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Community Health Needs Assessment
Healthy Communities
A community health needs assessment provides the foundation for improving and promoting the health of the community. The assessment identifies and describes factors that affect the health of a population, and factors that determine the availability of resources within the community to adequately address health concerns.
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health, in collaboration with Western Plains Public Health, CHI St. Alexius Health, and Sanford Health, developed a multi-faceted assessment process designed to identify the health concerns of residents in the Bismarck-Mandan-Burleigh-Morton area.
The community health improvement plan summarizes the assessment process and identifies community health priorities. Key concerns will be addressed through implementation strategies in the next three years.
Needs Identified as Priorities Through Survey Responses
1. Affordable Housing
2. Mental Health
3. Public Transportation
4. Quality Childcare
5. Long-term Senior Care
6. Access to Healthcare Providers
7. Access to Affordable Health Care
Community Stakeholders prioritized the needs as follows:
1. Mental/Behavioral Health
2. Affordable/Safe/Accessible Housing
3. Access to Affordable Healthcare
4. Quality Childcare
5. Access to Public Transportation
6. 24/7/365 Low Barrier Emergency Shelter
7. Long-term Senior Care
8. Social/Medical Detoxification Services
9. Healthy Living/Healthy Aging
10. Access to Specialty Healthcare Services
11. Residential Support Services
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health will address the following health needs through the department’s strategic plan for 2025-2027.
- Mental Health/Behavioral Health
- Healthy Living/Disease Prevention
- Access to Affordable Healthcare