2022-2025 Southern Nevada
Community Health Improvement Plan
Community Engagement
A community in which all segments of the populations are involved, as illustrated by volunteerism, engagement in education, public/ private partnerships, increased social capital and participation in public dialog
A community supported by visionary leadership, both public and private
Education
A community that values education as illustrated by allocation of needed resources, high school graduation rates that equal or exceed national norms, and lifelong learning opportunities
A community where an educated workforce attracts diversified business and contributes to a strong, sustainable economy
Southern Nevada Community Values
Vision: Healthy People in Healthy Communities - Working Together to Improve Health and Ensure Health Equity in Southern Nevada
Health
A community where high quality mental and physical health care is accessible to all residents, including including individuals who are poor and underserved
A community that recognizes the interaction of policies, systems, and the environment on health and supports public policies that promote health and prevent disease
Environment
A community where residents feel safe, have access to life-sustaining resources such as clean air and water, and reside in nurturing surroundings that meet their needs for self-respect, interaction with others, recreation and connection with nature
A community that values and respects the contributions of many cultures to the quality of life
A community that supports changes to the built environment that promote healthy, active lifestyles
2022-2025 CHIP Priority Areas
Southern Nevada Community Values
Community Engagement
Health
Education
Environment
The CHIP chronic disease subcommittee recognized smoking, and tobacco use in general, as an important determinant of multiple chronic diseases and identified tobacco control efforts as a key mechanism for reducing the burden of chronic disease in the Southern Nevada community.
Promoting health equity through access and utilization of care is important as everyone has the right to be healthy. Health should not depend on the ZIP code, economic status, or an individual’s heritage, religion, and/or sexual orientation. Having access to care helps address disparities and it is the first step in creating a more equitable health system that improve the physical, social, and mental health for everyone in the community.
Reliable access to transportation can help increase employment rates, access to healthy foods, access to health care providers and facilities, and access to parks and recreation for a healthy lifestyle. The CHA identified the high cost of transportation, lack of access to transportation, and insufficient transportation funding as key areas to address.
Increasing public health funding is a necessary first step to improving key determinants of health such as reducing high unemployment rates, addressing high health care and transportation costs, increasing limited public resources, and improve opportunities to pursue educational goals. Accessible and transparent public health funding will facilitate the adoption and timely implementation of community health programs and services.