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Our vision: A safe and healthy Kitsap County for all.

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Kitsap Community Health Priorities

Since 2011, Kitsap Public Health District has led a multiyear process called Kitsap Community Health Priorities (KCHP) that engages community partners and leaders in reviewing data and identifying community health priorities and strategies to address them.


This process results in a community health assessment report and community health improvement implementation plan.

Click the buttons above to learn more about the priorities selected for 2024-2028. Learn more about the KCHP process below.


  • Community assessments

    2023 Kitsap Community Health Assessment

    Compiled by Kitsap Public Health, this report tells the story of our community’s health using quantitative data (percentages and rates) and qualitative data (community voices from focus groups and interviews) organized into topic chapters. It highlights trends, disparities and gaps as well as community resources and assets. 

     

    You can view the full report or an executive summary or browse topics below. 

    CHA Demographics
    CHA Demographics
    CHA Environmental Health
    CHA Environmental Health
    CHA Healthcare Access
    CHA Healthcare Access
    CHA Pregnancy and Birth
    CHA Pregnancy and Birth
    CHA Mental Health & Wellbeing
    CHA Mental Health & Wellbeing
    CHA Health Behaviors
    CHA Health Behaviors
    CHA Communicable Disease
    CHA Communicable Disease
    CHA Chronic Disease
    CHA Chronic Disease
    CHA Injuries, Hospitalizations & Deaths
    CHA Injuries, Hospitalizations & Deaths

    Additional community assessments

    Partner organizations also completed recent community health and needs assessments that have informed our KCHP process. 

    2024

    Healthcare Systems Challenges and Opportunities
    John Hopkins University
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    2023

    Community Health Needs Assessment
    St. Michael Medical Center
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    2022

    Community Needs Assessment
    Kitsap Community Resources
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    2022

    KCR Survey Report
    Kitsap Community Resources
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    Data summit & open houses

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    We hosted a data summit with community organizations and leaders on Sept. 26, 2023, where key findings of the CHA were reviewed. We also invited the public to data open houses in different parts of the county from October through November 2023.

     

    At both the data summit and community data open houses, participants provided input on key findings and health priorities.

     

    Data summit & open house documents:

Jul 31, 2024

  • Setting priorities for 2024-2028

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    On Jan. 11, 2024, more than 70 community organization leaders voted on 17 themes to select three priority areas for our community to work on collectively over the next five years.

     

    Participants were asked to consider the following criteria for their voting: Urgency, Impact, Feasibility, and Contribution.

    Prioritization Convening documents:


    These three, intersecting priority areas were selected based on participant votes:

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    Healthcare

    Priority: Bridge strengths and reduce barriers in our healthcare system while fostering comprehensive solutions to create a thriving equitable healthcare future.

    • Address gaps in healthcare access

    • Implement strategies to recruit and retain healthcare workforce

    Implementation planning

    We hosted more than 60 community partners for a Community Health Priorities Implementation Convening on Feb. 8, 2024. At this convening, participants began to create a five-year, shared implementation plan for collaborative action in three priority areas.


    Implementation Convening documents:

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