The HIR tool will specifically accomplish a number of goals: 

• Consider the social, economic, and environmental factors that affect health. 
• Identify what communities or populations may be impacted by a drafted proposal before decisions are made. 
• Provide a platform for the community to engage in the decision-making processes. 
• Strengthen or initiate relationships and collaborations. 
• Utilize existing data from various sources. 
• Identify opportunities to advance health equity for all populations. 
• Inform decision makers of evidence-based, health impacts of drafted proposals.

_{Figure 1: High level overview of types of HIRs.}

Types of HIRs and the HIR Process

There are various approaches to using HIR. These approaches are determined based on time and resources available. As shown in figure 2 below there are six steps to conducting a HIA, however these steps can adapted based upon the project needs, resulting in an HIR.

_{Figure 2: The 6-step process is requried for an HIA, however is scalable for the HIR process.}

Please review the Health Impact Toolkit for detailed methodology and examples.