The Community Health Assessment (CHA) highlights key factors affecting the health of a community and identifies resources in the state or the community to address these factors. Community leaders, public health agencies, businesses, hospitals, private practitioners, and academic centers, form a community assessment team. Data for the assessment is collected systematically and carefully analyzed. The completed assessment report is shared to disseminate information about the community's health and the community's capacity to improve the lives of residents. The CHA provides a strong basis for promoting health and improving the health of community members.
Washington State Resources
How Are We Doing in Washington?
Data and Analysis Tools
- Community Health Assessment Tool (CHAT)
- Data Analysis Guidelines
- Data available from the Department of Health
- Washington Tracking Network
Resources
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chief Health Strategist
- High Achieving Governmental Health Department as the Chief Health Strategist
- Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action for Public Health to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice (Public Health Foundation)
Healthier Washington/Practice Transformation Support Hub Resource Portal
NACCHO: National Association of County and City Health Officials
- Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
- Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Network
Public Health Accreditation
- Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
- Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), Standards 1.1, 5.2 and 5.3
WA DOH Public Health Transformation/Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS)
Tribal Public Health Resources
- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Epi Center
- Seattle Indian Health Board, Urban Indian Health Institute