CHA/CHIP Purpose
- Engage community members on health issues
- Understand health disparities in communities
- Differentiate needs in various communities
- Enable leaders to establish health priorities based on community needs
- Facilitate local public health system to focus on programs and services that address community's health needs
- Strengthen viability to successfully compete for funding opportunities
- Collaborate with partners and meet new partners
- Promote action planning to achieve healthy communities and health behaviors
CHA/CHIP Process
- Utilize the best practice model of Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships developed by NACCHO
- Follow a structured process to assess and prioritize needs, develop and implement improvement measures, evaluate plans, and continuously improve quality.
CHA/CHIP Documents and Resources
Evaluation of 2012-2016 CHA/CHIP -- Cycle 1
Feedback and Questions from the Community Forum, October 29, 2014
CHIP Annual Update Year 1; Year in Review: July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
CHIP South Public Forum Presentation March 2014 (English)
CHIP South Public Forum Presentation March 2014 Spanish)
CHIP North Public Forum Presentation October 2013 (English)
CHIP North Public Forum Presentation October 2013 (Spanish)
Community Health Improvement Plan Presentation Flyer -- North Forum (English and Spanish)
Austin/Travis County Community Health Improvement Plan Draft 12-13-12
CHIP Presentation for Public Health Week 2013
Together We Thrive flyer (PDF)
Presentation of Community Health Assessment Themes, Findings, and Next Steps--Summer 2012 (PDF)