Community Health Needs Assessment Kickoff Webinar · Catholic Health Initiatives 2. Purpose and...

Community Health Needs Assessment Kickoff Webinar

Part 1 of series

Tamara Bourda, PhD, MPHJanuary 31, 2018

Catholic Health Initiatives 2

Purpose and Agenda

Webinar Series

Purpose: this webinar series is designed to review the process of conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and developing an Implementation Strategy; review the IRS requirements; provide resources and frameworks; and determine needs, opportunities and next steps for CHI tax-exempt facilities.

Agenda• Reflection • CHI Healthy Communities• Catholic Health Association resources• Process and steps in conducting a CHNA• Prior educational series resource (2015/2016)• Mission Network website• Questions and discussion


Excerpt from World Day of Healing Prayer Service, from Patrick Gaughn

Reflection

Dear God, as one entrusted to carry on your healing mission, Renew my enthusiasm to open my door to those who call upon me as John did, to open my heart as Mary did and to love as you love.Show me a new path of self-giving, encouraging and helping people to lift and support one another, as together we bring healing and create health.Help me to bring your gaze, full of tenderness and compassion, even when it is inconvenient, when time is short or other responsibilities loom.Let me not be complacent. Rather, build a better future where the dignity of persons who suffer is respected, and constantly kept at the center of the healing process. Amen

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Community Benefit

CHI Healthy Communities


Role in CHNA process

CHI Healthy Communities

• CHNA should inform community benefit activities and expenses at the local level

• Accountability for CHNA compliance at national and local level through an acknowledgement form

• CHI National team is offering:o 2018-2019 CHNA educational webinar serieso Access to previous 2015-2016 CHNA educational serieso Collaboration with regional and local partnerso CHNA specific resources and frameworkso Technical and content support o Audit/review to ensure IRS requirements are met


https://www.chausa.org/communitybenefit

Catholic Health Association

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Key Definitions

Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)– a systematic process involving the community, to identify and analyze community health needs and assets in order to prioritize these needs, and to plan and act upon unmet community health needs. Differs from community needs assessments used to identify physician needs.

Implementation Strategy (IS) – hospital’s plan for addressing community health needs, including health needs identified in the community health needs assessment. The implementation strategy is often considered the hospital’s overall community benefit plan.


https://www.chausa.org/communitybenefit/assessing-and-addressing-community-health-needs

Assessing and Addressing Community Health Needs

This book offers practical advice on how hospitals can work with community and public health partners to assess community health needs and develop effective strategies for improving health

A concise overview of new federal requirements and recommended practices for tax-exempt hospitals to conduct community health needs assessments and adopt implementation strategies to address identified needs in our communities.


Ordering on CHA website

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6 Step Process as described in the CHA Guide

Conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment

A community health needs assessment is a systematic process involving the community to identify and analyze community health needs and assets in order to prioritize, plan and act upon unmet community health needs. This process results in a product: a summary report.

Step 1: Plan and prepare for the assessmentStep 2: Define the communityStep 3: Identify data that describe the health and health needs of the communityStep 4: Understand and interpret the data Step 5: Define and validate prioritiesStep 6: Document and communicate results


Conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment, page 27-41

Overview of Step 1


1.1. Determine who in the hospital (MBO or region) will participate in the needs assessment process

Step 1: Plan and prepare for the assessment

• Determine who will lead process and participate in the process• Form an internal assessment team • Engage appropriate internal departments - community benefit, strategy, tax, finance,

population health management, clinically integrated networks, mission, communications, clinical areas, others as appropriate

• Be certain everyone understands their role in the process


1.2. Plan for community engagement


• Preference is to conduct the assessment as part of a community partnership effort• Be sure to include representatives from populations that are minority and vulnerable • Involve community coalition as appropriate• Questions to consider:

o Are you currently collaborating with any community partners as a part of a Mission and Ministry Fund grant?

o Is there a community planning process already in place?o Who was involved in the initial assessment three years ago?o Are active community groups in place?


1.3. Engage hospital board and executive leadership


• Involve executive leadership from the beginning• Within CHI, determine what governing body will adopt the implementation plan for your

hospital• Implementation strategies must be adopted by “governing body authorized under state law

to adopt the implementation plan”• Plan assessment timeline to allow for governing body adoption prior to June 30, 2019• Determine how assessment process and progress will be reported to Board and executive

leadership


1.4. Determine how the CHNA will be conducted


• Conduct in partnership with others in the community • Determine if you will conduct your own assessment or collaborate with others in

conducting a joint assessment• Determine if similar health assessments have already been conducted by your local health

department, federally qualified health center, or school of public health• Determine if you will use a consultant and their respective role in this process


1.5. Identify and obtain available resources


• Identify existing resources and infrastructure o Your hospital resourceso Other hospitals or collaborative partners o Local colleges, universities, schools of public health o Individuals with assessment experience o Others already conducting assessments o In-kind participation and support


1.6. Develop a preliminary timeline


• Expect to spend approximately 6-18 months planning and conducting the CHNA• Final IRS deadline is June 30, 2019• CHI will require an acknowledgment form to be signed to ensure compliance with IRS

requirements• CHNAs may be required to be submitted to CHI prior to IRS deadline for audit/review of

requirements• Internal timeline should consider use of consultants, board approval and meeting dates,

and other internal time limiting factors


For additional resources

Prior CHNA Webinar Series- 2015/2016

CHNA webinar series was offered from August 2015-September 2016• Community Benefit Update and CHNA Kickoff• Part 1: How to Conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment • Part 2: What Needs to be Included in the CHNA Report • Part 3: How to Conduct an Implementation Strategy • Part 4: What Needs to be Included in the CHNA Implementation Strategy Document• Part 5: Ongoing Evaluation and Reporting• Part 6: Review of the CHNA Federal Requirements and CHI Acknowledgment Form• Part 7: Implementation Strategy Review

All slides can be found at http://www.missiononline.net/healthy-communities/

http://www.missiononline.net/healthy-communities/



Mission Network Website


http://www.healthycommunities.org/Resources/toolkit.shtml

Association for Community Health Improvement


Key Takeaways

Obtain the CHA Assessing and Addressing Community Health Needs Guide Review Mission Network http://www.missiononline.net/healthy-communities/

• CHI Healthy Communities programs• Prior and current CHNA educational webinars• Links to programs, resources, and external partners

Conduct Step 1- Plan and prepare for the CHNA Determine your internal CHNA team Develop a preliminary timeline Participate in the next CHNA webinar presentation



Questions, comments, feedback

Next webinar: Steps 2-6 in conducting a CHNA

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