Understand Community Resources
An important part of assessing the health of your community is analyzing what activities are currently taking place to improve health.
Make sure you are aware of the organizations and programs in your community as you move forward with community health improvement activities. This can prevent the duplication of efforts and present opportunities for alignment or partnership.
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Step 1: Start With What You Know
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First, make a list of all the relevant programs that already exist within your organization or within your broader community. Consider using the local 2-1-1 resources or a community resource guide if available.
Quick Tip: While gathering community input, consider asking about programs and activities that they are running, participating in or would like to see. This will help create a more complete list of programs and resources that are out there and help to identify resource gaps.
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Step 2: Reach Out to Organizations
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Within your community there are other organizations working to improve population health. Consider reaching out to the following entities to see what activities they are currently implementing:
- Health Department
- United Way
- Non-profit community organizations
- School counselors
- Medical social workers
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Tips for the Final Report
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The CHNA report should include a description of the potential measures and resources identified through the CHNA to address the significant health needs. Focus on identifying resources that address your significant health needs first. Provide a high level overview of resources within your report, but consider listing all of the available resources or linking to existing resource guides in an appendix.
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From the IRS
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A description of the resources potentially available to address the significant health needs identified through the CHNA.
IRS Community Health Needs Assessment Rule 12/31/14
