Table 5 HEIA typology based on the scope
From: Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) reporting tool: developing a checklist for policymakers
desk-based HEIA | rapid HEIA | middle HEIA | comprehensive HEIA |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Taking 2 days to 1 week ✓ Providing an overview of potential health impacts | ✓ Very fast (1 week to 6 weeks) | ✓ 4 weeks to several months | ✓ Several months to several years |
✓ Based on available documents | ✓ Requiring few resources | ✓ Requiring a moderate amount of resources | ✓ Requiring significant resources |
✓ Without beneficiaries’ participation | ✓ Without beneficiaries’ participation | ✓ Participation of some beneficiaries | ✓ Significant participation of beneficiaries |
✓ No need to collect new data | ✓ Collecting some new data often relies less on the existing data bank | ✓ usually including the collection of primary data |