Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a decision support approach which is applied in various shapes and forms throughout the world. In England, amongst a range of areas of application, HIA is applied in local (spatial) plan making and project development planning. Whilst various authors have reflected on HIA practice in England, the extent of application and its quality has remained unclear. This paper aims at addressing this gap by reporting on the results of a systematic review of HIA in planning. It is found that between 100 and 200 HIAs are likely being produced each year in England. Whilst most assessments are rapid (desk based), there are also examples of comprehensive and intermediate HIAs, where a participatory procedural approach is followed. An important finding is that those HIAs applied within the context of other assessments (integrated impact assessment -IIA, strategic environmental assessment - SEA/ sustainability appraisal -SA and environmental impact assessment – EIA) tend to be of a higher quality than standalone HIAs, mainly because of the existing comprehensive statutory procedural requirements for these other assessments into which HIA can be integrated.

健康影响评估 (HIA) 是一种决策支持方法，在世界范围内以各种形式和形式应用。在英格兰，在一系列应用领域中，HIA 应用于本地（空间）规划制定和项目开发规划。虽然许多作者都对英国的 HIA 实践进行了反思，但其应用范围及其质量仍不清楚。本文旨在通过报告对规划中 HIA 进行系统审查的结果来弥补这一差距。据发现，英国每年可能生产 100 到 200 个 HIA。虽然大多数评估是快速的（基于桌面），但也有全面和中级 HIA 的例子，其中遵循参与性程序方法。