Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse

The Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse is a resource for community health planners, practitioners, and policy developers.

Data

• New York State Community Health Indicator Reports (CHIRS)
• County Health Assessment Indicators (CHAI)
• County Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity (CHIRE)
• Leading Causes of Death in New York State
• County/ZIP Code Perinatal Data Profile
• New York State Data Partners' program data
• Data for states including New York
• National public health data sets

Local Health Planning

• New York State Community Health Assessment Guidance Documents:
  • Local Health Department Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan and Hospital Community Service Plan Guidance
  • Archived Guidance

Examples

• Using the Model for Improvement to improve physical activity and nutrition outcomes in a school setting
• Evidence-based public health resources
• Promising Practices Resources
• Examples of community health assessments and report cards.