About Community Health Assessment (CHA)

Seneca CHAW Community health assessment (CHA) is a process that engages with community members and academic, private, and public agencies to systematically collect and analyze health-related data from a variety of sources in a specific community. The findings of a CHA can inform community decision-making, drive prevention initiatives, and identify priority health concerns for future health planning.

IIKD's approach to CHA supports tribal self-determination, builds community capacity for CHA, and promotes sustainable health planning. We focus on building knowledge, developing skills, and sharing tools for proactive health planning through our "Community Health Assessment Workshop for Tribal Communities." IIKD also provides mentorship for Indigenous communities in developing, implementing, and evaluating a CHA process.

Examples of our CHA work include:

Organized and hosted three CHA Workshops for tribal and off-Reservation Indigenous communities in the Navajo and Albuquerque areas
Co-organized two CHA Workshops for the Seneca Nation of Indians in western New York state
Co-organized and facilitated meetings to complete the National Public Health Performance Standards' Local Public Health System Assessment for the Navajo Nation
Co-organized and facilitated a community meeting to develop a performance improvement plan with the Navajo Nation based on results of the Navajo Nation Public Health System Assessment
Engaging member tribes of the United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET) in CHA orientation