2025 CHNA Report: What We Heard—and What Happens Next
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Daviess Community Hospital (DCH) has released its 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and begun work to form and adopt an implementation strategy to address the needs identified by local residents and partners.
Key Findings at a Glance
247 total responses (including 46 face-to-face).
Majority of responses:
- 64.3% from ZIP 47501
- 67.5% female
- 94% White
- Largest age band 57–67 (23.9%).
- Use of illegal drugs/substances (1.85)
- Suicide (2.23)
- After-hours/weekend transportation (2.26)
- Homelessness (2.32) (tie)
- Cost of healthy foods (2.32) (tie)
Top needs identified:
- Higher-paying jobs (4.29)
- Affordable, quality housing (4.00) (tie)
- Mental health services for youth (4.00) (tie)
- Education to prevent illegal substance use (3.97)
- Additional funding for programs and services (3.95)
Priority areas for action:
- Mental Health
- Affordability (wages, housing, food)
- Substance Use.
How this compares with prior CHNAs
- 2019: Illegal/prescription drug misuse; mental/behavioral health; affordable housing; services for non-English speakers; rural transportation.
- 2022: Stigma around mental/behavioral health services; affordable housing; homelessness; cost of health insurance; cost of mental/behavioral health services.
Together, the 2019–2025 trend underscores persistent needs around behavioral health, housing/affordability, and transportation—and the growing importance of youth mental health and prevention education.
What Is the CHNA—and Why It Matters
Every three years, non-profit hospitals conduct a CHNA to identify local health priorities, resource gaps, and opportunities for collaboration. DCH’s 2025 CHNA combines local data, community input, and a current resource scan to guide how we align services and partnerships across Daviess County.
What Happens Next
We have begun work to form and adopt an implementation strategy with local partners. This plan will:
- Convert priority areas—Mental Health; Affordability; Substance Use—into measurable objectives,
- Include timelines, lead departments, and community collaborators, and
- Publish progress updates so residents can track impact.
How You Can Engage
- Read the full 2025 CHNA report and share it with your organization.
- Partner with us: Community groups, employers, schools, faith organizations, and providers can co-design programs aligned to the priorities.
- Submit ideas: If you have an initiative addressing mental health, affordability, or substance use, we want to hear from you.
FAQ
Q: What are the top community concerns from the 2025 CHNA?
A: Substance use, suicide, and after-hours/weekend transportation ranked as the most negative impacts.
Q: What are the highest-priority needs from the 2025 CHNA?
A: Higher-paying jobs, affordable/quality housing, youth mental health services, prevention education, and additional funding for programs/services.
Q: What is DCH doing with the 2025 CHNA findings?
A: We’ve begun forming and adopting an implementation strategy with partners to address Mental Health; Affordability; Substance Use, with measurable goals and public updates.