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WHAT ARE
the most serious health
problems facing people living in
this region of the state? Is anything
being done about them? What can
be done about them?
These are some of the questions
that Langlade Hospital and many
community leaders are studying
and looking to answer. Langlade
Hospital has begun conducting
a Community Health Needs
Assessment (CHNA) to identify
the most serious health needs in
Langlade County.
The CHNA is a new requirement
for not-for-profit hospitals under the
Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act passed by Congress
and signed into law by President
Obama in March 2010. Langlade
Hospital takes this responsibility
seriously and has participated in
similar health studies conducted
by the Langlade County Health
Department over the past 15 years.
The purpose of the CHNA is
to identify the most important
health needs of the people living in
Langlade Hospital’s patient service
area, which includes Langlade
County and the surrounding area.
After identifying and prioritizing
these health needs, an action plan
to address the greatest health needs
will be developed and implemented.
The CHNA will be completed in
June 2013, and the results will be
made available to the public.
In order to ensure that the
CHNA will be comprehensive
and meaningful, the hospital has
gathered representatives from many
public, health and social service
organizations throughout the area
to participate in conducting the
health needs assessment. The group
has been conducting interviews with
public officials to determine what
they see as issues of concern.
In addition, town hall meetings
will be held to give community
members an opportunity to
speak out about health problems
that are most troubling to them.
Communitywide surveys will
also be conducted to give any
interested person an opportunity to
participate.
If you would like to help by
offering your opinion, please
What are this region’s most serious health issues?
Your thoughts and opinion
are very important to us—
please take the survey at
We Want Your
Opinion
complete the Community
Health Needs online survey at
The survey process is easy and
will take only a few minutes to
complete. If you would prefer to
take the survey by mail, please
call
715-623-9289
and leave your
name and address. We will mail
you a survey and a self-addressed,
stamped envelope.
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