NJHC Annual Report 2019

In 2019, the NJHC Morris, Passaic, Union, Sussex, and Warren County Committees, under the leadership of our Executive Director and volunteer chairpersons, reviewed the Community Health Needs Assessments and identified priority areas for each County CHIP (Community Health Improvement Plan). The CHIPs include: Healthy Aging, Transportation, Access to Care, Mental Health and Substance Use, Chronic Disease, Obesity, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Economic Stability and Social Determinants of Health.

Our County Committees and Strategic Workgroups share best practices and deliver programs, services, resources, and information that will improve behaviors that lead to positive physical and mental health, and that address social needs.
In 2020 we began to collect 2019 impact data from many of our partner organizations. We have since launched the County Progress Trackers on our website to demonstrate how our collective efforts are impacting individuals in our communities.
Many of our Public Health and Healthcare partners were unable to participate in the data collection process due to the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we expect our 2019 impact data to grow as we receive information from partner organizations throughout the remainder of 2020.

As we continue our work on the CHIPs, we will use our broad network and resources to promote social and health equity across all five counties served by the North Jersey Health Collaborative.