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Mobilizing For Action Through Partnership & Planning
Mobilizing for Action Through Partnership & Planning (MAPP) is a framework for completing Community Health Assessments that was developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in 2001.
"The goal of MAPP is to achieve health equity by identifying urgent health issues in a community and aligning community resources. Health equity is the assurance of the conditions for best health for all people (1). MAPP involves developing a community-wide vision for health, involving organizations across sectors, assessing both community needs and strengths, and assigning resources to the underlying drivers of inequity" (2).
Ascendant Healthcare Partners is working with Island County Public Health to help guide our MAPP Roadmap and support the completion of the CHA. "Ascendant Healthcare Partners is a national leader in the facilitation and development of Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) for state, tribal, and local health departments." To learn more, visit their website.
- Phase 1: Build the foundation
- Phase 2: Tell the Community Story
- Phase 3: Continuously improve the community
Goals
- Involve community members to guide and participate throughout the process, with particular focus on populations experiencing inequities.
- Build relationships with new and existing partners
- Establish a MAPP Core Group and Steering Committee/Workgroup that represent the community
- Develop an understanding of MAPP and develop a shared vision for the future
- Evaluate what resources are available and needed to achieve MAPP goals
- Create workgroups to build infrastructure for the CHIP