Community Health Assessment

Local Public Health Assessment and Planning (LPHAP)

Office of Performance Improvement (OPI)

More Information

You may find the resources below helpful when considering community health assessment at your organization. Please return to this page for additional resources as they are added in the future.

Resources

NACCHO: Resource Center for Community Health Assessments and Community Health Improvement Plans

Frameworks / Models

MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships)
- MAPP Visioning
- MAPP Online Network
NNPHI: Using the MAPP Framework for Authentic Partnership, Engagement, and Action [Webinar]

The Community Toolbox
- The Community Toolbox: Healthy Cities/Healthy Communities

Publications

MDH: The Health of Minnesota: Statewide Health Assessment

NACCHO: First Things First: Prioritizing Health Problems
(PDF: 221KB / 18 pages)

MDH: Nonprofit Hospitals and Community Health Assessments (PDF: 65KB / 1 page)

Data

Minnesota Center for Health Statistics:
County-Level Indicators for Community Health Assessment

Standards and Measures

PHAB: Standards and Measures, Version 1.0

Downloads

You will find, compiled below, any and all tools, reports, and examples used on the CHA pages, repeated here for quick scanning and download.

	About the Community Health Assessment (PDF: 122KB / 1 page) This is a printer-friendly version of the "Overview" page
	Community Health Assessment Process Overview (PDF: 106KB / 1 page)
	Nonprofit Hospitals and Community Health Assessments (PDF: 65KB / 1 page)
	Stakeholder Identification Tool (DOC: 42KB / 1 page)
	Communications Plan (DOC: 60KB / 1 page)