Community Health Needs Assessment
A Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is a systematic, data-driven approach to identifying barriers and gaps in services and resources that improve the health and well-being of community residents. The CHNA process assists Cone Health in aligning its resources, programs and strategies with the priority needs of the community.
Every three years, Cone Health works with community partners in Alamance, Guilford and Rockingham counties to assess the social, medical and economic health of our communities.
The CHNA process consists of data analysis, prioritization of needs and the development of an implementation plans. In addition to meeting the IRS requirement for tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a CHNA, we use this document to guide our work in the following identified priorities:
- Deliver Holistic Treatment and Upstream Prevention of Chronic Disease, especially Diabetes and Heart Disease
- Ensure Access to Appropriate Behavioral Health Services
- Provide Healthcare that is Available, Accessible, and Affordable
- Promote Healthy Living Conditions by Addressing Social Determinants of Health
- Eliminate Bias and Discrimination to Build Trust with Patients and Community
Cone Health’s priorities mirror the concerns pinpointed in each county’s individual assessments – Alamance, Guilford, Rockingham. It is through this exhaustive examination and purposeful work that we will achieve the true health and well-being that our community deserves.
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Previous Assessments & Implementation Plans
