The 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) report will be shared in June 2019!
Community and stakeholder input for the 2019 CHNA has been collected through five methods:
- Community resident surveys (over 5900 surveys collected across Chicago and Cook County)
- Community resident focus groups and learning map sessions
- Health care and social service provider focus groups
- Two stakeholder assessments led by partner health departments—Forces of Change Assessment and Health Equity Capacity Assessment
- Guidance from Alliance for Health Equity committee and workgroup members
2018-2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Focus Groups
Between August 2018 and February 2019, Alliance for Health Equity partners held a total of 52 community input sessions with priority populations such as veterans, individuals living with mental illness, communities of color, older adults, caregivers, teens and young adults, LGBTQ+ community members, adults and teens experiencing homelessness, families with children, faith communities, adults with disabilities, and children and adults living with chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma.
The community input sessions included 31 focus groups led by Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) and 21 Learning Map sessions led by West Side United and Rush University Medical Center with notetaking by IPHI. In addition to the 49 community input sessions, there were also three focus groups with healthcare and social service providers hosted by Swedish Covenant Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, and South Shore Hospital. The table below lists all of the focus group and learning map session host organizations. Thanks to all of these organizations for partnering to provide opportunities for community members’ engagement in the collaborative CHNA!
Focus Group and Learning Map Host Organizations
ABJ Services | Hanul Family Alliance |
Affinity Community Services | Housing Forward ‐ Tenant’s Club Meeting |
After School Matters – Austin Town Hall | Immigrant service providers (North Side Chicago) |
Alivio Medical Center | Instituto Health Science Career Academy |
AMITA Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center | Kedvale New Mt. Zion M.B. Church |
Asian Human Services Family Health Center | MacNeal Hospital healthcare providers |
Breakthrough | Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation |
BUILD, Inc. | NAMI Chicago ‐ individuals and families |
By the Hand | New Moms |
Chicago Public Library ‐ Austin‐Irving Park | New Morning Star MB Church |
Chicago Public Library ‐ Edgebrook Branch | Northwest Side Housing Center |
Chicago Public Library ‐ Jefferson Park Branch | Oakley Square Apartments |
Chicago Public Library ‐ Oriole Park Branch | Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry |
CJE SeniorLife | PLOWS Council on Aging |
Coalition of Hope | Restoration Ministries |
CristoRey High School | Rich Township VFW Post 311 |
Deborah’s Place | South Shore Hospital community service providers |
El Valor | Solutions for Care |
Enlace Chicago | Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) |
Evanston General Assistance | St. Stephen AME Church |
Faith Leaders re: mental health | Swedish Covenant Hospital community service providers |
Friedman Place | TCA Health |
Frisbie Senior Center | Teen Living Program |
Garfield Park Community Council | Temple of Faith MB Church |
Gary Comer Youth Center | Theace Goldsberry Community House |
Greater Galilee Baptist Church | Timothy Community Corporation |
Habilitative Systems | UCAN |