Our mission is to promote optimal health and wellbeing through prevention, education and collaboration. We utilize qualitative and quantitative data to inform what health issues our communities face and collaborate with partners to improve those issues.
Periodically, we conduct a Community Health Assessment (CHA) to identify community health needs through a collaborative process directly with community members. The CHA looks at both quantitative (the numbers) and qualitative (the stories) of the community to find out where improvements need to be made and what strengths and positive influences our communities already have so we can continue to support them.
After the CHA is complete, we develop a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The CHIP tells the community how we and our partners are going to address the issues and meet the needs of the community. A CHIP is a guide for several years, normally three to five, on how each need will be specifically met, the order the needs will be addressed, who will do the work, and what the measure of success will be.