Our Assessment
A community health needs assessment (CHNA) is a critical tool that aids various agencies in identifying the most pressing health issues of a community while providing a contextual foundation of how an agency can raise awareness and implement an action plan to combat certain community health problems.
MLH views the undertaking of the CHNA as an opportunity that affords our system the ability to listen better and learn of the community’s health needs, and enhance a strategy that improves and protects the health and wellbeing of patients and their families.
Our CHNA revealed the following information:
Leading Cause of Death (Greatest to Least)
Rank |
Shelby County |
DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Heart Disease |
Heart Disease |
2 |
Cancer | Cancer |
3 |
COVID-19 | COVID-19 |
4 |
Unintentional Injuries | Unintentional Injuries |
5 |
Stroke | Lower Respiratory |
Important to Community (Most to Least)
Rank |
Health Condition |
Health Factor |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Mental Health |
Poverty |
2 |
Overweight Obesity | Healthcare Access and Insurance |
3 |
Diabetes | Community Violence |
4 |
Homicide | Homelessness |
5 |
Drug and Alcohol | Health Literacy, Health Education |
Disparities (Largest to Smallest)
Rank |
Disparities |
|---|---|
1 |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
2 |
Homicide |
3 |
Firearm and Assault |
4 |
Drug and Alcohol |
5 |
Hypertension |
View the Full Report
2022 Community Benefit Report
2021 Community Benefit Report
2022 Community Health Needs Assessment
2019 Community Health Needs Assessment