Summit County adopts five‑year Community Health Improvement Plan to guide priorities through 2030

The Summit County Board of Health voted to adopt the county’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), a five‑year strategic roadmap staff said will guide priorities and cross-sector work through 2030.

Presenters summarized the CHIP development process, which included a June workshop with more than 40 community partners, and identified three priority areas: strengthen partnerships to address upstream drivers of health; improve food and nutrition access (including mobile markets and community kitchens); and increase immunization coverage through trusted messengers and improved access. One presenter used a lighthearted presentation persona to reintroduce the plan and emphasized that the CHIP aims to move work beyond clinical care into housing, transportation, food access and other upstream drivers.

Staff described plans for a public-facing dashboard and a phased implementation timeline that staggers objectives over the next five years, subject to funding and resource availability. A board member moved to adopt the CHIP; the board voted by voice and the chair announced the plan adopted.