Health Status Assessment Report for North Dakota

The North Dakota Community Transformation Grant Leadership Team (CTG Leadership Team) is working to improve population health in the state through partnerships, collaborations with tribal governments, and community members and stakeholders. To accomplish this, the CTG Leadership team had conducted a statewide health assessment planning process. This assessment provides an overview of a state’s population characteristics, social and economic factors, and health outcomes. The purpose of a statewide health assessment is to collect and analyze data in a way that educates and mobilizes communities to develop health priorities, leverage resources, and plan actions to improve population health. This is accomplished through the systematic collection and analysis of data from a wide range of sources to provide a thorough basis for decision-making, and with the active involvement of partners throughout each step in the proposed activities.