Community Health Assessment Resources
This page provides links to documents and resources for community health assessment. Click on a blue bar to expand it to see the content.Documents, Guides, Indicators and Reports
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General Resources
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S.O.A.P. Model
S.O.A.P. Model
The S.O.A.P. (Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan) Model for Clinical Versus Community Assessment -
NM DOH Community Health Assessment Program (CHAP) Webpage (exits IBIS)
NM DOH Community Health Assessment Program (CHAP) Webpage (exits IBIS)
The CHAP page on the NMDOH Website. -
NMDOH Population Data Files
NMDOH Population Data Files
These are the current standard population files for use on NM-IBIS and within NMDOH. -
Guide to Health-Related Data in New Mexico
Guide to Health-Related Data in New Mexico
The Excel spreadsheet that Gay Romero developed. It describes public health datasets that are available for community health assessment and provides contact information for the various data stewards.
NMDOH "Turn the Curve"
Community Reports
Small Areas
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New Mexico "Small Areas" Background and Reference Maps
New Mexico "Small Areas" Background and Reference Maps
Small area methods and reference maps. -
Small Areas Birth Data Queries
Small Areas Birth Data Queries
Birth certificate data queries by New Mexico Small Areas. -
Small Areas Mortality Data Queries
Small Areas Mortality Data Queries
Death certificate data queries by New Mexico Small Areas.
Evidence-based Public Health Practice
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IBIS Definition Page for Evidence-based Public Health
IBIS Definition Page for Evidence-based Public Health
An NM-IBIS resource page on assessing evidence-based public health interventions. -
Guide to Community Preventive Services (exits IBIS)
Guide to Community Preventive Services (exits IBIS)
A free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community.
New Mexico Health Region Maps
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Health Regions Map: .PNG file NO region names superimposed
Health Regions Map: .PNG file NO region names superimposed
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Health Regions Map: .PDF file NO region names superimposed
Health Regions Map: .PDF file NO region names superimposed
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Health Regions Map: .PNG file WITH region names superimposed
Health Regions Map: .PNG file WITH region names superimposed
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Health Regions Map: .PDF file WITH region names superimposed
Health Regions Map: .PDF file WITH region names superimposed
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Health Regions Map: .PPT file with clickable, modifiable county colors
Health Regions Map: .PPT file with clickable, modifiable county colors
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Health Regions Map: .PDF file with basemap, includes cities and highways.
Health Regions Map: .PDF file with basemap, includes cities and highways.
.PDF file, with cities and towns, highways
Other Community Health Assessment Resources
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State/Local Resources
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NM Community Health Council Health Councils Plans, Profiles and Websites (exits IBIS)
NM Community Health Council Health Councils Plans, Profiles and Websites (exits IBIS)
Clicking here will take you to the NMDOH Webpage for CHCs. USE YOUR BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON TO RETURN TO NM-IBIS. -
New Mexico Community Health Assessment and Planning Guidebook (2009)
New Mexico Community Health Assessment and Planning Guidebook (2009)
The Guidebook that Cora Halasan and Ron Hale put together for county and tribal health councils to use (Revised 2/09). -
Community Health Improvement Planning Framework (2009)
Community Health Improvement Planning Framework (2009)
The Planning Framework document produced by the Office of Health Promotion and Community Health Improvement that outlines the community health profile, community health improvement (CHI) plan and the health council annual workplan. (Revised 1/09). -
Race and Ethnicity Measurement and Coding
Race and Ethnicity Measurement and Coding
A description of the 1997 OMB and the 2000 NMDOH standards. -
NM American Indian Tribes Map
NM American Indian Tribes Map
Map of NM tribes.
National Indicator Systems
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Healthy People 2020 (exits IBIS)
Healthy People 2020 (exits IBIS)
Measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, State, and local levels. Provides clear definitions for over 1,000 objectives/indicators in 42 categories. -
Health Indicators Warehouse (exits IBIS)
Health Indicators Warehouse (exits IBIS)
Pre-constructed national, state, and local level indicators including:
-Healthy People 2020 indicators
-County Health Rankings indicators
-Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) indicators
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County Health Rankings (exits IBIS)
County Health Rankings (exits IBIS)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is collaborating with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to develop these Rankings for each state's counties. -
Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) Project (exits IBIS)
Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) Project (exits IBIS)
Includes 3,141 county health status profiles representing each county in the United States. CDC, ASTHO, Johns Hopkins (the original initiative also included HRSA and Public Health Foundation sponsorship). -
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts (exits IBIS)
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts (exits IBIS)
Health status and health system indicators by state.
Other Resources
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Online Community Health Assessment and Epidemiology Instruction and Courses (exits IBIS)
Online Community Health Assessment and Epidemiology Instruction and Courses (exits IBIS)
A list of courses, most of which are available online. -
Survey Methods Primer
Survey Methods Primer
This is a document Lois Haggard wrote (in her eclectic past) to help public health practitioners understand survey research methods.
