Request for Comments on the Community Health Needs Assessment

A Community Health Needs Assessment is a health and well-being check-up for our community.  Every 3 years, St. Joseph’s/Candler in partnership with the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, Healthy Savannah and the Medical College of Georgia asks local residents to identify the most pressing needs within our community, especially those related to our health. 

This survey is a requirement of the Affordable Care Act, but more importantly it will help our community identify gaps that our residents need filled to live a healthy life.

These needs are what we call Social Determinants of Health and they include: food security, housing security, transportation needs, access to health care and education and more. 

We need your help. We need input from residents in the areas we serve identify community needs. We will gather this data through surveys and listening sessions, with the help of a number of community partners.

Conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment is a big task and St. Joseph’s/Candler is proud to work with a number of local partners.  With help from Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, Healthy Savannah, and the Medical College of Georgia (Savannah Campus), St. Joseph’s/Candler seeks to conduct multiple listening sessions and gather more than 500 responses to the survey.  Once completed, we will compile the results and identify which needs are most pressing and select a few we can then address in a Community Health Improvement Plan.  Together the CHNA and the resulting Community Health Improvement Plan, helps St. Joseph’s/Candler take concrete steps to advance the health and well-being of our community.  

Please read previous years' data below. 

Section 1

St. Joseph's/Candler 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment
SJ/C 2013 Implementation Plan Progress Report, FY 16

Section 2

St. Joseph's/Candler 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment
St. Joseph's/Candler 2016 Implementation Plan Progress Report, FY 16
St. Joseph's/Candler 2016 Implementation Plans, FY 17 Progress Report

Section 3

SJ/C 2019 Implementation Plan
SJ/C 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment

Section 4

SJ/C 2022 Implementation Plan
SJ/C 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment

Section 5

SJ/C Community Benefits 2019 Summary 
SJ/C Community Benefits 2018 Summary
SJ/C Community Benefits 2017 Summary
SJ/C Community Benefits 2016 Summary
SJ/C Community Benefits 2015 Summary
SJ/C Community Benefits 2014 Summary

Your feedback is important in the CHNA process. Please help us gain a better understanding about the health issues and strengths within our community. If you can take a few minutes and complete this online survey, it will help us understand the community needs, challenges and strengths to help us improve our services.

Or, please send your written correspondence through any of the following options:

Mail

St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Community Benefits

Attention: Jackie Lambert
11705 Mercy Blvd.
Savannah, Ga. 31419
912-819-2626

Email

communitybenefits@sjchs.org