople and agricultural sectors.
4 organizations or professionals: Representatives from Mining related Councils ; Hunter New England Health; General Practitioner, Nursing, Mental Health Professional
Chartered Accountant, Lawyer or Corporate Manager
For more information regarding Health Impact Assessments see The World Health Organisation website: http://www.who.int/hia/en/ or the UNSW HIA Guide 2007
Please contact Phil Laird <wplaird@bigpond.com> or Nicky Chirlian nicky@tallawang.com if you are interested in becoming involved in this process or wish to apply. Applications will close on 31st August 2012.
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