By Briana Sherlock, Marian Strong and Jan Bramlett A community health assessment (CHA) is like a “check-up” for the entire community. By collecting information and listening to people who live in the ...

Community health centers and organizations that primarily serve low-income people are being disproportionately hurt by the biggest hack in health care history, which has disrupted payments for ...

Community health needs assessments (CHNAs), also known as community health assessments, are state, tribal, territorial, or local health assessments that identify key health needs and issues through ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Heat health action plans often fail to address the specific needs of individuals with mental illness, despite the increased risks they face. While air conditioning offers temporary relief, ...

Depression and suicidal ideation are stubbornly high among college students despite increased efforts by universities to ...

A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some ...