The Community Advisory Council (CAC) for InterCommunity Health Network CCO (IHN-CCO) is tasked with overseeing a community health assessment and adopting a Community Health Improvement Plan. The Regional Community Health Assessment (R-CHA) was collaboratively completed by The Partnership for Community Health, a regional coalition comprised of IHN-CCO, Linn, Benton, and Lincoln County Health Departments, Samaritan Health Services, The Community Advisory Council, Linn Benton Lincoln Health Equity Alliance, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and United Way.
The CHIP was updated in June 2019. It is based on the foundational work of the 2014 CHIP and its 2016 Addendum. The 2019 CHIP borrows from and builds upon the Regional Health Assessment and the three county Community Health Assessments of Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties.
The 2022-2026 Regional Community Health Improvemen priorities are below:
2019 Community Health Improvement Plan
The original Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) was published July 2014.2014 CHIP
In February 2016, the Board of Directors for IHN-CCO approved an addendum to its CHIP. The addendum focuses on outcomes and indicators around these five areas: Access to healthcare, behavioral health, child health, chronic disease and maternal health.2016 Addendum
CHIP Progress Report – June 2022CHIP Progress Report Letter – Sept. 2021CHIP Progress Report – June 2021CHIP Progress Report Letter – Sept. 2018CHIP Progress Report – June 2018CHIP Progress Report Letter – Sept. 2017CHIP Progress Report – June 2017CHIP Progress Report Letter – Oct. 2016CHIP Progress Report – Oct. 2016
Each July, beginning in 2015, the CAC will provide a progress report for the CHIP, which will include its strategies, activities, and measurable outcomes.
The Regional Health Assessment (RHA) is a result of dedicated research and collaboration with community partners, agencies, leaders and local residents of Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties. The RHA looks at conditions and factors that affect people’s physical, mental and social well-being. The research conducted will act as a guide to inform decisions, prioritize health issues, and create plans and policies to improve community health in our region.2015 Regional Health Assessment