Working together to strengthen the health of our communities.
Community Benefits are programs and activities designed to address and improve community health priorities.
These efforts include subsidizing health services, providing health education to the community, investing time and money in our communities and more. As part of IRS requirements, CHI tracks and reports these activities, which last year equaled $432,919,208 for FY 23.
To learn more about Community Benefit reporting, contact Marcela Bradova at CommunityBenefit@uvmhealth.org or 802-798-9029.
Our Commitment to Community Health
As partner hospitals of University of Vermont Health, we are united in our commitment to improving community health outcomes and eliminating disparities across Vermont and Northern New York. We work together to:
- Build strong, local partnerships.
- Invest in impactful community programs.
- Share resources and knowledge equitably.
- Align with regional and state health goals to amplify our impact.
Our Collaborative Approach
Across UVM Health, we:
- Share and implement community benefit best practices.
- Engage communities through accessible, inclusive outreach.
- Track and report progress annually.
- Invest in local health priorities.
- Address the root causes of health disparities.
What is a Community Health Needs Assessment?
Every three years, each UVM Health hospital conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in collaboration with key community partners. These assessments help us:
- Understand the health challenges and opportunities in our communities.
- Identify top priorities for action.
- Foster meaningful dialogue and goal setting.
CHNAs guide our work — not as exhaustive studies, but as tools for collective action toward healthier communities.
Each CHNA is followed by a Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) or Community Service Plans (CSPs) — three-year roadmaps that outline how we'll address the community’s top health priorities. These plans combine existing programs with new initiatives to meet community needs.
Community Health Needs Assessments
You can click below for each of the UVM Health affiliate hospitals’ Community Health Needs Assessments and corresponding Community Health Improvement Plans or Community Service Plans. To learn more about Community Health Needs Assessments, contact Molly Lawrence at Molly.Lawrence@uvmhealth.org or 802-847-8273.
Every three years, University of Vermont Medical Center conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). This process helps us to better understand the challenges and opportunities involved in creating a healthier community.
The CHNA gathers information in a variety of ways, with the goal of reflecting the views of community members. This part of the process ends with a consensus on priority community health needs. The results then inform an implementation strategy, or Community Health Improvement Plan, which outlines how priority health needs will be addressed for the following three years by both the hospital and our community partners.
- 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2025 CHNA Executive Summary
- 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2022 CHNA Executive Summary
- 2022 CHNA Report
- Community Health Priorities Poster
- Community Health Improvement Plan - 2024 Annual Report
University of Vermont Medical Center's 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment covered our Health Service Area of Chittenden and Grand Isle counties. The 2022 CHNA process was the most inclusive and robust yet in our history. We are proud to have collaborated with over 25 community partners on our CHNA Steering Committee, including:
- Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi
- Agency of Human Services
- The Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV)
- Building Bright Futures
- Center for Health and Learning
- Champlain Housing Trust
- Champlain Islanders Developing Essential Resources (CIDER)
- Champlain Valley Office for Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
- Champlain Valley Superintendents' Association, Winooski School District
- Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- City of Burlington, Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
- Community Health Centers of Burlington
- Howard Center
- Hunger Free Vermont
- Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
- Mental Health First BTV
- Patient and Family Centered Care Advisor
- Pride Center of Vermont
- SASH at Cathedral Square
- United Way of Northwest Vermont
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
- UVM Health, Office of Government and Community Relations
- UVM Health Philanthropy
- UVM Integrative Health
- UVM Medical Center Community Health Improvement
- UVM Medical Center Department of Family Medicine
- UVM Medical Center Department of Pediatrics
- Vermont Department of Health, Burlington District Office
- Vermont Interfaith Action
- Vermont Public Health Institute
- Winooski High School
2022 CHNA Vision and Goals
The 2022 CHNA process will guide measurable community health improvements in our Health Service Area. The goals of this process are:
- To conduct, through the lens of racial and health equity, an inclusive, high-quality assessment of community health needs and assets in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties.
