Hello, my name is [____________] and we’re here today because we would like your input on the priority health needs from your perspective, the factors that contribute to health that are most important to address, and your current work, or desired work to support health in communities. You have been identified as someone who is able to provide perspective on these factors for those who identify as [____________]. Are you comfortable speaking from this perspective?
First let me tell you a bit about how the information you provide will be used.
The Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment is a dynamic public-private partnership that turns data into action in order to 1.] Create Shared Community Health Needs Assessment Reports; 2.] Engage and activate communities, and 3.] Support data-driven health improvement plans and implementation strategies for Maine people.
Please let me know your preference to have your name used in a list of those interviewed or would prefer your name not to be published. The list of those who give us permission to public their names will appear on the Maine Shared CHNA website, not in the final report, as is the practice with other lists of those involved in this project. Your feedback and information will be wrapped into a summary report which consists of other primary data we’ve collected in reaction to the Maine Shared CHNA data set.
In order to provide a deeper understanding of the data, we would like your input on the priority health needs from your perspective, the factors that contribute to health that are most important to address. We would also like to know about your current work or desired work to support health in our communities.