Community Health Improvement Coalition (CHIC) is forming now!
What is the CHIC?
The Community Health Improvement Coalition (CHIC) will include community members, Community Advisory Council members, and partners from different sectors. Members will be based on the key issues identified in the Community Health Assessment (CHA). We value the voices of all members of the community and welcome you to consider joining the work.
What will the CHIC do?
The CHIC’s main job is to guide and support the 2026-2030 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHP), which is a plan with strategies, actions, and measures to improve community health in Lane County. The CHIC's first task will be to help write the CHP. Here is a detailed timeline of the work the CHIC can expect to complete this year.
What will guide the CHIC's work?
Data collected from the CHA will be put into issue summaries. These summaries will need to be prioritized by the members of the CHIC which will help them understand the key focus areas for creating strategies and a workplan for the new 2026-2030 CHP. Stay tuned for the issue summaries which will be posted here and on the 2024 CHA page when ready.
Want to learn more about the CHA and CHP? Visit our FAQ page.
The Community Health Improvement Coalition (CHIC) will include community members, Community Advisory Council members, and partners from different sectors. Members will be based on the key issues identified in the Community Health Assessment (CHA). We value the voices of all members of the community and welcome you to consider joining the work.
What will the CHIC do?
The CHIC’s main job is to guide and support the 2026-2030 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHP), which is a plan with strategies, actions, and measures to improve community health in Lane County. The CHIC's first task will be to help write the CHP. Here is a detailed timeline of the work the CHIC can expect to complete this year.
- July – Complete CHIC orientation and meet as a coalition at least once to review and prioritize issue profiles from the Community Health Assessment (CHA) Goal: Establish decision-making structure and develop the new CHP priorities.
- August/September - Identify best practices and develop actionable strategies for the CHP that reflect community needs and promote equity. Options to join existing topic specific workgroups on tobacco education, transportation equity, policy, and data. Goal: Write draft sections of the CHP goals and strategies, and actions for each strategy. Data workgroup will develop the measures and indicators to track progress over time.
- October – 2026-2030 CHP draft ready for review. Goal: CHP is a guiding and actionable resource for the CHIC and organizations with clear paths to implementation.
- November – CHP is presented to the Community Advisory Council, an Oregon Health Plan consumer council, for approval. Goal: CHP is submitted to the Oregon Health Authority.
- December – Plan the CHP Celebration and regroup CHIC members to build implementation teams. Goal: Successfully implement the CHP, tracking progress over time.
What will guide the CHIC's work?
Data collected from the CHA will be put into issue summaries. These summaries will need to be prioritized by the members of the CHIC which will help them understand the key focus areas for creating strategies and a workplan for the new 2026-2030 CHP. Stay tuned for the issue summaries which will be posted here and on the 2024 CHA page when ready.
Want to learn more about the CHA and CHP? Visit our FAQ page.
