CHIP Overview

The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) will guide public health initiatives in Calhoun County for the next three years. A broad range of data was examined to identify the needs in the community, including the Prioritized Needs from the CHNA.

CHNA Prioritized health needs
1. Behavioral Health (Mental Health & Mental Health Orders, and Alcohol & Drug Use)
2. Access to Health Services
3. Health Equity (discrimination or inequity based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, sex, and disability)
4. Weight Status, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, and Diabetes
5. Children’s Health
6. Older Adults
7. Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Health
8. Crime and Crime Prevention

The CHIP Steering Committee adopted the following shared values to guide decision-making for the CHIP planning process:

Equity
Community Engagement and Participation
Collaboration
Commitment to Health

Based on the CHNA health priority findings, the Calhoun County Steering Committee completed a survey to determine the CHIP health priorities. Together they came up with the idea to narrow the scope of the CHIP to two health priority areas while addressing the social determinants of health equity and access to healthcare throughout the process.

Calhoun County 2023 CHIP Report