Community Health Improvement Plan

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In 2022, Sutter County Public Health completed the Sutter County Community Health Assessment (CHA). This assessment provided insight on illnesses affecting community members, how they experience illness, and factors that influence individual health and well-being. During the CHA process, three health priority areas were identified that provided a foundation for the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP):

Addressing Homelessness
Building Resilient Communities (BRC)
Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

The CHIP is the guiding document for the next 3 to 5 years to address these health priority areas. Implementing the CHIP in our community is a critical first step in paving the way towards building a healthier Sutter County. The power of this plan lies in utilizing our unique community strengths, building partnerships, and developing ownership of the health of our community to transform the health and well-being for all residents. The CHIP is a living document, hence, we will continue to update this document as we learn and discuss new needs and strategies as a community.

CHIP Two-Page Summary:

The summary provides an overview of the CHIP and the three health priorities.

Infographic showing 5 people working together to go up giant steps. Text overlaid on three yellow hexagon callouts floating above the group. Text: "Why CHIP? #1 Build a Healthier Sutter County. #2 Use the existing strengths of our community. #3 Work together with our community to address the three health priorities"

CHIP at-a-glance

What is the CHIP?

The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a long-term, systematic plan to address health issues identified in the 2022 Sutter County community health assessment. The main purpose of the CHIP is to provide a specific, measurable, and achievable guiding framework for our community to collectively address the health priority areas identified in the CHA for the next 3 to 5 years. This is also a dynamic process because community partners will continue to review the progress in implementing the action plans and will continue to revise the CHIP as needed to better meet our goals.

Read the full 2023-2028 Sutter County CHIP.

Community Ownership

The Sutter County CHIP is a collective effort by local stakeholders committed to enhancing our community's health. Partners will continue to actively contribute time, resources, and take ownership to achieve our shared goals in the next 3 to 5 years.

Timeline

The CHIP is a long-term process and will continue to evolve over the next 3 to 5 years. The brief timeline of the process shows a roadmap of what our community has already accomplished in the last two years and what we will accomplish in the near future.

Key Words From The CHIP

Word Cloud CHIP

Health Priority 1: Addressing Homelessness

Background

Homelessness is defined as not having a regular nighttime residence; staying in a public or private place not meant for human habitation; or staying in a publicly or privately operated shelter.

To address homelessness in Sutter County requires addressing many complex contributing factors and barriers. Those experiencing homelessness are at significantly higher risk of developing chronic illnesses, communicable diseases, substance use disorders and becoming victims of violence. By addressing homelessness, we can reduce the risk of these health outcomes.

Action Plan

The Addressing Homelessness Action Plan provides an overview of objectives, strategies, and actions that Sutter County Public Health and our various community partners will implement to address homelessness.

What's Next?

Tracking Progress
- The Addressing Homelessness Dashboards will help us track progress in meeting the goals established in the action plan
Quarterly meetings with Workgroups
Annual CHIP stakeholder meetings
Annual updates to the Addressing Homelessness Dashboards

Health Priority 2: Building Resilient Communities (BRC)

Background

Building resilient communities is a complex issue with many contributing social, economic, and environmental factors. By building community resilience, we add to the community's ability to "withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity."

Due to the broad scope and factors that contribute to community resilience, the CHIP building resilient communities workgroup decided to place their focus on the top three areas of community resilience most critical in Sutter County. After review of national community resiliency‐building strategies from the National Preparedness and Response Science Board and Sutter County CHA data related to community resilience, the members of the workgroup voted to focus on the following areas:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Behavioral Health
Nutrition and Food Access

Action Plan

The BRC Action Plans (ACEs, Behavioral Health, and Nutrition and Food Access) provide an overview of objectives, strategies, and actions that Sutter County Public Health and our various community partners will implement to building a more resilient community.

What's Next?

Tracking Progress
- The BRC Dashboards will help us track progress in meeting the goals established in the action plan
- Dashboards for each Building Resilient Communities focus area:
Quarterly meetings with Workgroups
Annual CHIP stakeholder meetings
Annual updates to the building resilient communities dashboards

Health Priority 3: Reducing STIs

Background

Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) involves a concerted effort to prevent the transmission of STIs (such as syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea) and to ensure equitable access to high-quality STI care and treatment. Creating streamlined systems across healthcare providers and focusing on the improvement of current STI education curriculum will better serve our population's needs, reduce the incidence of STIs and prevent adverse health outcomes resulting from untreated STIs.

Action Plan

The Reducing STIs Action Plan provides an overview of the objectives, strategies, and actions that Sutter County Public Health and our various community partners will implement to reduce STIs.

What's Next?

Tracking Progress
- The STI Dashboards will help us track progress in meeting the goals established in the action plan
Quarterly meetings with Workgroups
Annual CHIP stakeholder meetings
Annual updates to the STI Dashboards

MAPP and ACHI

Sutter County used a modified Mobilizing for Action Through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) framework, a community-wide strategic planning tool and model made available through the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), to develop the Community Health Assessment (CHA). MAPP helps communities use broad-based partnerships and community engagement to assess the state of the community, identify health issues that community members struggle with, and implement strategies to address issues unique to the community. Due to the cyclical nature of MAPP, significant portions of the Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) Community Health Assessment Toolkit, another evidence-based community-wide strategic planning framework, were combined with MAPP. 

The Sutter County CHIP was developed following the modified MAPP and ACHI model. After completion of the CHA, the CHIP process began by focusing on planning implementation strategies and developing an action plan to address each community health priority. The CHIP process prioritized engagement from internal and external stakeholders and aligned strategies and assets with these stakeholders to foster a collective and collaborative approach to community health improvement. This involved setting goals, objectives, strategies, and actions essential to developing an actionable and measurable plan for community health improvement. The CHIP action plans will be implemented throughout our community and progress made on the CHIP action plans will be evaluated annually.