West Suburban CHNA to Hold Community Meeting

The West Suburban Community Health Network Area (CHNA) 18 will hold a community-wide meeting on March 5 to share results of a report identifying major health issues in the nine cities and towns in CHNA 18, including Brookline, Dedham, Dover, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Wellesley, Weston and Westwood. 

CHNA 18 will release the results of a community-wide health needs assessment to the public at a community event on March 5. At the meeting, attendees will be able to find out:

• Unique data that is not easily available to the public,
• The major health issues in their town,
• How their town compares to other towns in the CHNA, in the region, and across Massachusetts,
• What people who live and work in each town think are the major health issues and  what they are doing about it,
• What can be done to address these major health issues, and
• How to use the data in the report for program planning, grant writing, and to encourage community involvement. 

Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the report, provide feedback on the data collected, and discuss the results with colleagues.  All attendees will receive a copy of the full report. The report and additional data will also be available on March 5 at the CHNA website, www.chna18.org.

Meeting Details:

Where: Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St, Wellesley MA, 02482, 781-235-1610 

When: Monday March 5, 2-4 p.m. Light snacks will be provided.

Directions and Parking:  http://www.wellesleyfreelibrary.org/directions/index.html)