What is a community health needs assessment?
Every three years, Parkview Health sponsors a community health needs assessment (CHNA) to identify health needs within northeast Indiana, particularly the seven counties in which Parkview-affiliated hospitals exist. As a not-for-profit, community-owned health system, the assessment provides a valuable tool in Parkview’s strategic planning process and in the development of our community benefit plan. Each time we monitor our community’s health needs, we identify opportunities and prioritize our efforts to impact the health of our community friends and neighbors.
This data is shared with community organizations and leaders to assist in their planning and to encourage opportunities for collaboration.
The most recent assessment was completed in conjunction with the Health Services and Informatics (HSIR) group, a part of the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation. Current community health priorities for Parkview-affiliated hospitals can be found in the respective Community Health Needs Assessment reports.
2022 Parkview Health System Report
View our 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment Reports
County-specific reports from 2016 are available for reference.
What is an implementation strategy?
An implementation strategy serves as an in-depth plan for each hospital to address health needs identified through the community health needs assessment and other resources. It includes goals, objectives and action plans designed to improve the health of the local community.
The implementation strategy serves as the community health improvement plan for each hospital to address health needs identified through the community health needs assessment and other resources.
Look for your respective 2023 community health improvement plans below.
DeKalb County
DeKalb Health joined Parkview Health on October 1st, 2019 and became Parkview DeKalb Hospital. Below is the combined report containing this facility’s 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment and 2019 Implementation Plans.
DeKalb Health 2019 Report Amendment
About Our Community Health Needs Assessment
Every three years an ad hoc committee is given the task of conducting a community health needs assessment (CHNA) process to meet the new federal requirements. Read more about the CHNA and the full results at the links below.
2016-2019
2016-2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
2016-2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Amendment
2015-2018
2015-2016 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)