Healthcare organizations working toward addressing the social determinants of health are using community health needs assessments (CHNAs) to determine the best path forward. From uncovering community ...

LIMA — Mercy Health-St. Rita’s launched a new three-year community health improvement plan on Monday. Through its community health needs assessment process, St. Rita’s chose to highlight access to ...

Augusta Health is conducting a community health assessment to identify the greatest needs of residents in the areas it serves. The assessment is done every three years and is required by federal ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Every three years, Eau Claire, Chippewa, and Dunn Counties conduct a community health assessment, which covers anything from drug abuse to cancer. “The goal of the assessment ...

Developing clearer guidelines for measuring a hospital's orientation toward population health would be a big step towards fundamentally improving population health and changing the relationship ...

The community assessments are part of a broader and more comprehensive State Health Assessment (SHA) underway through 2023. It includes hosting community conversations across the state, gathering and ...

Rural areas don't have enough primary care physicians or specialists. Urban areas don't have enough reliable transportation to get people to doctors or enough nutritious food. And across Northeast ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - Community members are invited to provide feedback and to join partnerships that advance the health of the Quad Cities. The 2024 Community Health Assessment is a ...

Many health system leaders are developing health equity plans to participate in new value-based care payment models. The new ACO REACH payment model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Kandiyohi County will soon be asking adult residents how they feel, both mentally and physically. The county, after approval from the County Board on Tuesday, will be participating ...

(This is the first report in a series detailing the results of the 2022 Marion County Community Health Assessment. The complete assessment can be viewed on Marion Public Health’s website ...