HIA as a Collaborative Process

Opportunities for Collaboration by HIA Stage

Stage	Examples of Roles	Potential Collaborators
Process Oversight	Stakeholders and HIA practitioners develop a collaboration agreement for the conduct and oversight of the HIA process Identify agency or organization that will oversee process (coordinate partners and activities for each step of the HIA)	Community advocates/ organizations/collaborations Public agencies (for example): Public Health Department Planning Dept. Regulatory agencies such as the EPA Universities School Districts HIA Consultant
Screening Deciding whether an HIA is needed, feasible, and relevent	Identify criteria for selection and priority projects for HIA Identify priority health issues needing to be studied through HIA Understand context of decision-making process Contact stakeholders and decision-makers
Scoping Deciding which health impacts to evaluate and how	Conduct issue identification through outreach with other affected people Prioritize research questions for the HIA Conduct outreach to people and groups that may participate in the HIA to broaden the spectrum of stakeholders involved Identify sources of information that already exist Establish timeline, and boundaries (geographic, populations) Consider resources available Develop workplan
Assessment Using data, research, and analysis to determine the magnitude and direction of potential health impacts	Research and organize baseline/ existing conditions data Conduct research and analysis Lead or participate in field observations and research Conduct surveys, interviews or focus groups, and interpret or “ground truth” HIA research Help connect gather a variety of data sources to answer research questions
Reporting and Communication Sharing the results and recommendations	Write, review and edit final HIA report(s) Interpret and prioritize HIA findings and recommendations Develop presentation of findings Develop a communication, media and advocacy plan to report HIA findings to key decision-makers and carry out that plan Commit to communicating HIA findings to decision-makers and consider how they will use the findings Create demand for public agencies to conduct HIA
Monitoring: Tracking how the HIA affects the decision and its outcomes	Monitor decision outcomes and long term results Hold decision-makers accountable for decision agreements and mitigations