Cortland County CHA/CHIP

The Cortland County Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) were developed by the Cortland County Health Department in collaboration with Guthrie Cortland Medical Center with input from a broad variety of community partners.

The CHA Survey

Using a survey administered in early 2022 to over 2,000 members of the Cortland community, the CHA presents demographic data and data about health indicators for Cortland County residents. The survey was administered by ## and collected data about health-related factors (such as physical activity, food security, chronic illness, fruit/vegetable intake, drug use, and suicidal ideation).

The CHIP Interventions

Based on the data collected via the CHA survey--as well as secondary data and input from local partner agencies--the CHIP team developed the following focus areas and specific goals:

Focus Area: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Prevention

Goal #1: Prevent Opioid and Other Substance Misuse and Death

Goal #2: Prevent Suicide

Focus Area: Chronic Disease - Prevent Tobacco Use

Goal #3: Prevent Initiation of Tobacco Use and Youth Vaping

Goal #4: Promote Tobacco Use Cessation

Goal #5: Eliminate Secondhand Smoke

Focus Area: Vaccine Preventable Disease

Goal #6: Improve COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination Rates

Goal #7: Reduce COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination Coverage Disparities

You can view the CHA and CHIP here.

The CHIP/CHA Data Dashboards

The data collected for the CHIP and CHA can be found in dashboards here, under explore data.