Research Catalog

Title

District of Columbia community health needs assessment / Anita Chandra, Janice C. Blanchard, Teague Ruder.

Author

Chandra, Anita

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Health, 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Blanchard, Janice C.
• Ruder, Teague
• Rand Corporation, issuing body.
• District of Columbia Healthy Communities Collaborative.

Description

xxiii, 94 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

The District of Columbia Healthy Communities Collaborative (DCHCC) represents a unique collaboration among D.C.-area hospitals and federally qualified health centers. In response to its community commitment and Affordable Care Act requirements, DCHCC set forth to conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA) that can guide decisions about where and how to allocate resources and implement appropriate health interventions for the population it serves. The CHNA described in this report includes analysis of existing demographic, health status, and hospital service use data, as well as hospital and emergency department discharge data. The analysis of this quantitative data is complemented by an analysis of current stakeholder perspectives regarding health needs, as well as health policy and investment priorities. This CHNA demonstrates the persistence of many issues identified in prior CHNAs: asthma, obesity, mental health, and sexual health. Despite high insurance rates, health care services are not evenly distributed by ward, creating significant challenges to access. There is a need to expand these services, as well as improve care coordination between health and social services to help residents navigate the system and obtain the services they need. In addition to these intervention pathways by priority health condition, we identified emerging issues that require further investigation, including declines in coronary atherosclerosis discharges and a spike in stress-related diagnoses (headaches and back pain) and associated alcohol-related issues. This may be related to a host of factors, including economic downturn and demographic transitions in the District.

Series Statement

Research report

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation)

Subject

• Health surveys > Washington (D.C.)
• Washington (D.C.) > Statistics, Medical

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Sociodemographic characteristics and trends in the District -- Health and health risk behaviors in the District -- Access to and use of health services -- Stakeholder perspectives.

Call Number

JFF 17-256

ISBN

• 9780833080530
• 0833080539

LCCN

2013021781

OCLC

846846976

Author

Chandra, Anita, author.

Title

District of Columbia community health needs assessment / Anita Chandra, Janice C. Blanchard, Teague Ruder.

Publisher

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Health, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Research report

Research report (Rand Corporation)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Connect to:

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR207.html

Added Author

Blanchard, Janice C., author.

Ruder, Teague, author.

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

District of Columbia Healthy Communities Collaborative.

Report No.

RAND/RR-207-CNMC

Research Call Number

JFF 17-256