Introduction of the Community Health Improvement Plan The Leadership Council for a Healthy Monadnock (LCHM) recognizes the value community health plays in the social and economic well-being of its neighborhoods, towns, and communities. Improving the health of the entire region is essential to enhancing one’s quality of life. One of the roles of the LCHM is to oversee the Healthy Monadnock initiative as well as be the public health advisory council for the Monadnock Region.
While progress has been made, there is more work to be done. The LCHM’s vision for the updated CHIP is to continue to be mindful of inequities; and to use their sense of agency and authenticity to bring this topic to the forefront of community conversations. This plan outlines the priority areas and goals community members have co-designed in an effort to advance health in the Monadnock Region.
The LCHM has led the effort to update a detailed and evolving plan to improve the health of all residents living and working in the Monadnock Region. The LCHM and its partners are committed to placing equity at the forefront of the work. Through both the community health improvement planning and implementation phases, the LCHM has strived to keep asking, “Who is not thriving?” and “How will those experiencing inequities continue to be engaged?” The answers to these questions will help shape public health strategy implementation decisions.
The LCHM defines the Monadnock Region as all 23 municipalities in Cheshire County and the 10 western-most towns in Hillsborough County, which is in alignment with the Greater Monadnock Public Health Network, one of 13 Public Health Networks in New Hampshire.
Figure 1: Map of the Greater Monadnock Public Health Network Region
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Greater Monadnock Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) – July 2020
