Dodge-Steele Community Health Improvement Plan (2025)
As stated in Minnesota’s Local Public Health Act, Community Health Boards are charged with the responsibility of conducting a Community Health Assessment (CHA) and developing a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to address the top health priorities in our communities. The CHIP must be developed with input from the community and take into consideration the statewide outcomes, the areas of responsibility, and essential public health services.
Public Health partners also conduct Needs Assessments that provide additional opportunities for collaboration, alignment, and collective impact:
As stated in Minnesota’s Local Public Health Act, Community Health Boards are charged with the responsibility of conducting a Community Health Assessment (CHA) and developing a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to address the top health priorities in our communities. The CHIP must be developed with input from the community and take into consideration the statewide outcomes, the areas of responsibility, and essential public health services.
Dodge-Steele CHB Health Priorities, 2025-2029
Mental Health & Substance Use
Goal 1: Create a culture that supports mental wellbeing.
Goal 2: Reduce substance use.
Financial Stability
Goal 1: Increase the number of households reporting financial stability.
Goal 1: Increase the number of households reporting financial stability.
Public Health partners also conduct Needs Assessments that provide additional opportunities for collaboration, alignment, and collective impact:
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- United Way of Steele County Community Needs Assessment (2022)
- Semcac Community Needs Assessment (2024)
- Allina Health Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan (2026-2028)
- Mayo Clinic & Mayo Clinic Health System Community Health Needs Assessments and Implementation Plans (2026-2028):
Health Trends Across Communities in Minnesota Dashboard
Health Trends Across Communities in Minnesota (HTAC-MN) is a unique data collaboration of health systems, local public health, and health plans, led in partnership by the MN Electronic Health Record Consortium, the Center for Community Health, and Hennepin County. HTAC provides accessible, timely, and detailed community health reports using summary electronic health record data, tracking several key physical and behavioral health indicators. With 11 health systems providing health encounter and diagnosis data, HTAC represents about 90% of healthcare use by Minnesotans.
Health Trends Across Communities in Minnesota (HTAC-MN) is a unique data collaboration of health systems, local public health, and health plans, led in partnership by the MN Electronic Health Record Consortium, the Center for Community Health, and Hennepin County. HTAC provides accessible, timely, and detailed community health reports using summary electronic health record data, tracking several key physical and behavioral health indicators. With 11 health systems providing health encounter and diagnosis data, HTAC represents about 90% of healthcare use by Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) maintains a dashboard with opioid statistics. The website also has county profiles, including one for Steele County, to better understand the opioid epidemic locally.