Takeaways from Dory Magasis Escobar (Director of Community Benefit, Joseph Health System-Sonoma County) at the CDC Public Forum "Best Practices for Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Implementation Strategy Development" meeting.
Presentation at the 2011 “Best Practices for Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy Development” meeting, by Dory Magasis Escobar, Director of Healthy Communities at St. Joseph Health System in Sonoma County, CA. The forum examines processes for community health needs assessment (CHNA) and implementation strategy/plan development and execution, and will inform the development of guidelines and documentation of best practices.