N.Y. Public Health Law § 602-a: Community health assessment

§ 602-a. Community health assessment. 1. Every municipality shall

submit to the department no more frequently than every two years, a

community health assessment.

2. The community health assessment shall be in such form as the

commissioner shall prescribe, and shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) an estimate and description of the health status of the population

and factors that contribute to health issues;

(b) identification of priority areas for health improvement, in

conjunction with the state health improvement plan;

(c) identification of public health services in the municipality and

in the community and other resources that can be mobilized to improve

population health, particularly in those priority areas identified in

paragraph (b) of this subdivision; and

(d) a community health improvement plan consisting of actions,

policies, strategies and measurable objectives through which the

municipality and its community partners will address areas for health

improvement and track progress toward improvement of public health

outcomes.