Community Health Needs Assessment Snapshot
The 2017 Health Equity Research Snapshot highlights innovative and effective community health needs assessments that have successfully improved the health of local residents and communities served by AAMC-member hospitals and health systems.
Research Brief: Teaching Hospitals' Commitment to Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
Research brief which demonstrates how AAMC member hospitals and health systems are addressing the SDOH such as health like poverty, lack of transportation, and unemployment through their CHNA and IS work, the AAMC analyzed CHNA and IS documents from 2013 to 2017. The documents represent 97 hospitals in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Learn more
Articles
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Community Health Needs Assessments: Filling Data Gaps for Population Health Research and Management
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AAMC Analysis in Brief: Community Health Needs Assessments: Engaging Community Partners to Improve Health
Resources
- Community Commons (public access to thousands of meaningful data layers that allow mapping and reporting capabilities so you can thoroughly explore community health)
- CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator
- Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) Community Health Assessment Toolkit
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Tools for Community Health Needs Assessments Webinar Feb 2015
This webinar presents tools that are available to help hospitals and their partners assess community health needs and plan activities to improve community health. Run time: 52:01