2023-24 Community Health Assessment (CHA)

Acronyms List

Acronym	Meaning
CHAB	Community Health Advisory Board
CHAT	Community Health Assessment Team [or Workgroup]
CHA or CH[N]A	Community Health Assessment
MAPP	Mobilizing for Action Through Planning and Partnerships
CHIP	Community Health Improvement Plan
CPA	Community Partner Assessment
CSA	Community Status Assessment
CCA	Community Context Assessment

Timeline (updated monthly)

Month	Steps to Take	Groups Engaged	Presentations & Documents
July 2023	Convene the CHA Workgroup - What is a CHA? What is MAPP?	All Community	CHA & MAPP Presentation
August 2023	Review of CHA 2015 and CHIP 2018	All Community	Review of CHA 2016 CHIP 2018 Presentation CHIP Updates 2022
September 2023	Present Ascendant contract to CHAB & request feedback on Community Survey, Partner List & Health Data Points Kickoff Meeting with Ascendant Partners	CHAB & Public Health Leadership Input from All Community	Ascendant and Island County CHA 2023 Online Discussion Board Kickoff Meeting Presentation
October 2023	Share notes & project timeline from Kickoff Meeting - CHAB & CHAT	All Community	Ascendant Updates Online Discussion Board Timeline October - December 2023
November & December 2023	Concluded partnership with Ascendant and planned for the future with CHAB and Public Health leadership. Scheduling Community Partner Assessment Meeting Gather feedback from community partners on Community Survey	Assessment Team CHAB Opportunity Council Public Health Staff	2023-2024 CHA Steps & Activities Table (GANTT Chart) Community Partner List Community Survey Draft Share your Feedback
January 2024	Community Partner Meeting Finalized & Translated Community Survey	Assessment Team, CHAB, and Public Health Leadership	Meeting Packet Meeting Notes Meeting Audio Part 1 Meeting Audio Part 2
February & March 2024	Survey collection (until May 20th) Conduct key informant interviews Begin advertising for focus groups	Assessment Team, CHAB, Community Partners	Link to Survey Link to Focus Group Fliers
April 2024	Facilitated focus groups (3 English, 2 Spanish)	Assessment Team, Heidi Berthoud Consulting	English: Focus Group Guide & Agenda
May 2024	Data analysis Presented our journey to reconnecting with community	Assessment Team, CHAB, Heidi Berthoud Consulting	Community Health Workforce Training Presentation
June - August 2024	Writing and designing final report, social media content, and public presentation materials. Report will be offered in Spanish or English.	Assessment Team, Heidi Berthoud Consulting	None
September 2024	Present CHA to CHAB (September 6th) Present CHA to BOH (September 17th)	Assessment Team	CHAB Agenda Packet BOH Agenda Packet

Mobilizing For Action Through Planning & Partnerships

Mobilizing for Action Through Planning & Partnerships (MAPP) is a framework for completing Community Health Assessments that was developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in 2001.

"The goal of MAPP is to achieve health equity by identifying urgent health issues in a community and aligning community resources. Health equity is the assurance of the conditions for best health for all people (1). MAPP involves developing a community-wide vision for health, involving organizations across sectors, assessing both community needs and strengths, and assigning resources to the underlying drivers of inequity" (2).

Goals

Involve community members to guide and participate throughout the process, with particular focus on populations experiencing inequities.
Build relationships with new and existing partners
Establish a MAPP Core Group and Steering Committee/Workgroup that represent the community
Develop an understanding of MAPP and develop a shared vision for the future
Evaluate what resources are available and needed to achieve MAPP goals
Create workgroups to build infrastructure for the CHIP