ICH’s assessment and planning services can help you focus your work on the areas of highest need and strategically allocate resources.
We have expertise in conducting needs assessments, facilitating strategic planning processes, and guiding action plan development. In addition to traditional public health methodologies, we also offer participatory and strengths-based approaches to assessment and planning in order to engage diverse voices and obtain rich, nuanced community data.
ICH has worked with MelroseWakefield Hospital (formerly Hallmark Health System) to conduct their Community Health Need Assessments and Community Health Improvement Plans since 2012.
ICH created a new prioritization and assessment tool for Cambridge Homeless Services to use when determining re-housing opportunities for clients.
ICH utilized electronic health record data to create quantitative descriptions of Cambridge Health Alliance patients with specific health conditions.