- To partner with diverse stakeholders, resulting in:
- Consensus of priority needs to address
- Shared buy-in for implementation strategies
- Support of complementary community initiatives and assessments
Translated 2022 CHNA Poster
- Arabic | عربى
- Burmese | မြန်မာ
- French | Français
- Kirundi | Ikirundi
- Nepali | नेपाली
- Somali | Soomali
- Spanish | Español
- Swahili | Kiswahil
- Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt
Data Gathering and Community Health Priorities
We collected data through interviews, surveys, and focus groups held in our local community, in addition to reviewing 70+ health indicators available for the two counties. Two virtual sessions were held in January 2022 to engage community leaders and champions in prioritizing six health priorities that emerged from the data gathering phase.
The top three community health priorities, in alphabetical order:
- Cultural Humility and Inclusive Health Care
- Housing
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
The CHNA findings will inform the 2023-2025 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) that University of Vermont Medical Center will develop in collaboration with key partners.
The CHIP process will:
- Facilitate inclusive community engagement to generate solutions that build upon strengths and address inequities.
- Communicate shared goals, strategies and resources to make measurable improvements.
Past Reports
2022
2019
- 2019 Implementation Strategy Progress, Year #3
- 2019 Implementation Strategy Progress, Year #2
- 2019 Implementation Strategy Progress, Year #1
- 2019 Implementation Strategy
- 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (Summary)
- 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment
2016
- 2016 Implementation Strategy Progress, Year #3
- 2016 Implementation Strategy Progress, Year #2
- 2016 Implementation Strategy Progress, Year #1
- 2016 Implementation Strategy
- 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2016 Cancer Community Needs Assessment
2013
- 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2013 Implementation Strategy
- 2013-2016 Implementation Strategy and Funding Updates
Contact Information
Please reach out to learn more, provide comments or questions, or receive a paper copy of the CHNA.
Contact: Thomas Moore (he/him/his), Sr. Community Health Liaison
Email: Thomas.Moore@UVMHealth.org
Phone: 802-847-0250
Mailing Address:
Community Health Improvement
University of Vermont Health
40 IDX, Building 100, South Burlington, VT 05403
Community Health Improvement Plan Annual Report
Community Health Improvement Plan 2024 Annual Report
Community Health Improvement Plan 2023 Annual Report
Community Service Plan 2022-2024
Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Service Plan 2022-2024
Community Service Plan 2013-2021
- Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Service Plan 2019-2021
- Community Service Plan 2018 Workplan Update
- Community Service Plan 2017 Workplan Update
- 2017 Year End Summary
- Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Service Plan 2016
- Community Service Plan 2014 Summary Update and Progress Report
- Community Service Plan 2013
- Implementation Strategy 2013
- County Health Needs Assessment 2013
- Appendix A - Franklin Co. Demographic Profile
- Appendix B - Franklin Co. Education System
- Appendix C - Franklin Co. Health System Profile
- Appendix D - Franklin County Data Assessment
- Appendix E - Franklin Co. Data Sources
- Appendix F - Franklin Co. Survey Report
- Appendix G - ARHN Regional Survey report
- Appendix H - Franklin Co. Prioritization Final
- Appendix I - Franklin Co. Attendance May 1, 2013
- Appendix J - Franklin Co. slide show prioritization
- Appendix K - Franklin Co. Participants in the Prioritization Process CHA 2013
Contact Information
Please reach out to learn more, provide comments or questions, or receive a paper copy of the CHNA.
Annette Marshall
amarshall@alicehyde.com
518-481-2410
133 Park Street, Malone, NY 12953
Central Vermont Medical Center works closely with other regional health providers to meet the health care needs for Central Vermonters. To ensure these services are aligned with the health care needs of our community, we conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years. This study helps us better serve our community by measuring the health status of residents, gathering wide community input on health concerns, and identifying opportunities to collaborate with partners.
The CHNA results and related action plan guide our community health activities over a three-year cycle.
