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Calhoun County Needs Assessments

View needs assessment reports from the health department and our local hospitals

Funding Opportunities

Explore funding opportunities that can help you improve the health and well-being of your community.

Maternal & Infant Health

Resources related to maternal and infant health

Older Adults

Resources related to older adults and aging
Type Title Topics Resource Date

ALICE: The Consequences of Insufficient Household Income

How do people in our day-to-day lives – child care workers, cashiers, salespeople, busboys, auto workers, home health aides – support their ...

Health, Economy, Education 2017

Creating Confident Caregivers, Dementia Information for family and friends

Presentation of Dementia Information for family and friends, including Basics of dementia, Changes in thinking, Communication strategies

Health, Health / Older Adults 2017

ALICE Report Summary Michigan, Calhoun, Kalamazoo

2017 Update of original ALICE report provided by the United Way.

Health, Community / Social Environment, Economy 2017

BRFS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance

Presentation of Calhoun County Data from the nation's premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. ...

Health, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Health / Prevention & Safety December 1, 2016

Bronson Battle Creek Hospital: Community Health Needs Assessment, Calhoun County

Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, a member of Bronson Healthcare system, conducted this Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to further its ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use December 1, 2016

Social Determinates of Health

Personal health is impacted by individual health choices and also determined to some extent by “access to social and economic opportunities; ...

Health, Community / Social Environment, Education December, 2016

Get the Lead Out, A Plan of Action for Lead Poisoning Prevention & Remediation in Calhoun County, Michigan

In January 2016, a number of public health providers and local government officials formed a Lead Poisoning Prevention Task Force in response to ...

Health, Environmental Health, Economy October 1, 2016

Region 3B Area Agency on Aging: Multi-year and Annual Implementation Plan FY2017-2019

Region 3B Area Agency on Aging has been serving Barry and Calhoun counties since 1996 with a vision for creating a community where seniors and ...

Health, Community / Governance, Community / Transportation July 26, 2016

Senior: Community Health Needs Assessment, Calhoun and Barry County

The State of Michigan requires senior service providers to conduct a community needs assessment every three years. An assessment of the ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health, Health / Older Adults July 1, 2016

Community Collaboratives, Their History and Current Status

COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES Their History and Current Status An outgrowth of the recommendations in the report: “Mental Disability Prevention in ...

Health, Community / Social Environment, Community / Governance July, 2016

Infant Mortality Reduction Efforts in Calhoun County

For the first time in more than 10 years, the infant mortality trend in Calhoun County is declining. This positive trend is especially good news ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Health, Health / Adolescent Health May 1, 2016

County-wide Efforts Successful in Reducing Infant Mortality in Calhoun County

For the first time in more than 10 years, the infant mortality trend in Calhoun County is declining. This positive trend is especially good news ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health April 29, 2016

Oaklawn: Community Health Needs Assessment, Calhoun County

Oaklawn Hospital conducted this Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to further its commitment to the community and to fulfill the ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health March 1, 2016

2016-2019 Infant Mortality Reduction Plan

The State of Michigan's Infant Mortality Reduction Plan for 2016-2019. For every 1,000 Michigan live births, approximately seven infants die ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Health / Adolescent Health February 1, 2016

Suicide Deaths among Youth in Michigan

Health 2016

The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Program

Through its strategic initiatives, SAMHSA continues to promote awareness and understanding of behavioral health as part of the mission to reduce ...

Health / Children's Health, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Community / Social Environment 2016

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Health of the Michigan Adult Population

Adverse Childhood Experiences among Michigan Adults All children should grow up in safe, stable, healthy households and environments. However, ...

Health, Community / Social Environment, Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse June, 2015

Calhoun County Public Health Department: 2015 Community Report

2015 Annual Community Report pertaining to the programs and services provided by the Calhoun County Public Health Department.This Annual Report ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health January 1, 2015

2009-2013 American Community Survey, Special Tabulation on Aging – Population Characteristics

2009-2013 American Community Survey, Special Tabulation on Aging – Population Characteristics / prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, 2015.

Health / Older Adults, Economy 2015

Nurse-Family Partnership

The Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) model is a unique maternal child health program that is based on rigorous evidence of effectiveness from ...

Location: Calhoun (County)

Health, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Community / Social Environment September 1, 2014

Calhoun County Community Health Needs Assessment, 2013

The ACA requires nonprofit hospitals to conduct a CHNA every three years. When multiple hospitals and other organizations conduct a CHNA together, ...

Health, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use February, 2013

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Michigan, 2011-2012

What is an adverse childhood experience? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are childhood events that negatively impact the child’s future. ...

Health, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Community / Social Environment November, 2012

2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

Health 2012

DHHS Community Level Innovations for Improving Health Outcomes

Health

EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program

Environmental Health / Weather & Climate
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