Table 3.
HIA areas and mechanisms of influence, online questionnaire (n = 149)
| Community engagement | Decision-makers’ opinions or behaviors | Health equity | Local infrastructure | Local policies | Local services and programs | Partnerships and collaboration | Population or community health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extent of impact | ||||||||
| N | 124 | 125 | 124 | 105 | 119 | 116 | 126 | 122 |
| Not sure | 6% | 14% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 22% | 5% | 35% |
| Not at all | 7% | 4% | 8% | 24% | 8% | 15% | 3% | 9% |
| Very little | 12% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 9% |
| Somewhat | 29% | 26% | 36% | 19% | 24% | 29% | 30% | 27% |
| strong | 45% | 46% | 25% | 23% | 31% | 22% | 55% | 20% |
| Mechanism of influence, among HIAs with some level of impact | ||||||||
| N | 104 | 102 | 87 | 58 | 86 | 71 | 115 | 67 |
| HIA process | 93% | 60% | 57% | 45% | 65% | 49% | 91% | 54% |
| HIA outputs | 38% | 86% | 78% | 81% | 79% | 70% | 42% | 73% |
| Other | 10% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 20% | 10% | 19% |
| Reasons for unknown influence, among HIAs where level of impact was unsure | ||||||||
| N | 8 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 43 |
| Changes not monitored | 38% | 35% | 20% | 22% | 27% | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| Evidence unclear | 25% | 0% | 40% | 30% | 9% | 8% | 17% | 23% |
| No longer with HIA | 25% | 29% | 20% | 26% | 27% | 24% | 17% | 26% |
| Not enough time for change | 13% | 24% | 44% | 48% | 50% | 48% | 17% | 65% |
| Other | 13% | 29% | 16% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 33% | 12% |