Community Health Assessment (CHA) & Improvement Plan (CHIP)
What is a Community Health Assessment?
A Community Health Assessment (CHA) is a process where community partners work together to gather, study, and share information about the health of the community.
Tri-County Community Health Improvement Coalition Community Health Report
The Tri-County Community Health Improvement Coalition has released its first shared Community Health Report, highlighting how wealth, housing, belonging, and access to basic needs shape health across our region.
Learn More About the Health of Our Region(PDF, 7MB)
The coalition is comprised of four area health systems, five Public Health agencies, and more than a dozen nonprofit community organizations in the Tri-County area (Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago counties). United Way Fox Cities has a deep interest in supporting efforts to create thriving communities and is proud to house the coalition and serve as the backbone entity for this initiative.
Next steps, the coalition will be working together to create and implement a 3-year plan known as a community health improvement plan (CHIP).
This collaborative effort will reduce duplication of efforts with this process, help create a common understanding of our greatest needs, and align initiatives so that we have greater potential for impact.
What is a Community Health Improvement Plan?
A Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a local plan that helps improve the health of people in the community. It focuses on the biggest health needs found in the CHA.
OCPH works with community partners to create this plan.
Why do we have a CHA and CHIP?
Local health departments throughout Wisconsin must develop a CHA and CHIP every five years. For more than 30 years it has been required through Wisconsin State Statutes. Each year, health departments also review their progress. They look at their goals, plans, and results to see what is working and what still needs to improve.
Videos
As part of our CHIP process, we produced two educational videos.
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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