Community Health Needs Assessment

SEARHC’s Community Health Needs Assessment is an essential tool that helps gain community insight to improve programs, expand education, and increase community resources. Led by SEARHC’s Community Wellness team, the assessment provides useful data to identify and understand local health needs and provide a picture of population health, social determinants impact, and conditions that contribute to disparities and gaps in care delivery. 

Why It Matters

The data collected helps SEARHC understand and prioritize patient access and programming and relies on engagement and community input to ensure quality data across the community. Community members are a critical part of the feedback loop through sharing their lived experiences and helping shape health priorities that reflect local needs. 

How It Works

The assessment is an important tool for: 

• Demonstrating community need
• Identifying gaps
• Measuring outcomes

Your participation in the assessment helps grow and expand focus areas including:

• Tobacco and alcohol initiatives
• Nutrition and physical activity programs
• Health and lifestyle support services
• Youth development and family services 

Our assessment follows best practices to ensure participants’ privacy is protected. Your privacy is important, and all submissions are anonymous and will be provided in summary form during the analysis and reporting process. The assessment process includes:

• Data collection and analysis of health indicators, demographics, and social determinants of health
• Community engagement through surveys, listening sessions, focus groups, and collaboration with Tribal and local partners
• Identification of priority health needs
• Development of a Community Health Improvement Plan that outlines actionable strategies for the next 3–5 years
• Publicly sharing results for transparency and alignment

Share your voice and complete the brief and confidential survey. Community feedback plays a critical role in better understanding community needs.  

The information collected helps the Community Wellness team understand health needs to improve prevention, education, and support programs across Southeast.  

All community members are encouraged to take the survey, and anyone can complete the online form below. 

Your feedback helps us continue to grow, enhance, and increase access to care, and understand our community. Thank you for your participation – your voice is invaluable.