Community Health partners with health care and other community organizations to improve the health of people living in the communities we serve.
Together with public health organizations, town leaders, schools, and community organizations, we complete Community Health Needs Assessments every three years. We work together with our partners to change the behaviors and community conditions that have the greatest impact on health, as detailed in our Community Health Improvement Plan:
- 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment, board approval pending (PDF)
- 2021-2021 DHMC and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Community Benefits Report (PDF)
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock 2020-2022 Community Health Improvement Plan (PDF)
- 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment & Resource Guide (PDF)
- 2021 New Hampshire Community Benefits Report (PDF)
Community health team highlights
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics' Community Health team mobilizes and facilitates partnerships between clinical providers, academic experts, and community stakeholders to improve health and wellness. Some of our projects include:
- ALL Together: Supporting substance misuse prevention and recovery in the Upper Valley
- Emergency Department Recovery Coaching: Providing support to patients with substance use disorder
- Farmacy Garden at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center: Improving food security in the Upper Valley
- Greater Sullivan County 360: Supporting substance misuse prevention and recovery in Greater Sullivan County
- Partners for Community Wellness: A network of community health advisors, advocates, and philanthropists working to improve the health of their communities
- Project Launch: Promoting a healthy start for young children and their caregivers
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Strengthening community preparedness and capacity for responding to public health emergencies in the Upper Valley and in Greater Sullivan County
Previous CHNAs, Community Benefit Reports, and Evaluation Strategies
- 2019-2020 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Community Benefits Report (PDF)
- FY2019 CHNA: Evaluation of Actions Taken to Address Needs Identified in FY2016 CHNA (PDF) (approved June 13, 2019)
- FY2019 Upper Valley Community and Leader Combined Open Ended Response Results (PDF)
- FY2016 Upper Valley Community Health Needs Assessment (PDF) (approved June 28, 2016)
- Community Benefits Report (FY2019) (PDF)
- Community Benefits Report (FY2018) (PDF)
- Community Health Improvement Plan (PDF) (approved September 2016)
- 2012-2013 Upper Valley Region Community Health Needs Assessment (PDF)
For more information, contact Greg Norman at gregory.a.norman@hitchcock.org or 603-653-6849.