Wilkes Health Seeks Community Input on Community Health Needs Assessment
Wilkesboro, N.C.- Wilkes Health is encouraging feedback from community members throughout Wilkes County on its current Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). “Wilkes Health seeks feedback from our community every three years to complete these assessments. This feedback allows the health system to understand what community members see as the most important health issues affecting their communities. It provides the foundation for improving and promoting good health in Wilkes County”, said Rachel Willard, Health Director.
Wilkes County has joined a regional collaborative this cycle called the Central Carolina Community Collaborative (CCCC). The CCCC currently has 6 Hospital Systems (Atrium, Novant, CaroMont, Scotland Health, Hugh Chatham and Alleghany Health) and 11 Health Departments (Davidson Co, Davie Co, Forsyth Co, Wilkes Co, Alexander Co, Cabarrus Co, Gaston Co, Lincoln Co, Rowan Co, Union Co, and Scotland Co), and 3 United Ways (Rowan Co, Lincoln Co, and Davidson Co). We will be working over 2025 to complete a regional CHNA report, as well as individual county reports. These reports should be ready for distribution in early 2026. This regional model is new for Wilkes County, in that all 11 counties will be asking the same base questions with a few county specific questions. This will allow us as a region to compare perceived health, as well as health data across 11 counties and 6 hospital systems.
Our community opinion survey is currently live at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8162936/cccc-survey. We encourage all community members age 18 and older to complete the CHNA survey and provide meaningful feedback on how Wilkes Health can continue to improve health and well-being in Wilkes County. The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and all responses are confidential. Your feedback helps ensure health care needs are met all communities in Wilkes County.
The full CHNA process involves collection and analysis of a large range of data, including demographic, socioeconomic and health statistics, and most importantly, feedback from community members. The completed CHNA analysis and results serve as the basis for prioritizing methods to meet the community’s health needs in order to improve the health and well-being of Wilkes County.
The survey can be found at Wilkeshealth.com, https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8162936/cccc-survey