Health Impact Assessment for Healthy Places: A Guide for Planning and Public Health Module 5: Reporting Goals: The goals of this step are to determine the best way to report HIA findings in formats appropriate for various target audiences and to use this process as a tool for relationship building.

Formulate recommendations Describe effective and appropriate ways to present results Determine what to include in the report Identify opportunities for community involvement Module 5: Objectives

What had been done elsewhere? Use common sense What is feasible? Provide several options Look to stakeholders for creative solutions Consider incentives such as tax breaks and a quick approval process How to Formulate Recommendations

Who is the audience? What are the barriers for that audience? What is the bias of the audience? How to Produce Effective HIA Documents

A technical manual for other HIA specialists A manuscript or article for academics A brief summary for the public, stakeholders and the media Reports for Different Audiences

Formal comprehensive report of HIA Comment letter on a plan or project Testimony at a public hearing Presentations to stakeholders Posting reports on a website for wide distribution Integrated into EIA findings Forms of Reporting

Questions addressed by HIA Existing conditions Applicable federal, state, local goals, objectives, standards and regulations Potential impacts Research methods Mitigation strategies Priority list of recommendations What to Include?

Present preliminary findings to community residents and stakeholders Work with community stakeholders to interpret findings and prioritize recommendations Have community stakeholders present results to public officials Involving the Community