A group of Windham County healthcare providers will be conducting a region-wide health needs assessment to inform and determine future funding for the area’s most pressing healthcare needs.
The assessment will take place in August and September and engage residents primarily through focus groups, one-on-one community leader interviews and telephone surveys.
The consortium of Windham County healthcare providers that are developing and funding the assessment include Windham Hospital, Day Kimball Healthcare, Natchaug Hospital, Generations Family Health Center, United Services, VNA East, Northeast District Department of Health and Community Health Resources.
Officials say the findings of the survey will assist health care leaders in developing a blueprint for health and wellness programming focus and funding in the Windham County region for the next three to five years.
The assessment will be conducted by the Center for Public Policy and Research, which has conducted more than 3.5 million surveys and more than 3,500 focus groups across the nation in support of research.
