About Us

Building a Healthier Region Through Research and Collaboration

Quick Facts

The Health Planning Council provides four core services: Health Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Community Organizing; Health Promotion; and Non-profit & Coalition Support

Manage the Certificate of Need process for hospitals and nursing homes located in Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns and Volusia counties.

The only health planning organization to collect, analyze, and warehouse real-time health care utilization data submitted by hospitals and nursing homes in the 7 county northeast Florida region.

Work in partnership with regional hospital planners to conduct health care utilization studies.

Experienced in cultural competent health planning models such as the World Cafe’, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Community Based Participatory Marketing (CBPM), Social Marketing, Empowerment Evaluation, Strategic Framework Prevention (SPF), Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH).

Provide input on Development of Regional Impact (DRI) pre-applications via the Northeast Florida Regional Council.

Vision

To develop regional research and evidence-based initiatives that promote healthy lifestyles and high-quality, accessible healthcare for all.

Misson

The Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida provides coordinated health planning services and non-profit support designed to enhance the provision of accessible, affordable and high-quality healthcare services to everyone in Northeast Florida.

Core Values

We believe collaboration is a must at any cost.
We believe all perspectives matter.
We conduct research with communities, not on or to communities.
We do not believe in a “one size fits all” approach for engaging the community
We insist on culturally sensitive and evidenced based interventions.
Behavior change begins with data.

History

The Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida has been addressing the healthcare needs of Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns, and Volusia counties (Region 4) for more than 40 years under a variety of federal, state, and local health planning initiatives. We strive to meet Florida’s healthcare challenges through planning, research and evaluation initiatives that target local healthcare needs and affect health policy.