Community Health Assessment (CHA)

What is a CHA?

A CHA or a Community Health Assessment, is a way of gathering information about what the community's needs and resources are when it comes to being healthy. A CHA should answer the question: What does a healthy region look like and what more do we need to do to get there?


Who is involved?

The Worcester Division of Public Health, lead aency of the Central MA Regional Public Health Alliance (CMRPHA), in parternship with UMass Memorial Health, Fallon Health, and the Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester is leading the effort. Other community organizations serve in an advisory capacity for the CHA including but not limited to local governments, non-profits, and healthcare institutions.


How does it benefit the community?

A CHA is meant to be a tool for the community to know more about the health concerns, resources, and priorities of the residents, students, and workers of the region. A well-done CHA ensures that resources go towards the issues that are most pressing, that organizations will work together to improve health in key areas and that decisions are made with health in mind.

Date of Record: 08-21-23: DEADLINE TO RESPOND HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 25, 2023.


Previously communicated:
Date of Record: 07-26-23

The 2024 CHA will bring together information on the health of the Greater Worcester region from varying data sources and through information provided by the community.

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2024 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT

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Take the Survey! We want to hear from YOU!

Encouraging anyone who works or resides in any of the following communities to complete the survey: 

  • City of Worcester
  • Town of Grafton
  • Town of Shrewsbury
  • Town of West Boylston 

Please choose from any of the available language links below:

English Survey link: https://www.research.net/r/2024CHA

Spanish Survey Link: https://www.research.net/r/Spanish2024

Vietnamese Survey Link: https://www.research.net/r/Vietnamese2024

Portuguese Survey Link: https://www.research.net/r/Portuguese2024

Swahili Survey Link: https://www.research.net/r/Swahili2024


The deadline to respond is August 18, 2023 (extended to August 25, 2023). 

Thank you for your valued input!