Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning

Florida Department of Health - Hillsborough County

(813) 307-8000
Info.HillsWeb@FLHealth.gov
Fax
(813) 273-3721
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 5135
Tampa, FL 33675-5135

CHA/CHIP and the MAPP 2.0 Model

The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County conducts a Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) every five years to determine the current health status of the community and address the key health-related challenges and opportunities in Hillsborough County. In the 2024-2025 cycle, the Department is using the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP 2.0) planning model developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to engage and collaborate with community members and organizations. This model uses three tools to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data which are the Community Partner Assessment (CPA), the Community Status Assessment (CSA), and the Community Context Assessment (CCA). The results from these assessments are used to determine priority areas for the County and develop and implement a CHIP with initiatives and strategies to improve the community's health over the next five years.

We are pleased to invite you to the 2024/2025 DOH Hillsborough Community Health Assessment (CHA) Prioritization Meeting on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm at the Children's Board of Hillsborough County.

This event provides you, as representatives of your organizations and the communities you care for, the opportunity to share your insights and help rank the priority areas that DOH Hillsborough, community partners, and members will focus on over the next five years. This prioritization is based on the Community Health Assessment (CHA) findings conducted throughout 2024.

Everyone who lives, works, or attends school in Hillsborough County is welcome to attend. If you know anyone who might be missing from our conversation or see any sectors that aren't represented, please encourage them to join us for this critical meeting in January. Please RSVP here: PriorityRSVP

If you would like to learn more about the CHA/CHIP process in Hillsborough County, please contact the Community Health Division at 813-307-8071.

Healthy Hillsborough Collaborative

The MAPP 2.0 Process focuses on engaging with multiple people, groups, and organizations to gain a unique perspective on the social and economic conditions impacting health, where we live, work, learn, play, and age. This is a community-driven model led by a Steering Committee of partners, under the name Healthy Hillsborough.

Healthy Hillsborough was formed in October 2015 as a collaboration between DOH–Hillsborough, Florida Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, St. Joseph's Hospitals and South Florida Baptist Hospital, Shriner’s Hospital for Children-Tampa, Suncoast Community Health Centers, Tampa Family Health Centers, and Tampa General Hospital. Healthy Hillsborough was established to complete a comprehensive Community Health Assessment (CHA)/Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and to identify opportunities for collaboration to collectively impact and improve the health of Hillsborough County. In 2023, the Steering Committee membership expanded to include local community-based organizations working across many sectors of public health, including: early learning, parks & recreation, migrant services, housing, Hispanic services, domestic violence, transportation, homelessness, food security and others. Healthy Hillsborough also includes a broader collaborative of community partners who have helped to determine the top health priorities based on primary and secondary data collected in our community, and who have participated in the development of the current Community Health Improvement Plan.

As of December 2024, members of the Healthy Hillsborough Steering Committee are:

AdventHealth
American Lung Association
BayCare
Benv Health Ministry Center & Research-Brandon
Beth-El Farmworkers Ministry
Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters
Camaraderie Foundation
CAN Community Health
Community Members
Cornerstone Family Ministries
Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough
Enterprising Latinas
Family Healthcare Foundation
Florida Institute for Community Studies
Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County
Hillsborough Community and Infrastructure Planning
Hillsborough County Chapter of The Charmettes
Hillsborough Parks and Recreation
Hillsborough Transportation Planning Organization
Hispanic Services Council
Humanitary Medical Center
Latinos Unidos por un Nuevo Amanecer (LUNA)
League of United Latin American Citizens
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Meals on Wheels of Tampa
Metropolitan Ministries
Moffitt Cancer Center
Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA)
Seed of Opportunity and Success
Sensible Health Initiatives
Simply Healthcare
Success 4 Kids & Families
Tampa Bay Thrives
Tampa Family Health Centers
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative
The Spring of Tampa Bay
The Well
Tobacco Free Florida AHEC Cessation Program USF
UF/IFAS Hillsborough County Extension (Homegrown Hillsborough)
University of South Florida Ybor Youth Clinic
USF Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice
USF Center for Urban Transportation Research
USF College of Public Health
USF Florida Prevention Research Center
USF Institute for School-Community Partnerships
Windbay Terrace and Sandhill Village Apartment

CHIP Priority Areas

The three Priority Areas identified in 2019 by Healthy Hillsborough for the County are behavioral health, access to health services, and exercise, nutrition, and weight.

The All4HealthFL collaborative, formed in 2018, is collectively addressing behavioral health priorities. The remaining areas are being addressed through the implementation plans described in the CHIP, developed by the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County and members of the Healthy Hillsborough Collaborative.

You can find the previous CHA/CHIP reports that have been completed below.