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Increase the proportion of local jurisdictions that have a health improvement plan — PHI‑05

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
65.0 percent (2022)

Target:
71.8 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
67.2 percent of local public health jurisdictions had developed or participated in developing a health improvement plan in 2016

Increase the proportion of local public health jurisdictions that have developed a community health improvement plan

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Summary

Public health agencies and their partners use health improvement plans to assess needs, identify goals, and work together to improve health. Local jurisdictions can collaborate with stakeholders and community residents to develop community health improvement plans.