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Community Health Planning
Assessment is part of an ongoing broader community health improvement process. A community health improvement process uses CHA data to identify priority issues, develop and implement strategies for action, and establish accountability to ensure measurable health improvement.
A community health assessment refers to a state, tribal, or local assessment that identifies key health needs and issues through comprehensive data collection and analysis. A community health improvement plan is a long-term effort to address public health problems based on the results of community health assessment activities and the community health improvement process.
- Assess Needs & Resources
- Focus on What’s Important
- Choose Effective Policies and Programs
- Act on What’s Important
- Evaluate Actions
Planning takes into account different factors related to health outcomes. Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.
Learn more about the Social Determinates of Health.
Island County Community Health Assessment Reports
Community Health Assessments (CHA)
Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIP)
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Community & Health Planning
Long-term effort by Island County to address public health problems based on the results of community health assessment
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Community Health Advisory Board - CHAB
Members are appointed to act in an advisory capacity to Island County's Board of Health. They make recommendations on matters concerning public health
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Assessment & Planning - CDC
Assessment that identifies key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data collection and analysis
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10 Essential Public Health Services
The strength of a public health system rests on its capacity to effectively deliver the 10 Essential public health services
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Taylor Lawson, MPH
Assessment SupervisorPhone: (360) 678-7936
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Megan Roorda, MPH/CPH
EpidemiologistPhone: 360-678-7269
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Melissa Hartmann, MPH/CPH
EpidemiologistPhone: 360-678-2321
Make a difference
Want to help make community health improvement happen? Complete and submit this brief Community Health Assessment Work Group interest form.