Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Community Health Implementation Plan (CHIP)

Our work is driven by what we learn from the community. Every three years, we conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA) and use it to create a community health implementation plan (CHIP).

This combined document gives us a road map for improving access to resources and removing barriers to good health. We developed our CHNA and CHIP in close collaboration with community residents, nonprofit organizations, other health systems, government agencies and faith communities.

Based on this community input, we’re working with our partners to implement initiatives that will help:

• Prevent and/or manage chronic conditions and risk factors

• Increase access to mental and behavioral health services

• Reduce inequities caused by the social, economic and structural determinants of health

• Increase access to quality health care

• Improve maternal and child health outcomes

100+ community-based organizations helped us reach residents to ask their opinions

400+

West Side residents shared their thoughts with us in 23 focus groups

5,300+ community members answered a survey about their neighborhoods’ needs

Whole households had COVID-19 and a lot of people passed away. We have long-term mental health issues due to deaths. We have lost incomes. It was a devastating event in our communities.

Focus group participant, North Lawndale