health impact
Bodily wellbeing consequence
Health impact refers to any effect—positive or negative—that something has on physical or mental well-being.
Policy discussions often require a health impact assessment before approving new developments.
The phrase appears frequently in public health contexts: The health impact of air pollution is well documented.
Unlike medical outcomes, health impacts may be indirect or long-term: the health impact of poverty, the health impact of social isolation.
- acute illnessRapid-onset, short-duration disease
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- healthcare policyLaws governing medical services
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- chronic illnessLasting health impairment
stress · mortality · anxiety · infection · occupational hazards · exercise · housing conditions · morbidity · toxicity · dose-response · risk factor · resilience · mental fatigue · epidemiology · socioeconomic status · climate change · effect · sanitation
- alcohol problemsalcoholic, alcoholics, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol dependency
- environmental reviewsenvironmental monitoring, environmental assessment, EPA, scoping, alternatives
health impactfinancial impact
Effect on finances
economic impact · environmental impact · social impact · psychological impact · cultural impact