Community Health Needs Assessment: A Tool for Improving Community Health
Date
2013-05-30Type of Work
27 pagesText
reports
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Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA)non-profit hospitals benefits to their community
non-profit hospital tax exemption
Abstract
Hilltop Hospital Community Benefit Program Policy Analyst Gayle D. Nelson, JD, MPH, gave a presentation at a National Association of Counties (NaCo) webinar titled “Using the Community Health Needs Assessment to Inform Policy making” on May 30, 2013. In her presentation, Nelson provided a legal context for community health needs assessment (CHNA); described CHNA’s role in community health improvement; and discussed CHNA requirements and processes for nonprofit hospitals.