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Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning

Florida Department of Health - Hillsborough County

CHA/CHIP

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.

If you would like to learn more about the CHA/CHIP process in Hillsborough County, please contact 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 conditions impacting health, where we live, work, learn, play, and age. This is a community-driven model led by 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 collaborative expanded to include local community-based organizations working across many sectors of public health, including: early learning, parks and recreation, 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.