Prerequisite: Healthy Carolinians Community Health Assessment Guide Book

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Author: North Carolina Division of Public Health

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This guidebook, created by the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Office of Healthy Carolinians/Health Education & State Center for Health Statistics, serves as an excellent resource for those beginning to prepare for national accreditation and starting the community health assessment (CHA) process. This guide establishes a framework for conducting a comprehensive and collaborative assessment through nine easy-to-follow phases and provides additional tools and templates to help facilitate the process.

Program: Public Health Infrastructure

Submitted Date: Feb 02, 2010 | Modified Date: Sep 30, 2025

Primary Toolkit: Accreditation Preparation Toolkit | Secondary Toolkit: Accreditation Preparation Toolkit

Jurisdiction: notApplicable

Institution Type: State,

Keywords: CHA/CHIP, Accreditation and Quality Improvement

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