Community Health Needs Assessment
A Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is a systematic, data-driven process used to identify the health challenges, service gaps, and barriers affecting the well-being of community residents. The CHNA helps Cone Health understand the most significant health needs across our region and align our programs, partnerships, and resources to address them.
Every three years, Cone Health conducts a CHNA to assess the communities we serve. For this cycle, Cone Health conducted assessments for Alamance, Guilford, Rockingham, Randolph, and Forsyth counties. Cone Health partnered with Professional Research Consultants (PRC) to complete the 2025 assessment, which included community surveys, secondary data analysis, and key stakeholder engagement.
This year’s CHNA identifies nine Significant Health Needs across our service area:
- Mental Health
- Diabetes
- Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight
- Substance Use
- Heart Disease & Stroke
- Infant Health & Family Planning
- Injury & Violence
- Cancer
- Sexual Health
The CHNA process includes data analysis, prioritization, community engagement, and the development of a three-year Implementation Plan. In addition to meeting IRS 501(r) requirements for tax-exempt hospitals, the CHNA guides Cone Health’s strategic planning and investments to address these priority needs in collaboration with local organizations, county agencies, and community partners.
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Previous Assessments & Implementation Plans
