Best Practices for Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy Development

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2023

The content summarizes vital informant interviews and a long expert panel meeting that examined the current status of scientific methods and their practical application at different stages of the community health improvement process. This page provides information on IRS-requested guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services/CDC. It informs the development of regulations about changes made to the Internal Revenue Code with the Affordable Care Act in 2010. The change mentioned imposes new requirements on charitable hospitals conducting health needs assessments with an interest in best practices in the field. The intended audiences for the associated projects include other federal, state, and local government agencies, the public health community, hospitals, community-based organizations, consumer and community advocacy groups, academicians and researchers, the business community, and policymakers.