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Community Health Needs Assessment

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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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Renown's 2027-2029 Community Health Implementation Strategy & Funding Opportunities

Today, Renown Health released its 2027-2029 Community Health Implementation Strategy, outlining how the health system will work alongside community partners to address the most pressing health needs identified through the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Additionally, applications are now open for Renown's 2027 grant cycle. As northern Nevada's largest independent, locally owned not-for-profit academic health system, Renown Health reinvests 100% of its profits back into programs, services and partnerships that improve community health. "The Community Health Needs Assessment helped us understand where our community faces the greatest challenges and opportunities," said Brian Erling, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Renown Health. "Our implementation strategy represents our commitment to action. Through collaboration, investment and measurable goals, we will continue working alongside community partners to improve health outcomes across northern Nevada. As a not-for-profit academic health system, this work is imperative to our commitment to improving our community's health and ensuring our resources are directed toward areas of greatest need.” The three-year strategy focuses on four priority areas identified through the CHNA: mental health, access to health services, economic stability, and health risk behaviors and early detection. To support implementation of these priorities, Renown is opening applications for community funding opportunities designed to advance local solutions to identified health needs. The 2027-2029 Community Health implementation strategy is available here.
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