CHIP 2024 - 2026
Clermont County
Covering 452 square miles, Clermont County is the 42nd largest county in Ohio by area. Located in the southwest portion of the state along the Ohio River, Clermont County is bordered by Brown, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio, and Bracken, Campbell, and Pendleton counties in Kentucky. Clermont County is the western-most designated Appalachian county in Ohio and is comprised of fourteen townships and nine villages. The most densely populated areas are largely suburban neighborhoods on the western side of the county bordering Hamilton County – which contains the City of Cincinnati. Agricultural and small residential areas are located in the eastern and southern portions of the county.
About the Community Health Improvement Plan
The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) sets priorities, objectives, strategies, and activities to address the top priority health issues in the community. The Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) tool was used during the CHIP planning process. MAPP is a community-wide strategic planning tool for improving public health. Based on community and steering members' input, the top health issues facing Clermont County are mental health, suicide deaths, youth drug use, drug overdose deaths, and tobacco/nicotine use.
The overall goal of the CHIP is to increase awareness of health issues impacting the community and provide education and opportunities to the public to improve their health and address social determinants of health. “Social determinants of health are conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affects a wide range of health functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks” (Healthy People 2030). Divided into five domains (Neighborhood and Built Environment, Health and Health Care, Social and Community Context, Education and Economic Stability) the social determinants included elements regarding access to health care, transportation options, literacy, housing quality, incarceration and poverty. Improvements in these areas provide the opportunity for better health outcomes.
The CHIP is reviewed and updated annually with input from our community stakeholders to ensure that progress on priorities, objectives, strategies, and activities are monitored and evaluated.
alignment with Ohio State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
The Clermont County CHIP aligns with state priority factors and health outcomes.
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