These standards are consistent with those of VHA and the Hospital Community Benefit Standards Program. This 1989 CHA publication was one of the first tools available for planning and reporting community benefits.
Versions are available for acute and long-term care programs.
CHA has a joint venture with VHA, Inc., and Lyon Software to develop resources for identifying and tracking community benefits. The next generation of this program, designed for integrated delivery systems, will tie community needs to benefit tracking and will help evaluate the effectiveness of community benefits through measurable indicators of community health. CHA produced a workbook for facility and community-based programs to improve immunization status of preschool children. CHA held two think tanks on health and well-being and published a summary of those meetings. CHA's IDN Services group conducted a survey of health and well-being activities engaged in by members.