Table 1 Four types of HIA effectiveness
Modification of pending decisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Health adequately acknowledged | Yes | Direct effectiveness | General effectiveness |
•HIA-related changes in the decision | •Reasons provided for not following HIA recommendations | ||
•Due to the HIA the project was dropped | •Health consequences are negligible or positive | ||
•Decision was postponed due to HIA | •HIA has raised awareness among policy-makers | ||
No | Opportunistic effectiveness | No effectiveness | |
•The decision favouring health would have been made anyway | •The HIA was ignored | ||
•The HIA was dismissed | |||