Community Health Assessment

Mission Statement

The West Side Community Health Needs Assessment is a systematic method of identifying the health needs of the residents of the West Side of Manhattan.  By studying the demographics of our community, the health status of local residents, current health care resources and utilization patterns, access to care, and service needs and gaps, our goal is to identify opportunities to improve the delivery system to better meet the needs of our community.

North Shore-LIJ Health System in partnership with the Hunter School of Urban Public Health will lead a process that gathers and analyzes relevant data.  North Shore-LIJ is committed to working closely with our Steering Committee, which will be comprised of local elected officials, community boards, health care providers and advocates, and community-based organizations.  Within the framework of an evidence-based understanding of the health care needs of our community, the Steering Committee will be able to make recommendations on improving access to health care now and in the future.

Steering Committee

• Steering Committee Members

CB2 Request for Community Health Assessment

• CB 2 Resolution requesting Community Health Assessment

Technical Expertise

• Hunter College School of Urban Public Health
• North Shore/ LIJ Health System 

Working Documents

• Draft Workplan
• Community Health Assessment Study Discussion Paper #1: Defining the Service Area
• Community Health Assessment Study Discussion Paper #2: St. Vincent’s Medical Center
• Community Health Assessment Study Discussion Paper #3: Sociodemographic Description of the Service Area & Overview of Health Status Indicators
• Community Health Assessment Study Discussion Paper #4: Post Closure Review of Service Area Access and Utilization of Inpatient and Emergency Services
• Qualitative Components and Survey

Reports

• CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College Community Health Assessment:St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Qualitative and Quantitative Report, Presentation to CB2 Meeting (9/22/11)
• CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College: St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center – Community Health Assessment, Community Survey Report (8/4/11)
• CPHS: Qualitative Community Health Survey -St. Vincent’s Community Health Needs Assessment Task Force (September 2011)
• CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College: Qualitative Data Collection Report (June 10, 2011)
• CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College Report #1: Quantitative Survey and Qualitative Data Collection (May 26,2011)
• Report to Community Town Hall: defining the process (December 6, 2010)