The Allegheny County Health Department (Pittsburgh, PA) serves more than 1.2 million county residents. Its mission is to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.

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In September of 2017, the health department became a nationally accredited public health department. As a part of the re-accreditation process, every five years the health department must complete an update to the community health assessment and community health improvement plan to ensure that priority health concerns of the communities served are being addressed and progress is being made on previous goals set forth.

Our Approach

Fourth Economy supported the development of the community health assessment and community health improvement plan for the Allegheny County Health Department in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project included data analysis and visualization to update the County’s health indicators for priority health focus areas. In addition to the analytical work, Fourth Economy delivered a robust and inclusive community outreach and engagement plan to gather feedback from County residents. The community engagement plan identified partner and service organizations that provide resources for underserved and represented county residents to conduct expansive outreach and engagement through various in-person and online feedback platforms like community meetings, surveying, and subject matter expert focus groups. Finally, Fourth Economy led the writing and design of the community assessment and community improvement plans for the County’s 2022 reaccreditation process.

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