Data & Planning
- Community Health Assessment
- Community Health Improvement Plan
- Quality Improvement Plan
- Strategic Plan
Community Health Assessment (CHA)
A community health assessment (CHA) refers to a state, tribal, local, or territorial health assessment that identifies key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data collection, and analysis.
View the Le Sueur-Waseca Community Health Board Community Health Assessment.
Minnesota community health boards have been required to engage in a community health improvement process—beginning with a community health assessment—since the Local Public Health Act was passed in 1976. In Minnesota, community health boards perform community health assessments for the jurisdictions they serve. After completing the community health assessment, public health staff in partnership with the community prioritize the health issues and/or factors impacting health to collectively address during the planning process. Minnesota Department of Health may ask community health boards to periodically rank their communities' priority health issues, to provide a view of statewide priorities, and to fulfill the requirements of Minnesota statute. Below is an image that represents how a community health assessment is one part of the process of maintaining a healthy Le Sueur County community.