A Community Health Assessment is conducted to provide an understanding of the state of health in a community and the social factors contributing to and influencing health in the area. The assessment will be used as a guide for development of community health improvement strategies. The periodic updating of assessments reflects changes in health status and factors over time and helps ensure ongoing improvement efforts are based on the current needs of the community. Metro Public Health partnered with Metro Social Services to facilitate the 2025 Community Health Assessment process for Nashville-Davidson County.
For 2025, Metro Public Health Department, Ascension Saint Thomas Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, HCA Healthcare Foundation, Metro Social Services, and the Healthy Nashville Leadership Council forged a collaborative relationship to partner with community residents and stakeholders to understand the current health needs of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee. This updated assessment of unmet health needs will provide a basis for addressing the health of the county, and act as a reference for each of the partnering organizations’ community health improvement plan/implementation strategy to ensure alignment with the community needs.
