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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Board of Health Policy and Procedure Manual <br />Section I: Board Adopted Policies <br />Policy F: Community Assessment Policy <br />Reviewed by: Board of Health <br />Approved by: Board of Health, Health Director <br /> <br />Review Annually (July) Page 1 of 3 <br />Original Effective Date: February 28, 2008 <br />Revision Dates: 10/15/12, 11/2013, 11/2014, 8/2015 <br /> <br />\\kingcharles\Depts_AH\HEALTH\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\Policies and Procedures\BOH Policy Manual\Annual <br />Review\Track Changes\I.F. CHA SOTCH Community Involvement Policy Procedures_DRAFT Aug 2015.doc <br />Policy I.F. <br />This policy establishes that the Orange County Health Department will complete a <br />Community Health Assessment (CHA) every four years that ensures community input and a <br />State of the County Health (SOTCH) report in the interim years between assessments, <br />according to guidelines published by the North Carolina Division of Public Health. <br /> <br />Purpose <br />The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the development of the CHA and <br />SOTCH report and to ensure that these are collaborative efforts that include input from <br />community members, county agencies and organizations, the Board of Health and other <br />county stakeholders. <br /> <br />Delegation <br />The development and implementation of procedures for the CHA and SOTCH reports are <br />delegated to the Division of Health Promotion and Education Services through the Health <br />Director. <br /> <br />Procedures <br />1. Community Health Assessment process procedures: <br />a. This process will be coordinated through the Health Promotion and Education <br />Division every four years. <br /> <br />b. Health education staff will recruit a diverse group of partners to form a CHA <br />team. Partners that will be approached about serving on this team include <br />representatives from but not limited to the following: <br />i. Various ethnic and cultural backgrounds (Hispanic, Native American, etc.) <br />ii. Economic development and industry <br />iii. Educational systems <br />iv. Human service agencies <br />v. Organizations that serve children through senior adults <br />vi. Law enforcement <br />vii. And others as identified. <br /> <br />c. As funding is available, the Department will contract with an educational <br />institution or consultant to facilitate the team in the collection, analysis, and <br />reporting of the primary and secondary data. <br /> <br />d. The Community Health Assessment Guide Book available on the North Carolina <br />Division of Public Health website will be used as a resource document or toolkit <br />throughout the community health assessment process. This book will guide the <br />Field Code Changed