Impact type: | |
Positive | Impacts that are considered to improve health status or provide an opportunity to do so. |
Negative | Impacts that are considered to diminish health status. |
Significance/intensity: | |
Minimal | Of a minimum amount, quantity or degree, negligible. |
Moderate | Average in intensity, quality or degree. |
Major | Significant in intensity, quality or extent. Significant or important enough to be worthy of attention, noteworthy. |
Duration/timeframe | |
Short term | Impact seen in 0–1 year. |
Medium term | Impact seen in 1–5 years. |
Long term | Impact seen in over 5 years. |
Likelihood: | |
Possible | May or may not happen. Plausible, but with limited evidence to support. |
Probable | More likely to happen than not. Direct evidence but from limited sources. |
Confirmed | Strong direct evidence e.g. from a wide range of sources that an impact has already happened or will happen. |