title: The process to develop a meaningful community health assessment in New York State.
abstract: Conducting and producing a meaningful Community Health Assessment (CHA) is an important and essential public health service and a mandatory biennial activity for New York State's (NYS) Local Health Departments. The Assessment Initiative project has allowed the NYS Department of Health to better understand and identify strategies to strengthen CHAs and to develop training, education, and technical assistance programs. The Assessment Initiative project has benefited from participation, coordination, and sharing of resources and expertise with other community health improvement initiatives in NYS, including those that emphasize collaborative approaches to health improvement, workforce development, and expanding access to data.
authors.affiliation: New York State Department of Health's Assessment Initiative, USA.
authors.forename: Colene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Crucetti
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Medvesky
authors.forename: Marie D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Sylvia J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pirani
authors.forename: Priti R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Irani
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009518:New York; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D011635:Public Health Administration