The 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment Survey became available Friday and can be filled out by anyone connected with Hancock County, whether they work here or live here.

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nonprofit healthcare providers must conduct periodic assessments of community health needs and that requirement may have broad implications for the future of ...

Clark Fork Valley Hospital is gearing up for the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment and is asking community members to participate in a county-wide survey focusing on health care.

The CNA was designed to elicit information on topics not only of interest to the local health department, but to provide insight into the social, behavioral, and economic factors relevant to the ...

Akron Children’s has identified mental and behavioral health, access to care and health information as key priorities.

Developing clearer guidelines for measuring a hospital's orientation toward population health would be a big step towards fundamentally improving population health and changing the relationship ...

The IRS released a new proposed rule loosening penalties on the health law’s requirement for non-profit hospitals to submit a community needs assessment, granting some waivers for minor infractions ...

Augusta Health is conducting its Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to identify and address the community's health priorities. Residents are encouraged to participate in the online survey ...

AKRON, Ohio -- The Greater Akron area is undergoing its first LGBTQ+ needs assessment, the first comprehensive wellness study for this community in the area. Kent State’s College of Public Health ...

Tax-exempt hospitals that must conduct community needs assessments under the health reform law would get some leeway from penalties for minor missteps and got clarification about how to satisfy new ...

Reliable assessment of health and social needs within a community ensures that local input drives strategic planning and programmatic decisions. Results are used to determine the priorities and focus ...