Common use of Assessments and Plans Clause in Contracts

Assessments and Plans. 1. The LHD shall provide to the Director of Community Health Assessment, State Center for Health Statistics or designee: a) A comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) at least every four years, for each county or health district. The CHA shall be a collaborative effort with local partners inclusive of hospitals, businesses, community partners, and the local community health coalitions and shall include the collection and analysis of primary data at the county and district level (if such exists), secondary data from the State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS) and other sources, and an assessment and analysis of community resources. The CHA shall identify a list of community health problems based on the assessment. Each identified problem shall be prioritized and described in the narrative. The CHA will include data analysis of those indicators listed in the Accreditation Self-Assessment Inventory, Benchmark 1, Activity 1.1. The CHA is due on the first Monday in March following the year of assessment. Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs), which shall be submitted no later than six months after the completion of the comprehensive community health assessment (CHA). CHIPs are due by the first Monday in September following the year of assessment. 1) The CHIP shall address a minimum of two priorities identified in the most recent community health assessment. 2) The CHIP shall be data driven and use results-based accountability to focus on both population and program accountability. Specifically, results, indicators, programs, and performance measures must be included. 3) The CHIP shall be aligned with the Healthy North Carolina 2030 indicators and use best evidence interventions targeting health behaviors, the physical environment, social and economic factors, and/or clinical care. 4) The CHIP shall be updated at least annually and monitor performance. 5) CHIPs can persist across CHA-CHIP cycles when: a. the health problem persists and continues to be a priority; b. new interventions are needed; and/or c. the interventions need to be expanded to a new target population. 6) The LHD shall use the web-based software Clear Impact Scorecard for submitting the CHIP for approval. a. The LHD shall provide a state of the county or district health report (SOTCH) during each interim year between community assessments. The SOTCH is due by the first Monday in March in years when a CHA is not submitted. 1. The LHD shall use Clear Impact Scorecard for the SOTCH. 2. The SOTCH shall include progress made on each performance measure in the CHIP. b) The LHD shall make a written request for any variances in submission of XXXx, CHIPs, and SOTCH documents in advance of the required date of submission. Emails may be sent to the Director, Community Health Assessment, State Center for Health Statistics at xxx.xxxxx@xxxx.xx.xxx. c) Refer to guidance: xxxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/units/ldas/cha.htm.

Assessments and Plans. 1. The LHD shall provide to the Director of Community Health Assessment, State Center for Health Statistics or designee: a) a. A comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) at least every four years, years for each county or health districtdistrict as follows: 1) The CHA report is due on the first Monday in March following the year of community health assessment. 2) The CHA report shall be submitted as an attachment via the web-based software, Clear Impact Scorecard. The executive summary and community priorities will appear in the note fields. 3) The CHA shall be a collaborative effort with local partners inclusive of hospitals, businesses, community partners, and the local community health coalitions and shall include the collection and analysis of primary data at the county and district level (if such exists), secondary data from the State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS) and other sourcescoalitions, and an assessment and analysis of community resources. The the CHA report shall identify a list of community health problems based on the assessment. . 4) The CHA report shall include primary and secondary data that is collected and analyzed. 5) Secondary data shall be obtained from published statistical tables and reports from the State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS) or other official sources. 6) Primary data needs and methodologies shall be determined once secondary data have been reviewed and gaps in knowledge about the community are identified. 7) After analyzing primary and secondary data, the CHA report shall describe available community resources and resource needs for the identified community health problems. 8) Each identified community health problem shall be prioritized and described in the narrative. The CHA will report shall include data analysis of those indicators listed in the Accreditation Self-Assessment Inventory, Benchmark 1, Activity 1.1. The CHA is due on the first Monday in March following the year of assessment. 3 xxxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx/ b. A Community Health Improvement Plans Plan (CHIPs), which shall be submitted CHIP) no later than six months after the completion of the comprehensive community health assessment (CHA). CHIPs are CHA as follows. 1) The CHIP is due by the first Monday in September following the year of assessment. 12) The CHIP shall be submitted via the web-based software, Clear Impact Scorecard. 3) The CHIP shall address a minimum of two priorities identified in the most recent community health assessment. 24) The CHIP shall be data driven and use derived by using results-based accountability to focus on both population and program accountability. Specifically, resultsResults, indicators, programs, and performance measures must be included. 35) The CHIP shall be aligned with one or more of the Healthy North Carolina 2030 indicators and use best evidence interventions targeting health behaviors, the physical environment, social and economic factors, and/or clinical care. 46) The CHIP shall be aligned with the current N.C. State Health Improvement Plan and consider policy recommendations as a best practice opportunity. 7) The CHIP shall be updated at least annually annually, and LHD must monitor performanceits performance against the CHIP annually. 5) CHIPs can 8) Components of the CHIP may persist across CHA-CHIP cycles when: a. a) the health problem persists and continues to be a priority;; and b. b) new interventions are needed; and/or c. c) the interventions need to be expanded to a new target population. 6) The LHD shall use the web-based software Clear Impact Scorecard for submitting the CHIP for approval. a. The LHD shall provide a c. A state of the county or district health report (SOTCH) during each interim year between community assessments. XXXx as follows: 1) The SOTCH is due by the first Monday in March in years when a CHA is not submitted. 1. The LHD shall use Clear Impact Scorecard for the SOTCH. 2. ) The SOTCH shall include be submitted via the web-based software, Clear Impact Scorecard. 3) The SOTCH shall include: a) progress made on each performance measure in the CHIP.; b) The morbidity and mortality changes since the last CHA; c) emerging issues since the last CHA; and d) new, paused, and/or discontinued initiatives since the last CHA. 2. LHD shall make a written request for any variances in submission of XXXxCHA, CHIPsCHIP, and SOTCH documents in advance of the required date of submission. Emails may be sent to the Director, Community Health Assessment, State Center for Health Statistics at xxx.xxxxx@xxxx.xx.xxx. c) 3. For LHD accreditation, all instances of Clear Impact Scorecard must be linked to the HNC 2030 Scorecard licensed by the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI). 4. Refer to guidance: xxxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/units/ldas/cha.htmguidance located on the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics website under “Local Data Analysis and Support.”4

