Transylvania Public Health is committed to protecting and improving the health of all people in Transylvania County. One way we do this is through identifying and working to address important health needs in the community. (Watch this video or click here to learn more about this process.)
The 2018 Community Health Assessment priority areas are:
- Mental Health & Substance Use
- Healthy Lifestyle
We then work to bring community members together to develop action plans that will address these top health priorities. Together, these action plans form a Community Health Improvement Plan (or CHIP), which is a strategic plan for the entire community designed to encourage cross-sector collaboration.
This "e-CHIP" scorecard is a low-cost, easy-to-use tool that helps us track and display data related to these health priorities and organize community improvement efforts to improve health in Transylvania County.
The following CHIP Scorecard was created and submitted by September 9, 2019 to meet the requirements for the Transylvania County Long and/ or Short Term Community Health Improvement Plans. This Scorecard is a low-cost, easy-to-use tool that helps us track and display data related to these health priorities and organize community improvement efforts to improve health in Transylvania County.
Clear Impact Scorecard™ is a strategy and performance management software that is accessible through a web browser and designed to support collaboration both inside and outside organizations. WNC Healthy Impact is using Clear Impact Scorecard™ to support the development of electronic CHIPs, SOTCH Reports and Hospital Implementation Strategy scorecards in communities across the region.
Scorecard helps communities organize their community health improvement efforts:
- Develop and communicate shared vision
- Define clear measures of progress
- Share data internally or with partners
- Simplify the way you collect, monitor and report data on your results
The following resources were used/reviewed in order to complete the CHIP:
- WNC Healthy Impact
- WNC Healthy Impact Data Workbook
- NC DHHS CHA Tools
- NC DHHS County Health Data Book
- NC DHHS/ DPH CHA Data Tools