hospital community health needs assessments & implementation strategies

View the MA Association of Community Development Corporation’s (MACDC) Guide to Reading a Hospital’s Community Benefits Report to better understand your hospital’s commitment to addressing community health.

RANDOLPH COMMUNITY WELLNESS PLAN

Developed in 2019 with technical assistance from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the Randolph Community Wellness Plan (CWP) identifies health issues, assets, and needs of the Town, through application of a ‘social determinants of health’ framework, which evaluates community factors that influence health -  including housing, transportation systems, park and open spaces, schools, food systems - in addition to health care services and access. The CWP responds to the priority health issues and needs and articulates long-term, systematic, evidence-based priorities for realizing the community’s vision for improved health. Goals areas are: Community, Health Care and Public Health, Transportation, Housing, Parks, Open Space and Recreation, Food, and Schools. Youth, older adults and immigrant residents were identified by the Steering Committee as three priority population groups. As such, the CWP articulates the issues, perspectives and needs particular to these resident groups, and recommends changes responsive to their health needs.

chna 20 community health needs assessment

From June 2010 to October 2011, the Blue Hills Community Health Alliance carried out a comprehensive Community Health Assessment in order to determine priorities for action and inform the use of CHNA 20’s funds. This assessment is intended to identify community health priorities for action and inform CHNA 20’s use of funds. Additionally, the assessment provides an opportunity to reach out to new partners and increase the engagement of CHNA 20’s membership. The assessment process increased connectedness and collaboration and will hopefully inspire future collaboration among agencies and institutions within the CHNA 20 catchment area. Finally, the assessment provides valuable data that can be used to guide CHNA 20’s work in the coming years, increase fundraising by member organizations, and inform local programming.