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  Presentation     2. B.    
Regular BOS Meeting
Meeting Date: 09/06/2022  
Submitted For: Michael O'Driscoll
Submitted By: Nicole Archibald, Client Outreach Specialist
Department: Health & Emergency Management Division: Prevention Services
Information
Request/Subject
Presentation to acknowledge the 2022-2027 Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan.
Background Information
A Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan is a long-term, systematic effort to address public health problems in a community. It is based on the results of community health assessment activities and is one step in a process to improve community health. The Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan is developed collaboratively and defines a vision for the community’s health by establishing and utilizing a plan. Plans are typically updated every three to five years.

The Public Health Accreditation Board defines a community health improvement plan as a long-term, systematic effort to address public health problems on the basis of the results of community health assessment activities and the community health improvement process. This plan is used by health and other governmental education and human service agencies, in collaboration with community partners, to set priorities and coordinate and target resources. A Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan is critical for developing policies and defining actions to target efforts that promote health. It should define the vision for the health of the community through a collaborative process and should address the gamut of strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities that exist in the community to improve the health status of that community.

On July 6, 2021, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved Amendment No. 1 to an Intergovernmental Agreement (Contract No. CTR055335) to Healthy People Healthy Communities with the Arizona Department of Health Services under which conducting a Community Health Improvement Plan falls.
Evaluation
The information in the Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan justifies how and where resources should be allocated to best meet the health needs of the Gila County community. Benefits include:
  • Improved organizational and community coordination and collaboration
  • Increased knowledge about public health and the interconnectedness of activities
  • Strengthened partnerships within state and local public health systems
  • Identified strengths and weaknesses to address in quality improvement efforts
  • Baselines on performance to use in preparing for accreditation
  • Benchmarks for public health practice improvements
Conclusion
The final draft of the Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan has been provided to the Board of Supervisors for review.
Recommendation
The Health and Emergency Management Department Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors acknowledges the 2022-2027 presentation of the Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan which justifies how and where public health resources should be allocated to best meet the health needs of the Gila County residents.
Suggested Motion
The acknowledgment of the 2022-2027 Gila County Community Health Improvement Plan which justifies how and where public health resources should be allocated to best meet the health needs of the Gila County residents. (Josh Beck)
Attachments
CHIP Presentation
Gila County 22-27 CHIP
CTR055335 Gila A1 Executed

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