The 2022 Flagler County and Volusia County Collaborative Community Health Assessment has been released. The Community Health Assessment tells the community story and provides a foundation to improve the health of the population. It is the basis for priority setting, planning, program development, policy changes, coordination of community resources, funding applications, and new ways to collaboratively use community assets to improve the health of the population.
This is the first collaborative across the two counties to identify Health Priorities. This is also the first time the collaborative worked with Health Equity Champions to ensure we were including voices from all populations.
Every three years, tax-exempt hospitals and county health departments in Florida are required to conduct Community Health Assessments (CHAs) and develop Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) to address specific opportunities for improved community health. In Flagler and Volusia counties, health department officials collaborate with AdventHealth, Flagler Cares, Halifax Health, SMA Healthcare, county government and community partners to develop shared assessments and improvement plans.
Over the next few months, partners involved in the planning and publication of the CHA will be convening leaders across the two-county area to develop the CHIP.
The complete assessment has been posted below, and is free to download.
