Community Health Needs Assessment
Salinas Valley Health is proud to be a founding member of the Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative. This partnership of hospitals, medical centers, health organizations and community agencies was established in 2022 and works together to improve the health and well-being of Monterey County residents.
Original partners included the County of Monterey Health Department, Mee Memorial Healthcare System, Montage Health, Natividad, Salinas Valley Health and United Way Monterey County. In 2025, California State University, Monterey Bay and Central California Alliance for Health joined the collaborative.
Through initiatives like the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), our organizations unite in identifying and improving the health needs of our communities.
2025 Monterey County Health Needs Collaborative
The 2025 assessment includes months of primary and secondary data collection, incorporating extensive input from the community and experts in public health, clinical care and others. This CHNA process and report comply with current federal requirements and have served as a basis for implementing strategies by the Salinas Valley Health Medical Center and Collaborative partners to address community needs.
Individual ratings for each criteria were averaged for each tested health issue, and these composite scores were averaged to generate an overall score. This process yielded the following prioritized list of community health needs:
- Diabetes
- Access to Health Care Services
- Nutrition, Physical Activity and Weight
- Mental Health
- Heart Disease and Stroke
- Substance Use
- Cancer
- Housing
- Infant Health and Family Planning
- Injury & Violence
Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Reports
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