Mission Statement
CHNA9 brings together and supports diverse voices to promote health equity in our communities.
Guiding Principles
In furtherance of its mission, CHNA9 will:
- Identify the health needs of member communities
- Find ways to address those needs
- Improve a broad scope of health in these communities
- Align activities with the North Central MA regional Community Health Improvement Plan
- Promote shared power and responsibility among representatives with lived and professional experience in each of the CHIP areas and representing the full diversity of North Central MA
- Place equity at the center of all goals and strategies
- Support collaboration among CHNA 9 partner organizations to align resources and efforts for collective impact
- Implement upstream strategies with a focus on systems change
- Such other activities the Board deems in furtherance of this mission