Community Health Needs Assessment Resources

Assessment Guides

• Association for Community Health Improvement: Community Assessment Toolkit - ACHI Community Health Assessment Toolkit
• Loyola University - A Community Needs Assessment Guide: A Brief Guide on How to Conduct a Needs Assessment
• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) - Process used by many public health departments - MAPP Publications/NACCHO
• Community Health Assessment Development Process, NY State Dept of Health - 10 Steps in Community Health Assessment Development Process

Data Resources

• Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) - Numerous resources for community health and community assessments.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Data and Surveys 
• County Health Rankings Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health, Illinois - Health outcomes and factors by county.
• Heartland Alliance 2010 Report on Illinois Poverty - Data by County
• Illinois Department of Public Health - Numerous studies and data on Illinois health.
  • Illinois Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Illinois County Behavioral Risk Factor Survey information
  • Illinois Public Health Community Map  
  • IDPH - Heart Disease and Stroke in Illinois, 2007-2012 State Plan
  • Illinois State Health Improvement Plan - 2010
  • Illinois State Health Profile Full Assessment - 2009
  • IPLAN - Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs. Data system containing 102 health indicators at county level.
• Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University - Provides research and data to assess community needs. Health Mapping program to improve the health of the community.
• Illinois Public Health Institute
• Illinois Rural Health Association
• U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey - Information on population, demographics, insurance coverage, income by county.
• United Way - Community Assessments:
  • United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, Health Information
  • Heart of Illinois United Way (Peoria Area) Community Assessment
  • United Way of Rock River Valley (Rockford Area) - Community Assessment
  • United Way of Central Illinois (Springfield Area) - Community Needs Assessment