The Milwaukee Health Department released its 2025 Community Health Assessment, utilizing data and input from over 3,400 residents. The report identifies five key health issues: chronic disease, ...

By Briana Sherlock, Marian Strong and Jan Bramlett A community health assessment (CHA) is like a “check-up” for the entire community. By collecting information and listening to people who live in the ...

Community health needs assessments (CHNAs), also known as community health assessments, are state, tribal, territorial, or local health assessments that identify key health needs and issues through ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of health issues facing the country today, the influence of various groups and institutions on health policy, and the federal ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.