Our CHNA Reports
- 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment Report
- 2022 Community Health Improvement Plan
Annual Progress/Impact Reports
- 2024 Community Health Improvement Plan
- 2023 Community Health Improvement Plan
- 2022 Annual Progress/Impact Report
Past CHNA Reports
- 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment
These reports cover a large range of topics but are not a complete analysis of any one issue. Rather, these data help to identify priorities which lead to productive community discussion and the creation of goals. We invite the reader to investigate and use the information in this report to move toward solutions for healthier communities.
CHNA Participation
The 2022 CHNA was conducted in collaboration with THRIVE, the regional Accountable Community for Health. This multi-agency coalition, made up of health providers, social service agencies, government, civic and religious entities, and numerous other community partners, is dedicated to improving health for the residents of Washington and Northern Orange Counties. THRIVE members played an integral role in overseeing data collection and reviewing findings to determine community health priorities based on the CHNA study.
In addition to THRIVE members, more than 1,500 community residents shared their perspectives on community needs through surveys and open dialogue. We value this feedback and recognize that all community stakeholders play an integral part in advancing the health of Central Vermont.
Contact Information
Please reach out to learn more, provide comments or questions, or receive a paper copy of the CHNA.
Michelle Gilmour
michelle.gilmour@cvmc.org
P.O. Box 547
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: 802-371-4196
Fax: 802-371-4522
The Community Health Assessment (CHA)
View Clinton County’s Community Health Assessment 2022-2024
Community Service Plan
The Community Service Plan for Clinton County is a three-year plan identifying health issues facing the community and defining a course of action to utilize existing programs and resources and for creating new initiatives to address them.
A Community Service Plan is a document prepared by the hospital to provide information about our outreach programs, services and activities.
- 2024 Annual Report - Community Health Improvement Plan
- 2023 Annual Report - Community Health Improvement Plan
- 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment / Community Service Plan
- 2019 Community Service Plan
- 2017 Community Health Needs Assessment / Community Service Plan
- 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment / Community Service Plan
- 2013 Community Health Assessment
Contact Information
Please reach out to learn more, provide comments or questions, or receive a paper copy of the CHNA.
Amanda Bola
518-873-3125
ABola@ech.org
PO Box 277
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Porter Medical Center, in concert with other local health and human services agencies, regularly completes a “Community Health Needs Assessment” for our hospital service area in Addison County. Links to the documents are below.
Current CHNA Reports
Annual Progress/Impact Reports
- 2022-2024 Community Health Improvement Plan-Annual Report-Year 1
- 2022-2024 Community Health Improvement Plan-Annual Report-Year 2
- 2022-2024 Community Health Improvement Plan-Annual Report-Year 3
Previous CHNA Reports
- 2022-2024 Community Health Improvement Plan
- 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2018 Community Health Needs Assessment-Implementation Plan
- 2018 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment-Implementation Plan
- 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment-Summary of Interviews
- 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment-Implementation Plan
- 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment
- Middlebury Vermont of Health District Office Profile
Healthy Vermonters 2020 Report
Contact Information
Please reach out to learn more, provide comments or questions, or receive a paper copy of the CHNA.
Contact: Amanda Froeschle, Senior Community Health Liaison
Email: afroeschle@portermedical.org
Phone: 802-542-3707
Tracking Our Progress
We report annually on our progress to ensure transparency and accountability. Our Calendar Year 2024 Community Health Impact Report highlights:
- Stories of impact and collaboration
- Programmatic achievements
- Investments made across our region
This report reflects our continued focus on working together across UVM Health to strengthen local efforts and address the root causes of health disparities — advancing health equity for all.
Community Sponsorship
University of Vermont Health is committed to advancing the work of not-for-profit community organizations that align with our vision: working together, we improve people’s lives. One way we support this work is by setting aside funds annually to sponsor organizations and events that help advance the health of our communities.
These funds represent the chance to make a positive impact on our community, and to help people with thoughtfulness, empathy and a desire to give them the power to create their own success and opportunities.
