will be managed; allocating responsibility for decision-making; and
agreeing how to monitor and evaluate the HIA process and outcomes
for health.
Appraisal of the potential health effects/impacts
Appraisal is the ‘engine’ of health impact assessment, moving the
whole process along towards practical outcomes. Key activities during
this step are: analysing the policy, programme or project; profiling the
affected population; identifying and characterising the potential health
impacts; reporting on the impacts; and making recommendations for
the management of those impacts.
There are broadly three types of appraisal within HIA: