Creating a Nonprofit Spin-Off to Implement a Community Health Improvement Plan: A Case Study of a Midsize Health Department in the Midwest.

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      Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9505213 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1550-5022 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10784659 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Public Health Manag Pract
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2003- : Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
      Original Publication: Frederick, MD : Aspen Publishers, c1995-
    • Subject Terms:
      Community Health Planning* ; Public Health*; Accreditation ; Community Participation ; Humans ; Organizations, Nonprofit
    • Abstract:
      A common problem faced by local health departments is engaging cross-sector stakeholders to achieve shared community goals. Community engagement is critical for effective Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) development and implementation, while also being a standard for health department accreditation. This case study describes one city-county health department's development of a nonprofit arm to act as a catalyst for connecting community leaders to identify and collaboratively address community health goals. First, we describe our process to develop a nonprofit entity and strategically recruit community members to comprise the founding board of directors. Then, we describe methods employed by the nonprofit to create a community action plan in response to identified community health needs and how we incentivized progress. We evaluated our process using a mixed-methods approach and conclude that a nonprofit arm of a health department can be a novel strategy for effectively engaging community stakeholders to advance community health.
      Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
      (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20210521 Date Completed: 20220202 Latest Revision: 20230929
    • Publication Date:
      20250114
    • Accession Number:
      10.1097/PHH.0000000000001375
    • Accession Number:
      34016903