Data Available for Health Impact Assessment
DECISION
NEAR-TERM
EFFECTS
PROJECT
e.g., transportation
ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECTS
e.g., air quality
PLAN
e.g., land use
POLICY
e.g., state/local
MOBILITY AND
CONNECTIVITY
e.g., sidewalks,
bike paths
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
AND HOUSING
e.g., jobs, income,
affordability
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MODIFYING
FACTORS
(i.e., factors that
increase/decrease
vunerablity)
SOCIAL/ECONOMIC
FACTORS
e.g., poverty & income,
health insurance
HEALTHY BEHAVIORS
e.g., physical activity,
nutrition
DEMOGRAPHICS
e.g., age, gender, race
ACCESS TO GOODS
AND SERVICES
e.g., parks, transit,
foods, cooling centers
Click links in the diagram for more information currently
available through the MN Tracking Data Portal at
https://apps.health.state.mn.us/mndata/
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HEALTH OUTCOMES
RESPIRATORY HEALTH
asthma, COPD
HEART HEALTH*
TRAFFIC RELATED
INJURIES AND DEATHS
OBESITY
LEAD POISONING*
HEAT-RELATED
ILLNESS*
REPRODUCTIVE &
BIRTH OUTCOMES