About CHNAs
CHNA stands for Community Health Needs Assessment.
A Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is an ongoing, dynamic process aimed at identifying the assets, strengths and needs of communities in order to establish health and wellness priorities and improve the population’s health status.
Under New Brunswick’s Regional Health Authorities Act, the regional health authorities, i.e., Vitalité Health Network and Horizon Health Network, are responsible for identifying the health needs of the communities they serve.
The main objective of a CHNA is to compile a list of priority health and wellness needs that will assist decision-makers in planning resources in the community.