Assessments and Plans. 1. The LHD shall provide to the Director of Community Health Assessment, State Center for Health Statistics or designee: a) a. A comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) at least every four years, years for each county or health districtdistrict as follows: 1) The CHA report is due on the first Monday in March following the year of community health assessment. 2) The CHA report shall be submitted as an attachment via the web-based software, Clear Impact Scorecard. The executive summary and community priorities will appear in the note fields. 3) The CHA shall be a collaborative effort with local partners inclusive of hospitals, businesses, community partners, and the local community health coalitions and shall include the collection and analysis of primary data at the county and district level (if such exists), secondary data from the State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS) and other sourcescoalitions, and an assessment and analysis of community resources. The the CHA report shall identify a list of community health problems based on the assessment. . 4) The CHA report shall include primary and secondary data that is collected and analyzed. 5) Secondary data shall be obtained from published statistical tables and reports from the State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS) or other official sources. 6) Primary data needs and methodologies shall be determined once secondary data have been reviewed and gaps in knowledge about the community are identified. 7) After analyzing primary and secondary data, the CHA report shall describe available community resources and resource needs for the identified community health problems. 8) Each identified community health problem shall be prioritized and described in the narrative. The CHA will report shall include data analysis of those indicators listed in the Accreditation Self-Assessment Inventory, Benchmark 1, Activity 1.1. The CHA is due on the first Monday in March following the year of assessment. 3 xxxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx/ b. A Community Health Improvement Plans Plan (CHIPs), which shall be submitted CHIP) no later than six months after the completion of the comprehensive community health assessment (CHA). CHIPs are CHA as follows. 1) The CHIP is due by the first Monday in September following the year of assessment. 12) The CHIP shall be submitted via the web-based software, Clear Impact Scorecard. 3) The CHIP shall address a minimum of two priorities identified in the most recent community health assessment. 24) The CHIP shall be data driven and use derived by using results-based accountability to focus on both population and program accountability. Specifically, resultsResults, indicators, programs, and performance measures must be included. 35) The CHIP shall be aligned with one or more of the Healthy North Carolina 2030 indicators and use best evidence interventions targeting health behaviors, the physical environment, social and economic factors, and/or clinical care. 46) The CHIP shall be aligned with the current N.C. State Health Improvement Plan and consider policy recommendations as a best practice opportunity. 7) The CHIP shall be updated at least annually annually, and LHD must monitor performanceits performance against the CHIP annually. 5) CHIPs can 8) Components of the CHIP may persist across CHA-CHIP cycles when: a. a) the health problem persists and continues to be a priority;; and b. b) new interventions are needed; and/or c. c) the interventions need to be expanded to a new target population. 6) The LHD shall use the web-based software Clear Impact Scorecard for submitting the CHIP for approval. a. The LHD shall provide a c. A state of the county or district health report (SOTCH) during each interim year between community assessments. XXXx as follows: 1) The SOTCH is due by the first Monday in March in years when a CHA is not submitted. 1. The LHD shall use Clear Impact Scorecard for the SOTCH. 2. ) The SOTCH shall include be submitted via the web-based software, Clear Impact Scorecard. 3) The SOTCH shall include: a) progress made on each performance measure in the CHIP.; b) The morbidity and mortality changes since the last CHA; c) emerging issues since the last CHA; and d) new, paused, and/or discontinued initiatives since the last CHA. 2. LHD shall make a written request for any variances in submission of XXXxCHA, CHIPsCHIP, and SOTCH documents in advance of the required date of submission. Emails may be sent to the Director, Community Health Assessment, State Center for Health Statistics at xxx.xxxxx@xxxx.xx.xxx. c) 3. For LHD accreditation, all instances of Clear Impact Scorecard must be linked to the HNC 2030 Scorecard licensed by the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI). 4. Refer to guidance: guidance located on the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics website under “Local Data Analysis and Support.”4 4 xxxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/units/ldas/cha.htm.