The Community Health Assessment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The Community Health Assessment is conducted to examine the health and quality of life of Brunswick County citizens. The process includes gathering information from community residents (primary data), and comparing this data to available health statistics (secondary data) to identify the most pressing concerns. The information gathered is used by county leadership and stakeholders to strategically plan the best use of resources to address top community concerns, while tracking progress to reach the overall goal of improving health and quality of life in Brunswick County.

Community Health Assessment Vision                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                A healthy Brunswick County promotes access to affordable care, treatment, and community resources to improve the well-being of all residents.

The Assessment Process                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Every four years, Brunswick County Health Services collaborates with community stakeholders and a multidisciplinary community health assessment (CHA) Steering Committee to lead the assessment
process. The process includes collecting and analyzing primary (survey and focus groups) and secondary (health statistics) data and collectively setting priorities for the improvement of health and
quality of life for residents. The results of the CHA are subsequently used to create a plan of action (community health improvement plan) in order to effect measurable change over the next four years.
Brunswick County Health Services, in consultation with the Center for Healthy Communities at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s College of Health and Human Services, collaborated
with Community Health Assessment Steering Committee members and other community partners to complete the eight steps of the community health assessment process outlined by the North
Carolina Division of Public Health. The community participated in the CHA process through input on the community health opinion survey (CHOS) and in focus groups. The 55-question CHOS was administered to randomly selected households through in-person door-to-door visits and through direct mailings. 

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