Community Health Needs Assessments
Count on Essentia Health to get to know your hometown—and work toward making it an even better and healthier place to live. We routinely conduct community health needs assessments (CHNAs) to better understand the needs of the populations we serve.
What’s a CHNA?
A CHNA identifies and measures the health needs of people in your community. It creates a detailed, comprehensive picture of your area based on:
- Existing data (such as birth rates, income, tobacco use, and other factors)
- Community surveys and conversations
- Input from health care professionals
- And more
This information helps health care organizations and others in your area decide how we can best help improve the health of your community.
What’s an Implementation Plan?
An implementation plan is created for each community we serve based on the CHNA. The plan includes goals, strategies, and actions to improve the health of your community. It focuses on areas of need identified by the CHNA.
View Our Assessments & Plans
See the Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan for your community.
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Ada
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Aurora
Essentia Health-Northern Pines (Aurora, MN)
- Essentia Health-Northern Pines Community Health Needs Assessment, 2023-2025 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-Northern Pines Community Health Needs Assessment, 2020–2022 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-Northern Pines Community Health Needs Assessment, 2017-2019 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-Northern Pines Implementation Plan, 2017-2019 [PDF]
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Brainerd
Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center (Brainerd)
- Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center (Brainerd) Community Health Needs Assessment, 2023–2025 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment, 2020–2022 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment, 2017-2019 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center Implementation Plan, 2017-2019 [PDF]
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Deer River
Essentia Health-Deer River
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Detroit Lakes
Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes
- Essentia Health-Detroit Lakes Community Health Needs Assessment 2023-2025 [PDF]
- Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Community Health Needs Assessment, 2020–2022 [PDF]
- Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Community Health Needs Assessment, 2017–2019 [PDF]
- Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes Implementation Plan, 2017–2019 [PDF]
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Duluth
Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan)
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Community Health Needs Assessment, 2023-2025 [PDF]
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Community Needs Assessment, 2020–2022 [PDF]
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Community Needs Assessment, 2017–2019 [PDF]
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Implementation Plan, 2017–2019 [PDF]
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center (Duluth)
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Community Health Needs Assessment, 2023-2025 [PDF]
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Community Needs Assessment, 2020–2022 [PDF]
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Community Needs Assessment, 2017–2019 [PDF]
- Working Together for a Healthy Duluth: Implementation Plan, 2017–2019 [PDF]
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Fargo
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Fosston
Essentia Health-Fosston
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Graceville
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville, MN)
- Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment, 2023-2025 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment, 2020–2022 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment, 2017–2019 [PDF]
- Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital Implementation Plan, 2017–2019 [PDF]
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Moose Lake
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Sandstone
Essentia Health-Sandstone
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Superior
Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior
- Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior Community Health Needs Assessment, 2023-2025 [PDF]
- Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Community Health Needs Assessment, 2020–2022 [PDF]
- Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Community Health Needs Assessment, 2017–2019 [PDF]
- Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Implementation Plan, 2017–2019 [PDF]
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Virginia
Essentia Health-Virginia
Contact Us
Email [email protected] to share your comments and questions. Or, to request a paper copy of any Community Health Needs Assessment.