Key phases of the Initiative are:
Partnering with Community Leadership
Establishing dialogue with the community
Communicate the different phases of the Community Initiative
Interviews with key stakeholders regarding the healthcare delivery system
Community Needs Assessment:
- Focus on entire community as a unit
- Specific healthcare providers are not profiled
- “Community” is defined as the people who live there and the providers located in the area
- Wide range of “benchmarks” will be captured
- Qualitative and quantitative data used
Presentation of Preliminary Findings
Development of Community Factbook
Community Action Planning
Implementation