Assessment & Planning Methodologies
The Health Planning Council’s health needs assessment philosophy is grounded in behavior health theory and based on conducting assessments with communities and not on or to communities. Rather than take a one-size-fits-all approach to assessing the health needs and status of a community, we use models that are flexible, culturally sensitive, and community-driven, such as Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), World Café, Health Impact Assessment (HIA), Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH), Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), and Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP).
ASSESS HEALTH ISSUES IMPACTED BY BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Our Core Values guide our community-based methodologies when planning, coordinating, and facilitating community assessments. Prosperous communities purposefully engage, listen, and execute recommendations that improve everyone’s quality of a healthy life. The Health Planning Council believes in assessing how health issues are impacted by biological, behavioral, social, and environmental determinants of health. Our community needs assessment approach strengthens community involvement in decision making, improves collaboration and working partnerships, improves communication with the public, and advocates for better use of resources.
To learn more about all of our services, please contact Pia Geisselmaier at pgeisselmaier@hpcnef.org.
Completed Assessments, Plans, and Studies
In an effort to make community level assessment and studies available to the community, the following documents are non-proprietary health assessments and studies conducted by either the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida or other organizations. If you’d like us to add other community assessment reports to our site, email us at info@hpcnef.org.
The opinions, accuracy, and completeness expressed in the assessments, reports, studies conducted by parties other than the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida.
- 2018 Clay County Environmental Health Assessment Report using the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH)
- 2018 Nassau County Community Health Status Assessment
- 2018 Environmental Health Assessment for the Evergreen Community of Nassau County using PACE EH
- 2017 Baker County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
- 2017 County Health Rankings – Baker vs. Clay vs. Duval vs. Flagler vs. Nassau vs. Putnam vs. St. Johns vs. Volusia
- 2017 County Health Rankings – Florida Summary Report – All Counties
- 2017 Health Impact Assessment of Subsidized Housing in Duval County (Jacksonville), FL
- 2016 Jacksonville Metropolitan Community Benefit Partnership Community Health Needs Assessment Report
- 2016 Duval County Community Health Assessment components:
- 2017-2019 Duval County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
- 2016-2019 Volusia Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
- 2016-Volusia-County-Community-Health-Needs-Assessment-Report
- 2016-2018 Nassau County Community Health Improvement Plan
- 2016 Clay County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
- 2015 Clay County Community Health Assessment (CHA)
- 2015_Baker County Community Health Assessment (CHA)
- 2014 St. Johns County_Health_Needs_Assessment
- 2013 Volusia County Community Health Assessment
- 2013-2014 Lutheran-Services-Florida-Needs-Assessment-Narrative and Lutheran-Needs-Assessment-Florida-Technical-Appendix_2013-2014
- 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Survey Reports for Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns, and Volusia
- 2011 Concussion Study Initial Findings
- 2010 Clay County Health Needs Assessment
- 2010 Nassau County Community Health Assessment
- 2010 White Paper: Establishing a Clay County Safety-Net System
- 2010 New Town Success Zone- Porch-to-Porch Health Assessment
- 2009 Heathy Kids, Healthy Jacksonville- Childhood Obesity Call to Action
- 2009 HIV/AIDS Transmission Among Substance Abusing Black Women- Duval
- 2009 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey State Report
- 2009 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey Statewide Tables
- 2009 Healthcare Quality Measures-An Overview of Northeast Florida
- Urban Land Institute and Regional Council’s Reality Check Report- Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns, & Putnam
- 2009 Department of Children and Families, Circuit 4- Clay, Duval and Nassau
- 2009 Criminal Justice, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse Diversion Strategic Plan- Duval
- 2009 Northeast Florida Healthy Start Service Delivery Plan- Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, & St. Johns
- 2009-December HIV/AIDS Monthly Surveillance Report, Area 4- Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, & St. Johns
- 2009 Health Ministry Summary- Baker County
- 2009 Health Needs Assessment- St. Johns
- 2009 Healthy Start Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties
- 2009 HIV/AIDS Comprehensive Plan- Flagler/Volusia
- 2008 ER Primary Diagnosis of Alcohol Intoxication or Alcohol Poisoning Among Persons under 21- By County
- 2008 First Coast Community AIDS Prevention Partnership Plan- Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, & St. Johns
- 2008 FIMR Report- Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, & St. Johns
- 2008 Black Infant Death Report- Duval
- 2007 Ryan White Needs Assessment Survey- Flagler/Volusia
- 2007-2009 Partnership for Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Planning Prevention Plan- Flagler/Volusia
- 2006 Adult Mental Health Strategic Plan- Duval
- 2006 Northeast Florida Children’s Community Mental Health Assessment- primary focus on Duval
- 2005 Health Needs Assessment- Clay
- 2005 Health Needs Assessment- Nassau
- 2005 Health Needs Assessment- St. Johns
- 2004 Health Needs Assessment- Baker
- 2003-2006 Region 4 Health Plan
- 2003 Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness- Flagler/Volusia