To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
SUBJECT:
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9:30 AM - 2022-2027 Community Health Improvement Plan
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That the Board of Supervisors: Receive and File this 2022 Community Health Improvement Plan (“CHIP”) in Support of Live Well Humboldt’s Five-Year Collective Impact Strategy for the County.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Several funding streams, such as Future of Public Health and California Equitable Recovery Initiative (CERI), support various Public Health staff who provide backbone support for the Community Health Improvement Planning process.
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a community-wide action plan that outlines how multiple partners, working together, are collectively addressing priority health issues over the next five years to reduce health disparities, promote health equity and improve overall population health in our county. The CHIP was informed by the most recent Community Health Assessment, 2018 (CHA), and builds on the partnerships and progress made since the 2014 CHIP. Preparation of the CHIP, like the CHA, is a foundational requirement of Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health as a nationally accredited health jurisdiction.
While the creation of a CHIP was launched and guided by Humboldt County Public Health, the plan is a product of the collaborative efforts of Live Well Humboldt (LWH). LWH is a collective impact initiative guided by the partnership, expertise and passion of individuals and organizations from multiple sectors across Humboldt County working to improve health and well-being in our community.
LWH and the CHIP are grounded in the core value of health equity and focus on identifying upstream approaches to address the root causes of health outcomes; increasing access to data and information; and supporting transparent community health planning processes. The process of developing the CHIP included:
• Selecting priority areas for community-wide health improvement work
• Gathering input from local coalitions, organizations and individuals about current goals and strategies connected to each priority area
• Defining population outcome measures for monitoring progress
• Applying an equity lens to all aspects of the work.
The priority areas for the 2022-2027 CHIP are:
• Behavioral Health
§ Suicide
§ Substance Use
• Housing Instability and Homelessness
• Healthy Beginnings and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
The CHIP sets our three priority areas for the next five years, which will guide our efforts at making a significant positive impact on the indicators that we have chosen to measure. This CHIP will also form the basis for the development of a community-facing public data dashboard that will contribute to community awareness and involvement in public health planning and improvement.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board’s Strategic Framework by creating opportunities for improved safety and health
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The creation of this CHIP has drawn extensively on the Live Well Humboldt partnership organizations working together toward improved community health and wellness.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Board’s Discretion
ATTACHMENTS:
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PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: I-14
Meeting of: 01/24/17
File No.: 17-0520