Community Health Needs Assessment
Salinas Valley Health is proud to be a founding member of the Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative. This partnership of hospitals, medical centers, health organizations and community agencies was established in 2022 and works together to improve the health and well-being of Monterey County residents.
Original partners included the County of Monterey Health Department, Mee Memorial Healthcare System, Montage Health, Natividad, Salinas Valley Health and United Way Monterey County. In 2025, California State University, Monterey Bay and Central California Alliance for Health joined the collaborative.
Through initiatives like the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), our organizations unite in identifying and improving the health needs of our communities.
Help us create a healthier Monterey County by taking the survey (approximately 3 minutes). All responses are confidential and the survey is open through April 16, 2025.
2022 Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative
The 2022 assessment includes months of primary and secondary data collection, incorporating extensive input from the community and experts in public health, clinical care and others. This CHNA process and report comply with current federal requirements and have served as a basis for implementing strategies by the Healthcare System and Collaborative partners to address community needs.
Individual ratings for each criteria were averaged for each tested health issue, and these composite scores were averaged to generate an overall score. This process yielded the following prioritized list of community health needs:
- Diabetes
- Mental Health
- Access to Health Care Services
- Nutrition, Physical Activity and Weight
- Heart Disease and Stroke
- Substance Use
- Housing
- Infant Health and Family Planning
- Injury & Violence
- Cancer
- Oral Health
- Potentially Disabling Conditions
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