1. Collaborative Partnerships to Conduct Community Health Assessments
Matthew A. Stefanak, MPH1
R. Scott Olds, HSD, MS, MLIS2
Wen Fang Chan, MPH3
Tracy Styka, MS1
Robert W. Indian, MS3
Jon Jenney, MA4
American Public Health Association
131st Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California
1 Mahoning County District Board of Health, Ohio Health Department; 2 Kent State University; 3 Ohio Department of Health; 4 Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Area Health Education Center)

2. Objectives
Identify necessary steps to establishing a collaborative partnership among, local, state and and university public health professionals to complete a community health assessment; and
Describe the nature of such a collaborative partnership.
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3. Rationale for Partnering
Time
Resources
Expertise
Improved outcomes
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4. Partners County Health Department State Health Department University
Area Health Education Center
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5. Steps Followed
County health department wanted to conduct a local BRFSS to supplement state BRFSS
They issued an RFP
Contracted w/Kent State University’s Survey Research Laboratory (SRL)
Supplemental BRFSS items included:
Food handling practices, disability, worksite health promotion, environmental issues, home safety, animal control, second hand smoke exposure and firearm safety
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6. Steps Followed
SRL conducted a random digit dial telephone survey of adult, non-institutionalized county residents
4. State health department provided assistance in the weighting of the local data
5. All parties assisted with analysis between local and state BRFSS data
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7. Steps Followed A written report was jointly prepared
The report was presented at a news conference
The report has been posted on the local health department’s web site
The data are being used for public health planning and evaluation purposes
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8. Benefits Sharing work load Tapping expertise from varied sources
Serving as a model for other Ohio communities
Improving public health practice that leads to improved community health status
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