Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan

Read the CHA | Read the CHIP

Lorain County Community Health Assessment (CHA)

Lorain County conducts a CHA every three years. The CHA gathers primary and secondary data to better understand the overall health of the county. Data sources include:

• The ODH Data Warehouse adult health outcome data. 
• Stakeholder interviews conducted by Burges and Burges Strategists.
• Focus groups conducted by LCPH.
• Ohio Healthy Youth Environments Survey (OHYES!) , conducted by the Ohio Department of Health.

Lorain County released the newest CHA on September 23, 2022. View the full CHA report.

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Past Community Health Assessments

• 2019 Lorain County CHA
• 2015 Lorain County CHA
• 2011 Lorain County CHA
  
  

Lorain County Community Health Assessment (CHIP)

LCPH and partners use the CHA to identify health priorities and create the CHIP. This 3-year plan organizes partners to work together to address the most pressing health issues. Current Lorain County CHIP priorities are:

1. Chronic disease
2. Maternal and child health 
3. Mental health 
4. Substance use
5. Cancer

View the 2023-2025 Lorain County Community Health Improvement Plan, released January 2023.

Past Community Health Improvement Plans

• 2020-2022 Lorain County CHIP  
• 2014-2019 Lorain County CHIP