This version of the Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index contains an additional chapter designed to help satisfy the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) requirements of local hospitals and health departments in the Greater Bridgeport Region. Please visit the main report page for more information about the Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index: http://ctdatahaven.org/reports/fairfield-county-community-wellbeing-index

This version of the Greater New Haven Community Index 2016 contains an additional chapter designed to help satisfy the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) requirements of local hospitals and health departments in the 13-town Greater New Haven Region. Please visit the main report page for more information about the Community Index: http://ctdatahaven.org/reports/greater-new-haven-community-index

The Primary Care Action Group completed a community health needs assessment in 2013. The purpose of the assessment was to understand current health trends, needs and assets. New federal legislation requires hospitals to conduct community health assessments every three years. Understanding the current health status of the community is important in order to identify priorities for future planning and funding, the existing strengths and assets on which to build upon, and areas for further collaboration across organizations, institutions, and community groups. The Primary Care Action Group – a coalition of hospitals, departments of public health, federally qualified health centers, and numerous community and non-profit organizations serving the Greater Bridgeport, CT area – led a process from June 2012 to February 2013 to assess the health needs of the Greater Bridgeport community, as part of a larger goal of measurably improving the health of its residents.