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 ...

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 ...

Many health system leaders are developing health equity plans to participate in new value-based care payment models. The new ACO REACH payment model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHANGE Inc. is embarking on its 2025 Community Needs Assessment, a comprehensive effort to identify and address the challenges faced by residents in Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, and Jefferson ...

Athens-Limestone Hospital is conducting a Community Needs Assessment, and any community member with an internet connection is invited — and encouraged — to take part.  The short survey is anonymous ...

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 ...