Reports

Health Equity is centered in the Vermont Department of Health’s strategic plan and a cornerstone of their State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. Learn more about the Health Equity Capacity Building Program’s funding opportunity in their work to reduce health disparities through community partnerships and capacity-building support.

SVMC aligns clinical initiatives and community programming to create a healthy region. Efforts are guided by the Community Health Needs Assessment, an analysis conducted every three years to determine the priority health needs for SVMC’s service area. Additionally, SVMC strategically invests in community health projects and organizations that work to meet these priority needs.

The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) process serves to identify the priority health needs for the 75,000 individuals living within SVMC’s service area. Through varied methods of data collection and analysis, described in detail in the full report below, four priority health needs were identified in 2021.

Mental Health Supports
Promotion of Healthy Behaviors and Primary Prevention Activities
Accessibility of High-Quality, Convenient, and Affordable Care
Substance Use Prevention, Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Recovery Resources

A Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is a process that non-profit hospitals complete every three
years in partnership with community-based organizations to learn more about the significant health needs in
the greater community. These valuable insights inform strategic investment and guide community programming
to improve the identified priorities. The University of Vermont Health Network- Porter Medical Center (UVMHNPMC) and the 12 members of the 2024 CHNA Steering Committee collaborated on the 2024 CHNA for its designated Health Service Area of Addison County.

2024 CHNA GOALS
• To conduct an inclusive and high-quality assessment
of community health needs and assets across the
lifespan in Addison County, through the lens of health
and racial equity.
• To partner with diverse stakeholders resulting in: 1) consensus of priority needs to address; 2) shared
buy-in for implementation strategies; 3) support of complimentary community initiatives and
assessments.

• To conduct an inclusive and high-quality assessment
of community health needs and assets across the
lifespan in Addison County, through the lens of health
and racial equity.
• To partner with diverse stakeholders resulting in:

1) Consensus of priority needs to address
2) Shared buy-in for implementation strategies
3) Support of complimentary community initiatives and
assessments.

At Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC),our Community Health Department offers programs that
help people afford necessary health services, learn skills to manage chronic disease, focus on wellness in the family and community, provide transportation, and much more. We welcome and invite you to read this 2023 CommunityBenefits report, which shares our programs and progress for fiscal year October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Along with our progress updates, we wish to than the hundreds of partners woven
throughout our vast network of social service organizations that support and advance the work of improving the lives of those we serve.

This report presents the findings of a comprehensive 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for residents of Windham County and surrounding towns within the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) service area. It identifies significant health needs (SHNs) in our community and establishes priorities that the BMH Senior Leadership Team has chosen based on an analysis of the findings. An Implementation Plan will be developed in the coming months to address the established priorities.

This report presents the findings of a comprehensive 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for
residents of Windham County and surrounding towns within the Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital service
area. It identifies significant health needs (SHNs) in our community and establishes priorities that the Grace Cottage Medical Executive Team and the Senior Leadership Team have chosen to address, based on an analysis of the findings. An Implementation Plan will be developed in the coming months to address the established priorities.

During the period February through August 2022 an assessment of Community Health Needs was completed for the combined service area of Springfield Hospital and North Star Health. Assessment activities were guided by a planning committee of the Springfield Area Community Collaborative with multiple organizations and partners involved in methods design, data collection and community engagement, as well as review of findings.
The purpose of the assessment was to:
• Better understand the health-related issues and concerns impacting the well-being of area residents;
• Inform community health improvement plans, partnerships and initiatives; and
• Satisfy state and federal Community Health Needs Assessment requirements for Community Benefit reporting.

For over 20 years, Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) has conducted a Community Health Need Assessment (CHNA), which has prioritized Rutland County efforts in partnership with the hospital to improve the health
and wellbeing of area residents.The assessment is completed and published on a three-year cycle with continual collaborative effort to address the health areas of greatest need within our community. With a foundational focus of working in concert with the community and many regional partners, the CHNA aims to better understand how we can improve the health of our region. This assessment includes statistical data, survey data from community members, community leaders, and medical providers, and focus group data to help further define needs in each priority health area.