SOPHIA Letter

摘要

The articles contained in this issue highlight diverse aspects of HIA practice, including how HIAs can be used todemonstrate the interconnected nature of social, environmental, and economic effects from decisions; the roleof legislators in exploring policies to support the use of HIA; and how the field can equip students to do community-engaged HIA practice. A key principle underlying the work highlighted in these articles is equity. It is welldocumented that health inequities are the result of social, economic and environmental disadvantages. Therefore,advancing equity involves identifying and improving those conditions that create avoidable, unfair, and unjust differences in health.