Community Health Needs Assessment AT WMMC

About the Community Health Needs Assessment

The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) provides a way to address unmet community health needs. It must be conducted by non-profit hospitals every three years, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The health assessment serves as the foundation for community health improvement efforts for the next three years.

The most recent CHNA process began in 2022 and was facilitated by the Missouri Hospital Association Quality Works team. To gather feedback from the community served by WMMC, residents of the area were given the opportunity to participate in a survey. Nine hundred thirty-five area residents completed the survey. Additional information was collected through a town hall meeting with community partners. The input from the residents, who primarily reside in Johnson County, represented the broad interest of the communities in the service area. Data derived from primary and secondary data was key in informing the CHNA process.

Creating healthy communities requires a high level of mutual understanding and collaboration among community leaders. The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) committee brings together community health leaders, providers, and residents to research and prioritize county health needs and document community health delivery success.

After analyzing the data, the CHNA committee determined these emerging health concerns:

• Mental health and substance abuse
• Affordable health care (including access to dental care)
• Chronic diseases (including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity)

Each of these health concerns is being tackled by individual committees comprised of leaders and community members from different organizations.

2022 Community Health Needs Assessment

CHNA Implementation Plan

JoCo Helps: Community Resources

JOCO Helps is a collection of health and wellness resources available in our community. The information is curated by members of the CHNA Committee and hosted by Johnson County Community Health Services.

JoCo Helps