Community Health Assessments
Community Health Assessment and Improvement Toolkit
- About the Toolkit
- Getting Started
- Phase 1: Initiate Action
- Phase 2: Organize for Impact
- Phase 3: Sustain Action and Impact
More about Community Health Assessments
Trainings
Facilitating Meetings of Diverse Groups of People | Slides
This archived webinar identifies key components of planning and designing community meetings with partners and community members including techniques for increasing participation, “dos” and “don’ts”, and specific points in the development of CHAs and CHIPS where facilitation is valuable. (Source: NACCHO; Length: 120 minutes.)
Next Steps in Developing a Community Health Improvement Vision for Action | Slides
This archived webinar discusses who from the community and local public health system should be involved in visioning, examples of vision statements, and lessons learned. (Source: NACCHO; Length: 90 minutes.)
Resources
Identifying Key Players
- Program to Analyze, Record, and Track Networks to Enhance Relationships
- CHA-CHIP Partnership Recruitment Tool (Health Resources in Action)
Forming the Steering Committee
- Sample Invitation Letter, Word document (Kittias County, WA)
- Sample Commitment Letter, Word document (Kittias County, WA)
Developing a Project Charter
- CHA Collaborative Example Charter (NC Healthiest Communities)
Developing a Vision and Mission
- Visioning Questions, Word document (Kittias County, WA)
- Sample Vision and Mission Statement, Word document (Central Valley Health District, ND)
Goals and Objectives
- SMART Objectives Template, Word document (CDC)
Work Plan and Timeline
- Work Plan Template (Health Resources in Action)
- Sample Timeline, Excel file (Austin/Travis County, TX)
Data Use Agreement
- Sample Data Use Agreement, Word document (Inquire early if a data use agreement is necessary between participating partners)
Meeting Tools
- Online Scheduling/Availability: Doodle
- Meeting Evaluations, Word document
- Sample Meeting Agenda (Austin/Travis County, TX)
- Sample Meeting Minutes, Word document (Healthy! Capital Counties, MI)
