Guidelines & Tools Human health: Ensuring a high level of protection Published 2020 Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Download Download Human%20Health%20Ensuring%20Protection%20Summary_converted_1.pdf en Added on: 20 May, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Resource Library Human Health: Ensuring a High Level of Protection This is the summary of a reference paper for health in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). EIA is a decision support tool that is used at project level and which is legally required in certain circumstances. S-3. This summary, and the full reference paper, provide health authorities across the European Union with insights into the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU (18) as amended by 2014/52/EU (1) (hereafter the ‘EIA Directive’). It provides principles and good practice for appropriately addressing health in EIA.