Community health needs assessments (CHNAs), also known as community health assessments, are state, tribal, territorial, or local health assessments that identify key health needs and issues through ...

The CNA was designed to elicit information on topics not only of interest to the local health department, but to provide insight into the social, behavioral, and economic factors relevant to the ...

Developing clearer guidelines for measuring a hospital's orientation toward population health would be a big step towards fundamentally improving population health and changing the relationship ...

Forty percent of nonprofit hospitals are failing to complete and publicly report documentation required for a community health needs assessment, according to a study published Aug. 24 in JAMA Network ...

AKRON, Ohio -- The Greater Akron area is undergoing its first LGBTQ+ needs assessment, the first comprehensive wellness study for this community in the area. Kent State’s College of Public Health ...

UW Extension educators inspect a weather station during a tour of an agricultural operation in southeast Wyoming. (UW Extension Photo) A needs assessment led by University of Wyoming Extension may ...

Reliable assessment of health and social needs within a community ensures that local input drives strategic planning and programmatic decisions. Results are used to determine the priorities and focus ...