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Community Health Needs Assessment Summary Report

 

The Community Health Needs Assessment Summary Report

 
 Please click the links below to read the Summary Report and the four Data Reports.
 

HOW HEALTHY ARE OUR RESIDENTS?

 

This report presents the findings from a collaborative process carried out to assess the health and well-being of the people of Mendocino County. It begins with a summary of the needs assessment process and presents key findings from each of four data collection methods, which are provided as Appendices to this document.

The assessment process began in 2014, when six Mendocino County agencies initiated a collaborative community health assessment process. The Alliance for Rural Community Health (ARCH), Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital, Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency, North Coast Opportunities, and Ukiah Valley Medical Center provided funding and representatives to the Planning Group, and asked Healthy Mendocino to coordinate the project.

The purpose of the community health needs assessment process was to identify the most pressing health priorities facing Mendocino County residents and commit to a coordinated set of strategies to improve the health and well-being of our residents. While many agencies and organizations in Mendocino County collect and act on health information, this process was distinct because it was community-driven, with several local agencies collaborating on a single community health needs assessment. The purpose of collaborating was to achieve a greater combined impact on local health than the partners could achieve separately. Besides being more efficient, this collaboration makes it possible to involve a wide array of community members and local public health system partners in efforts that are designed to be sustainable.
 
The goal is to build on collective wisdom and use resources from throughout the community to improve health and well-being in our County.

 
Please click the links below to read the Summary Report and the four Data Reports.

 

 

 
Author:
CHNA Planning Group
Resource Date:
May 5, 2016
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