Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Work closely with the City of Portsmouth Health Department team during planning, data collection, analysis and community engagement efforts of the CHP and CHNA and during development of the CHIP recommendations.; • Apply an equity framework to construct a Community Health Profile & Needs Assessment that includes usual and customary demographic and health status measures including identification and assessment of community determinants of health.; • Analyze collected quantitative and qualitative data, including sub-population analyses by various demographic variables, as directed by the City of Portsmouth Health Department.; • Ensure Community Health Profile data are collected across the lifespan, including for children, youth, older adults, and families from underserved communities.; • Identify local, regional, state and national health status benchmarks and prioritize and compare those benchmarks with collected data.; • At the direction of the City of Portsmouth Health Department, collect qualitative data and conduct community engagement (including focus groups, community conversations, surveys and/or key informant interviews) to compile a Community Needs Assessment. Incorporating vulnerable populations previously identified by the Health Department, and identify any further existing populations to address the need of all local vulnerable populations as completely as possible.; • Community Engagement strategies should include (but are not limited to) the following vulnerable populations: - Youth; - LGBTQ+; - Physical & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities; • Convene at least 6 stakeholder engagement opportunities (including at least 4 community listening sessions) with vulnerable populations to prioritize the needs identified in the CHNA.; • Use community engagement strategies to inform analysis of gaps, barriers, and opportunities to improving health with a focus on local prevention, intervention, and population health.; • If required, will present study findings to the public and elected officials at public meetings.
