1. Community Health Needs Assessment
Understanding how to utilize your CHNA

2. Why, What Are We Looking For?
It gives the hospital and its health care partners the opportunity to identify and address the area’s most pressing health care needs
Required for CAH every 3 years

3. When was the last time you reviewed it?
Do You Use Your CHNA?
When was the last time you reviewed it?
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4. TABLE OF CONTENTS - INITIAL CHNA Process
Purpose
Scope of Assessment
Methodology and Gap Analysis
Community
Geographic Assessment Area Defined
Demographic Profile
Economic Profile
Input
Health Profiles from Existing Studies and other Secondary Data
Primary Source Information
Prioritization
Reconciliation of Primary Source Information with Secondary Data
Summary of Findings and Recommendations
Resource Inventory
Hospital or Medical Center
Area Health Services Review
Remarks
Remarks
Appendix
Participants Collaborators

5. UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS
Process
Purpose
Scope of Assessment Methodology and Gap Analysis
Why doing
What/who does the final assessment impact
Who was involved & what process was followed
Community
Geographic Assessment Area
Demographic Profile
Economic Profile
Counties/Cities/States included in assessments
Population: Race, Ages, Family size & trends
Incomes, Educations, House values, Poverty levels, Employment
Input
Health Profiles
Primary Source Information
Health levels, disease prevalence, risk factors of population & data sources
Focus groups: identify positive changes & what community lacks/needs improvement

6. UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS
Prioritization
Reconciliation of Primary Source Information with Secondary Data
Summary of Findings and Recommendations
Outlines discussion & cross references of info
Final identification of top needs of community
Resource Inventory
Hospital or Medical Center
Area Health Services Review
Services hospital provides
All community services available: Providers, clinics, agencies, healthcare resources
Remarks
Closing comments & special observations
Appendix
Participants
Collaborators
Everyone who was involved throughout entire process

8. PRIORITIZATION SECTION:
MOST INFORMATIVE
PRIORITIZATION SECTION:
Reconciliation of Primary Source Information with Secondary Data
Outlines discussion & cross references of info
Summary of Findings and Recommendations
Final identification of top needs of community

9. TIME TO REPEAT TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Executive Summary
Background
Community Health Needs Assessment Population
Hospital Service Area Demographics
Establishing the CHNA Infrastructure and Partnerships
Defining the Purpose and Scope
Data Collection and Analysis
Description of Process and Methods Used
Description of Data Sources
Identification and Prioritization of Needs
Description of the Community Health Needs Identified
Resources Available to Meet Priority Health Needs
Steps Taken Since the Last CHNA to Address Identified Needs
Documenting and Communicating Results
References
Implementation Strategy

10. What is the difference? Implementation Strategy
Steps Taken Since the Last CHNA to Address Needs
Implementation Strategy
Identifies top community needs
Outlines plans on how hospital will address each
Identifies community needs from prior CHNA
Outlines all projects, plans, and work done to provide solutions for those needs

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12. Thank You Lesa Schlatman Director Clinical Transformation
ICAHN - IRCCO