North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Getting Started

Community Health Assessments

Community Health Assessment and Improvement Toolkit

More about Community Health Assessments

Trainings

Introduction to Community Health Assessments in North Carolina
This module is an introduction to community health assessments and the process in North Carolina. (Source: NCIPH; Length: 25 minutes.)
Healthy North Carolina Objectives
This training describes the Healthy North Carolina 2020 objectives. (Source: Center for Healthy NC; Length: 25 minutes.)

Resources

Community Health Needs Assessment

101 Talking Points
101 Talking Points, editable, Microsoft Publisher format
Community Health Improvement Process (Healthy! Capital Counties, MI)

North Carolina Resources on Community Health Assessment

Community Health Assessment (NC Division of Public Health)
Community Health Assessment Guidebook (NC DPH)
Community Health Assessment Appendices (NC DPH)
Changes in Community Health Assessment Process in North Carolina, 2014 (NC DPH)
CHA Related Accreditation Benchmarks for Local Health Departments (NC DPH)
Comparison of the ACA Hospital Requirements, Accreditation and CHA Process (NC DPH)

Community Benefit Requirements for Non-Profit Hospitals

Affordable Care Act Requirements for 501(c)(3) Hospitals (IRS)
Proposed IRS Procedures for Tax-Exempt Hospitals to Correct and Disclose Failures to Meet Their Community Benefit Obligations Under the IRS (Health Reform GPS)
Policy Guidance: Achieving the Community Health Needs Assessment Requirement for Tax-Exempt Community Hospitals in North Carolina (NC DPH)
Aligning Local Health Department CHAs and Community Benefit Requirements for Hospitals (NACCHO)
Partnerships for Community Health Improvement (Robert Wood Johnson)
Example Crosswalk of CHNA Requirements for Public Health, Hospitals and Other Partners, Word file (Wake County, NC)

Collective Action Framework

Making Collective Impact Work (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Collective Impact Forum Library (Community Commons)