
Community Health Needs Assessment

A Plan to Improve the Health of Our Community
Every three years, Renown Health conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to identify our community’s most significant health needs. The findings shape our Community Health Implementation Plan, which outlines how Renown and our community partners will work together, prioritize resources and invest to improve health across our region.
2026 Community Health Needs Assessment
Renown Health and Northern Nevada Public Health partnered to better understand the health needs of Washoe County through the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Residents shared their experiences through surveys, focus groups, interviews and community conversations, providing insights that were combined with local health data to identify our community’s most significant health needs.
The 2026 CHNA provides a roadmap for improving community health and will guide future investments, partnerships and strategies across our region.
Want to dig deeper into the data? Explore the CHNA Companion Appendix for additional data, methodology, community engagement details and supporting information behind the findings.
Renown 2027-2029 Community Health Implementation Strategy
The findings of the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) guide how Renown Health responds to the most significant health needs across our region. Through strategic partnerships, community investments and grant funding opportunities, Renown is committed to advancing measurable improvements in health and well-being. Our Implementation Strategy turns these findings into action, providing a framework for our goals, strategies and investments over the next three years. With a focus on collaboration, measurable outcomes and lasting impact, it guides how Renown and our community partners will work together to create a healthier future.
Investing in Community-Led Solutions
To support implementation of these priorities, Renown is opening applications for the 2027 Better Together Community Benefit Grants. Administered by Renown, the Better Together Community Benefit Grant Program provides grants of up to $10,000 annually for community-based projects that address one or more priority health needs identified through the Community Health Needs Assessment. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, school districts, public agencies and other governmental entities serving northern Nevada communities.
In the Better Together Grant application, nonprofits can select the option to apply for the three-year grants distributed by both Renown and Northern Nevada Public Health. Initiatives for these grants should advance larger-scale solutions to the most significant health needs identified through the 2026 CHNA. Based on the proposed initiative, available funding and alignment with organizational priorities, awards may be funded by Renown Health, Northern Nevada Public Health or jointly by both organizations.
Application Timeline
- Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 | Request for Proposals & Application Released
- Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 at 9 a.m. PST | Virtual Better Together Grant Overview and Q&A
- Friday, Nov. 13, 2026 at 5 p.m. PST | Final Deadline for Application Submission
- Monday, Jan. 11, 2027 | Finalists Announced & Virtual Interviews Scheduled
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