Data and Reports
In 2013, Cochise Health and Social Services (CHSS) completed their first Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), with technical and funding support from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Building on the 2012 assessment, CHSS embarked on a collaborative approach to conduct the 2016 assessment, partnering with the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona, Benson Community Hospital, Copper Queen Community Hospital and Northern Cochise Community Hospital to bring together residents and community leaders, nonprofit and social service agencies, governmental institutions, and federally qualified community health centers to harness their collective resources, energy and expertise to identify and prioritize the major issues threatening the health and well-being of Cochise County residents.
Primary and secondary data were collected and reviewed, including county-specific Medicaid utilization data. The community themes and strengths were assessed by conducting a survey of more than 2,400 community residents, health system partners, and other health and social service professionals. To understand the forces of change in Cochise County, a series of webinars was conducted with key informants representing major communities of interest including education leaders, elected officials and health care providers. A fourth webinar was held for key informants representing vulnerable populations that often experience greater health disparities including the elderly, border health experts, domestic violence advocates and LGBTQ advocates.
Through this assessment and data collection process, three community health priorities surfaced. These priorities are supported by the data, and they were echoed by community members and public health professionals.
POSTPONED TO SPRING 2022
Cochise County Health & Social Services is conducting a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to assess the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Cochise households and assessing the health of the population and identifying factors that can improve public health. The goals of the CASPER are to rapidly obtain information about the needs of a community, produce population-based estimates for decision-makers, and assess new or changing needs.
A CASPER helps local public health partners understand more about community health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cochise County. Volunteers will be sent out in interview teams to go door-to-door in selected neighborhoods throughout Cochise County to administer a verbal questionnaire. Participation is completely voluntary. Questions in the survey will cover topics such as access to health insurance, impacts of the pandemic on individual households, and current health status of members of the household. The survey will be offered in English and Spanish.
When:
POSTPONED TO SPRING 2022. The Cochise County CASPER will be conducted on November 2-4, 2021. The surveys will be conducted in select neighborhoods between the hours of 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Selected neighborhoods will be notified via flyers and door hangers ahead of time that their neighborhood has been selected.
Where:
The assessment will take place in 29 randomly selected neighborhoods all across Cochise County.
Get Involved:
If you would like to get involved as a volunteer to help in conducting the CASPER, please visit our volunteer registration page.
Cochise Health and Social Services (CHSS) convened its first Drug Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) team meeting in February of 2021. The OFR was established as a component of the statewide response to the opioid epidemic following Governor Ducey’s declaration of a public health emergency in April of 2017. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) administers a statewide OFR program and supports local county OFR teams, as established under A.R.S. §36-198. This legislation granted counties the authority to request records from various entities, including the County Medical Examiner (ME), local law enforcement, local hospitals, health and behavioral health centers and the courts system, in order to review the documented circumstances surrounding each death.
- APPENDIX 1 HCCoalition 2018 Partnership List
- APPENDIX 2A CCHCI - 2018 Needs Assessment
- APPENDIX 2B First Things First Cochise Report 2017
- APPENDIX 2C UofA CE 2018 NPA Report
- APPENDIX 2D Emergency Depts- 2018 Top10 Discharge Diagnoses
- APPENDIX 3 Access to Health Care Focus Groups compiled response
- APPENDIX 4-Behavioral Health Provider List
- APPENDIX 5 Survey Research References
- APPENDIX 6A SURVEY TOOL - English
- APPENDIX 6B SURVEYTOOL Spanish
- APPENDIX 7 Access to Health Care Survey 2018 compiled results
- APPENDIX 8 CVMC Strategic Goals-2018
- APPENDIX 9 CCHCI Recruitment Retention 2018
- CHA CHIP 2018 Update Progress Report