by Isaiah Dominguez | Sep 19, 2019 | Community Health
Watch Now Two heads are better than one. The people behind the WNC Health Network took that sentiment to heart and applied the spirit of collaboration to their Community Health Needs Assessments to identify and solve health problems in their community. Join Marian...
by Isaiah Dominguez | Aug 27, 2019 | Community Health
In the spring of my freshman year of college, I decided to give up social media for Lent. I knew that my relationship with it wasn’t great—it interrupted my focus in lecture and kept me up with late night scrolling—but I wasn’t at all aware of how it affected my...
by Isaiah Dominguez | Jul 17, 2019 | Community Health, DEI
The CDC (Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) defines chronic health conditions as lasting a year or more, requiring ongoing medical attention and often limiting the activities of daily living. The PRC National Health Survey identified eight in...
by Noah Larsen | May 15, 2019 | Community Health
A CHNA glossary of terms for hospitals and public health organizations.
by Isaiah Dominguez | May 1, 2019 | Community Health, DEI
The recent findings of the PRC National Health Survey address the startling rates of food insecurities. A healthy diet is the cornerstone to a healthy population. Unfortunately, this simple truth is not a simple issue and is more widespread than many would like to...
by Noah Larsen | May 1, 2019 | Community Health
You’ve just received the final version of your PRC Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), but where do you go from here? IRS requirements state that, in addition to conducting a needs assessment, hospitals must identify and prioritize health needs, and...
