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Board supports draft Community Health Improvement Plan priorities; members request clearer wording on equity and metrics
Summary
The board reviewed three draft CHIP priorities and generally supported them while asking staff to clarify language and measurable objectives—especially for the priority addressing social determinants and equitable access to services.
The Board of Health reviewed draft priorities developed through a recent community work group for the Summit County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). Staff presented three high‑level priorities with supporting goals and said they will convert those into measurable objectives and action steps with division leads and community partners.
Why it matters: the CHIP will set community health priorities and guide department and partner work for the coming five years; staff said a budget set-aside will support year‑one implementation activities.
Board discussion focused largely on priority 1, which aims to connect community members to resources that affect health (for example housing, transportation and social supports). Several board members asked whether that priority should emphasize simply communicating resources or also facilitating equitable access and community benefit. Staff said the goals were intentionally framed as outcomes and that specific, measurable objectives and action steps would follow; they noted one objective calls for a community-centered health equity promotion campaign and a convening of cross-sector partners to create a shared resource inventory.
After revisions were suggested on wording to clarify audience and measurable outcomes, the board agreed to support advancing the priorities and asked staff to return with final public-facing language and the full CHIP document later in the year.
The board did not finalize exact wording at the meeting; staff said the final CHIP report will return to the board before December adoption.
