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Community Health Assessment
The “health” of a community extends far beyond the traditional view focused on select health measures and availability of medical resources. Rather, a healthy community encompasses a broad range of community characteristics that define the ingredients of a healthy place to live. With this vision in mind, every four years a Community Health Assessment is conducted with the intent to understand and address the county’s most pressing needs, involving partners from diverse organizations, in order to improve the health of County residents.
A thorough understanding of the County’s health was measured using three or more assessments – each from a different perspective including residents, populations in need of services, community leaders, and descriptors using secondary data sources. Through the assessments, knowledge was gained about the current health status of county residents, demographic trends, social and economic indicators, health behaviors, and utilization of health services. The assessments also attempted to understand the perceptions of community strengths and weaknesses as well as answer questions about the health and human services delivery system, unmet needs, gaps, and barriers to care.
2023 Organizational Strategic Plan
2022 Community Health Assessment Presentation
- 2022 Health Needs Assessment and Plan Presentation (Recorded September 30, 2022)
- 2022 Health Needs Assessment and Plan Presentation Slides
- 2022 Community Health Assessment
2022 Community Health Assessment
2021 Healthy Community Study
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Key Highlights (2 pages)
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Access to Care (2 pages)
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Demographic Characteristics
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Socioeconomic Characteristics (2 pages)
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Diabetes
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Behavioral Health (3 pages)
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Obesity & Active Living (2 pages)
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I-PLAN Process
ILLINOIS PROJECT FOR LOCAL ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS (IPLAN)
The Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) is a community health assessment and planning process that is conducted every five years by local health jurisdictions in Illinois. Based on the needs assessment (Healthy Community Study), IPLAN is ground in the core functions of public health and addresses public health practice standards. Completion of IPLAN fulfills one of the requirements for Local Health Department certification under the Illinois Administrative Code Section 600.400.