The concept of health takes into account physical, psychological, and social well-being. As such, according to the World Health Organization, it is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity and more recently, a resource for every day living.

Financial segments such as pharmaceutical and food industry, architecture and housing or maintaining a clean environment have significant impacts on well-being.

Climate change affects each and every human around the globe, with profound and potentially lasting implications for global health.

Health Impact appraisal may be a implies of surveying the well-being impacts of activities, plans and ventures in different financial segments utilizing quantitative, subjective and participatory techniques.

Health Impact appraisal gives predispositions to decision-makers to better make choices and changes to avoid disease/injury and to effectively advance well-being.