Community Health Needs Assessment
2024 Community Health Needs Assessment
The 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is a systematic, data-driven approach to determining the health status, behaviors, and needs of residents in Central Iowa. This information helps to inform decisions and guide efforts to improve community health and wellness.
The CHNA serves as a tool toward reaching three basic goals:
- To improve residents’ health status, increase their life spans, and elevate their overall quality of life.
- To reduce the health disparities among residents.
- To increase accessibility to preventive services for all community residents.
Download the 2024 CHNA Report.
In Good Health: 2025-2027 Central Iowa CHNA Regional Plan
The 2024 CHNA identified several social determinants of health as high priorities that need the attention of our community. Information from the CHNA surveys and other relevant data sources have shown a significant increased need among central Iowa community members in the areas of housing, food security, and financial stability. These conditions are felt not only at the individual/family level, but have an impact at the community level as well.
Download the In Good Health Regional Plan.
Listen In
Learn more about the CHNA and efforts taking place to address the needs identified by the report by listening to By the Numbers: A Public Health Podcast. A three-episode series will focus on the key priorities: Financial Stability, Housing, and Food Security. Listen at bythenumbers.buzzsprout.com.
Join the Conversation
Community members, healthcare providers, policymakers and other stakeholders are invited to review the findings and engage in efforts to enhance community well-being. For more information about the CHNA or the In Good Health Regional Plan, please contact Chris McCarthy at christopher.mccarthy@unitypoint.org.
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