2024 Regional Community Health Improvement Plan

The City of Manchester Health Department  has released the 2024 Greater Manchester Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The CHIP is the result of a collaborative process, engaging stakeholders from across the public and private sectors, with the goal of serving as a roadmap to improve the health of the community. It represents a shared vision to improve health based upon the findings from the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) released in 2022. The Assessment identified six priority areas for action which include:

  Improve Educational Outcomes

  Reduce and Prevent Substance Misuse

  Improve Access to Quality Preventive Healthcare

  Improve Access to Healthy Foods

  Improve Access to Health-Promoting Affordable Housing

  Prevent and Address Trauma

Community partners engaged in a series of sessions to develop goals and strategies that address the identified priority areas. The City of Manchester Health Department, as the “Chief Health Strategist” for the community, will be charged with convening stakeholders on a regular basis, measuring progress toward health improvement and making the data easily accessible. The CHIP was developed by the City of Manchester Health Department (MHD) in partnership with the NH Community Health Institute, Bow, New Hampshire, a subsidiary of John Snow Inc. with support from Catholic Medical Center, Dartmouth Health, and Elliot Health System.

The CHIP can be found at the link below: 

Access the 2024 Community Health Improvement Plan