Tools

Below you will find a list of various tools and methods supporting the development of health and welfare.

Assessment

Assessment of health impacts
Assessment of health impacts is a method used for determining consequences of an action, decision or situation in regard to health. The aim of a health impact assessment is to provide useful information as a basis for policy making.

Human Impact Assessment (HulA)
HuIA is a tool for anticipating the effect of a programme, a project or a decision on human health and welfare. HuIA provides information for decision-making and helps dealing with conflicts.

The ITHACA toolkit for monitoring human rights and general health care
The ITHACA toolkit has been developed to monitor human rights and health care in mental health and social care institutions.

Benchmarking

TEAviisari
A benchmarking system for health promotion that covers all municipalities and municipal services in Finland.

More tools are available on the Finnish website