1. Overcoming Challenges with Community Health Status Assessments May 19, 2008 2:00-3:30 pm EST MAPP TA Webcast Series

2. Webcast Objective To discuss strategies for addressing common challenges that arise when conducting community health status assessments

3. Todays Speakers Julia Joh Elligers Senior Analyst, NACCHO Lisa Lehman Managing Partner, Holleran

4. Participant Poll What has been your experience with MAPP and community health status assessments (CHSA)? I have completed the CHSA as a part of my communitys MAPP process. I have completed a CHSA, but not through a MAPP process. I am a MAPP user, but have yet to complete the CHSA. I have yet to conduct a CHSA, and I am not a MAPP user. Other

5. MAPP is: A community-wide strategic planning tool for improving public health. A method to help communities prioritize public health issues, identify resources for addressing them, and take action.

7. MAPP Overview

8. Analyzes Data about: Health status Quality of life Risk factors Community Health Status Assessment

9. Community Health Status Assessment Checklist Convene a group of diverse community partners Review results from other MAPP assessments Select indicators of interest Identify existing data sources List missing data Collect data Organize and analyze data Establish an updatable monitoring system Evaluate and improve system

10. Community Health Status Assessment 11 Categories of Data: Demographic Characteristics Socioeconomic Characteristics Health Resource Availability Quality of Life Behavioral Risk Factors Environmental Health Indicators Social and Mental Health Maternal and Child Health Death, Illness and Injury Infectious Disease Sentinel Events

11. Identifying Existing Resources Skills & Expertise Staff Time Data

12. Primary Data Collection Designing CHSA Surveys Data Collection Qualitative Feedback

13. Compiling CHSA Data Reconciling data from different sources Managing & summarizing data

14. Compiling CHSA Data ExampleSecondary Data Primary Survey Data Focus Groups Obesity Teen Pregnancy Prostate Cancer Smokeless Tobacco Womens Health

15. Reporting CHSA Data Audience Format Content Transparency Means to an End

16. Q&A

17. Contact Information Julia Joh Elligers Senior Analyst NACCHO (202) 783-5550, Ext. 245 jjoh@naccho.org Lisa Lehman Managing Partner Holleran (866) 736-0474 llehman@holleranconsult.com www.holleranconsult.com