Community Health Assessment: A Process for Positive Change* * The VHA Foundation Jefferson County Public Health 2012

Introductions: Community Health Assessment  Student Groups  Steering Committee

Simply push the key that corresponds with your answer choice It will turn on when you push a numbered key What is the Gadget?

Your answer will be displayed on the keypad. Let’s say you press 2/B on your keypad: The check mark indicates the answer was received properly. Polling Open Note: after your selection is displayed the screen will go blank

As long as Polling is Open, you can change your answer by pressing any other key. Polling Open

1. Yes 2. No Have you ever used a clicker before? Using your Keypads

Please make your selection Very Easy 2. Easy 3. Kind of Hard 4. Very Difficult How hard do you think the clicker is to use?

Public Health Accreditation Assures…  Continuous quality improvement  High-performing health departments Who else gets accredited?

Public Health Accreditation Consists of 12 Domains Standards for each Domain Measures for each Standard All Domains are based on the 10 Public Health Essential Services

Conduct and disseminate assessments focused on population health status and public health issues facing the community Domain 1 Standard 1.1 Participate in or Conduct a Collaborative Process Resulting in a Comprehensive Community Health Assessment Standards We are here

Senate Bill 194  Establish public health improvement plans  Assess the capacity of public health system  Increase the efficiency and effectiveness  Identify areas needing greater resource allocation Colorado Public Health Reauthorization Act

Colorado Health Assessment and Planning System (CHAPS)  Colorado Department of Public Health  Standard process  Meets requirements of the Public Health Reauthorization Act

What is a CHA?  Dynamic process  Identifies health problems and priorities  Describes the health of the community Community Health Assessment (CHA)

How is it done?  A systematic approach  To determine health status  Using existing data from a variety of sources

CHAPS Community Health Assessment Community Health Improvement Plan Capacity Assessment Strategic Plan CHAPS Community Health Assessment Community Health Improvement Plan Capacity Assessment Strategic Plan Accreditation

Community Health Assessment Evaluation and Learning Community Health Improvement Plan Strategic Action Plan for Implementation Ongoing CHA/CHIP cycle

What do the products of the CHA look like? Community Health Profile

How will the Community Health Profile be used?  Guide to help identify the health priorities  Directs the public health system and community  To collectively address health priorities  Resulting in a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)

1. Very Comfortable 2. Somewhat Comfortable 3. Not Sure Yet 4. Scared 5. Forget About It How comfortable do you feel explaining what a CHA is to the person sitting next to you? Choose one below…

Since this is a data-driven process… let’s test your knowledge

Choose one below… 1. 26% 2. 36% 3. 46% 4. 56% 5. 66% What percentage of adults in Jefferson County are overweight and obese?

Choose one below… Of 150 JeffCo schools, how many have a free and reduced lunch rate of over 75% of the student population?

Choose one below… In 2001, there were 59 homeless students in JeffCo schools. What is the current number?

We need your help!

 Inclusive Process!  Surveys soliciting your input  Invitations to share your thoughts  Other wonderful opportunities… Actively Participate!

So let’s try it!

Choose one below… Which County do you live in? 1. Denver 2. Jefferson 3. Arapahoe 4. Adams 5. Douglas 6. Gilpin 7. Broomfield 8. Boulder 9. Other

Choose one below… 1. Arvada 2. Edgewater 3. Golden 4. Lakewood 5. Morrison 6. Unincorporated 7. Westminster 8. Wheat Ridge 9. Bow Mar/Lakeside/Mt. View If you live in JeffCo, what municipality do you live in?

Please make your selection Very Easy 2. Easy 3. Kind of Hard 4. Very Difficult How hard do you think the clicker is to use?

1. Very Comfortable 2. Somewhat Comfortable 3. Not Sure Yet 4. Scared 5. Forget About It How comfortable do you feel explaining what a CHA is to the person sitting next to you? Choose one below…

“Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it” ~ Sudie Back