Community Health Assessment (CHA) & Improvement Plan (CHIP)
What Is a Community Health Assessment?
What does our community need to be healthier?
A Community Health Assessment (CHA) helps us answer that question. It brings local health departments, health care providers, and community organizations together to learn about the health of our community. By collecting and studying information, we can better understand our community's health needs and find ways to improve them.
Our Community's Health: What We Learned
The Tri-County Community Health Improvement Coalition has released its first shared Community Health Report. The report looks at the health of people living in Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago counties.
It explores how income, housing, feeling connected to others, and access to basic needs can affect our health and well-being.
Want to learn more about the health of our community?
Explore the 2025 Tri-County Community Health Report(PDF, 7MB)
Working Together for a Healthier Community
Improving community health takes teamwork!
The Tri-County Community Health Improvement Coalition brings together four local health care systems, five public health agencies, and more than a dozen nonprofit organizations.
United Way Fox Cities helps lead and organize the coalition's work. Together, these partners are working to better understand our community's health needs and find ways to address them.
The next step is to create a three-year Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). By working together, coalition members can focus on shared goals, avoid repeating the same work, and make a greater impact on the health of our communities.
What Is a Community Health Improvement Plan?
A Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a plan for making our community healthier.
Using information collected during the Community Health Assessment, Outagamie County Public Health and our community partners identify the biggest health needs and create a plan to address them.
The CHIP helps us set goals, take action, and track our progress toward building a healthier community.
Why Do We Need a CHA and CHIP?
A healthier community starts with understanding its needs and taking action.
Wisconsin law requires local health departments to complete a Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan every five years.
Each year, health departments also review their progress. This helps us see what's working, what needs to change, and where we can make the greatest impact.
Learn more about Wisconsin's community health improvement process.
Watch and Learn
Want to learn more about how we're working to improve community health?
As part of our Community Health Improvement Plan process, we've created two educational videos. Watch the videos below to learn more.
What Is a Community Health Assessment and CHIP?
The 10 Potential Priority Areas Under Consideration
Previous Outagamie County Public Health CHA/CHIP Reports
2023-2025 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)(PDF, 16MB)
2023-2025 CHIP Supplemental Document(PDF, 4MB)
2025 CHIP Annual Update(PDF, 3MB)
2021 Community Health Assessment Report(PDF, 8MB)
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