Missoula County Community Health Assessment

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Missoula Public Health (MPH) is proud to announce the completion of the 2024 Community Health Assessment (CHA).

This comprehensive report provides valuable insights into the health needs and priorities of Missoula County, incorporating data from 2017–2021, community input from 2024, and expanded perspectives on factors impacting health. Highlights include new sections on climate change, LGBTQ+ health, and health equity, as well as expanded rural data and alignment with Healthy People 2030 goals. The CHA serves as a foundation for collaboration, planning, and action to address our community’s most pressing health challenges.

View the full assessment here.



Thank you for your feedback on the draft Community Health Assessment. Staff are compiling edits and will present a final version at a future public meeting, so stay tuned!

This document represents a comprehensive review and analysis of Missoula Public Health, state and federal data regarding health issues and the needs of individuals and communities throughout Missoula County. The Community Health Assessment, or CHA, included a survey that opened on July 10 and closed on Aug. 20. Staff compiled the assessment's results in a draft report, found on the right-hand side under "documents." They collected feedback on the draft document for three weeks until Feb. 27, and are currently compiling edits and will present a final version at a future public meeting.

Health is more complicated than knowing if we’re sick or not. Many factors like lifestyle, age, access to healthcare and air quality can affect overall health. The Community Health Assessment is a way for the Missoula Public Health to continually assess the community’s overall health and identify a broad array of health promoting factors and opportunities for health improvement. Look at our county's previous CHA to learn more.

The Community Health Assessment helps Missoula Public Health to maintain accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving and protecting public health by advancing the quality and performance of tribal, state, local and territorial public health departments. Though accreditation is voluntary, since 2014 our status as an accredited health department has held our programs to a higher level of effectiveness, transparency, and accountability from those we serve. Check out PHAB and learn more about public health accreditation

To best understand our county’s health, we needed to hear from you directly. We have had a couple ways you can share information and thoughts with us throughout this process, including a survey and offering feedback about the CHA draft prior to formal publication. You and other community members are experts in your own experiences, and the health department wants to learn from you about your health needs and experiences in Missoula County. Your voice and perspective will help us identify specific needs across our county.

Missoula Public Health (MPH) is proud to announce the completion of the 2024 Community Health Assessment (CHA).

This comprehensive report provides valuable insights into the health needs and priorities of Missoula County, incorporating data from 2017–2021, community input from 2024, and expanded perspectives on factors impacting health. Highlights include new sections on climate change, LGBTQ+ health, and health equity, as well as expanded rural data and alignment with Healthy People 2030 goals. The CHA serves as a foundation for collaboration, planning, and action to address our community’s most pressing health challenges.

View the full assessment here.



Thank you for your feedback on the draft Community Health Assessment. Staff are compiling edits and will present a final version at a future public meeting, so stay tuned!

This document represents a comprehensive review and analysis of Missoula Public Health, state and federal data regarding health issues and the needs of individuals and communities throughout Missoula County. The Community Health Assessment, or CHA, included a survey that opened on July 10 and closed on Aug. 20. Staff compiled the assessment's results in a draft report, found on the right-hand side under "documents." They collected feedback on the draft document for three weeks until Feb. 27, and are currently compiling edits and will present a final version at a future public meeting.

Health is more complicated than knowing if we’re sick or not. Many factors like lifestyle, age, access to healthcare and air quality can affect overall health. The Community Health Assessment is a way for the Missoula Public Health to continually assess the community’s overall health and identify a broad array of health promoting factors and opportunities for health improvement. Look at our county's previous CHA to learn more.

The Community Health Assessment helps Missoula Public Health to maintain accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving and protecting public health by advancing the quality and performance of tribal, state, local and territorial public health departments. Though accreditation is voluntary, since 2014 our status as an accredited health department has held our programs to a higher level of effectiveness, transparency, and accountability from those we serve. Check out PHAB and learn more about public health accreditation

To best understand our county’s health, we needed to hear from you directly. We have had a couple ways you can share information and thoughts with us throughout this process, including a survey and offering feedback about the CHA draft prior to formal publication. You and other community members are experts in your own experiences, and the health department wants to learn from you about your health needs and experiences in Missoula County. Your voice and perspective will help us identify specific needs across our county.

  • Step 1: The Community Health Assessment

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    The Community Health Assessment closed on Aug. 20.

    The community health assessment opened July 10 and closed on Aug. 20. The first question asked participants to identify the location of their primary residence.

    Rural households: All rural households who live outside of Missoula city limits could take the survey so we could gain more insight from this often underserved and under-represented population.

    City households: To obtain the most representative sample of the experience of health from those living in the City of Missoula, the health department randomly selected households based on a variety of household incomes within the City to take the survey. You knew if you’d been selected if you received a postcard in the mail shortly after July 10 with a survey code that looked like this:

    IF YOU:

    • Are a City of Missoula household who received a postcard but lost it
    • Require special accommodations
    • Do not have access to the internet
    • Or are struggling to take the survey for any other reason

    Contact Michael Garder, Accreditation and Workforce Development Coordinator, at mgarder@missoulacounty.us or 406-258-3391 or come to the health department at 301 West Alder.

    The community health assessment opened July 10 and closed on Aug. 20. The first question asked participants to identify the location of their primary residence.

    Rural households: All rural households who live outside of Missoula city limits could take the survey so we could gain more insight from this often underserved and under-represented population.

    City households: To obtain the most representative sample of the experience of health from those living in the City of Missoula, the health department randomly selected households based on a variety of household incomes within the City to take the survey. You knew if you’d been selected if you received a postcard in the mail shortly after July 10 with a survey code that looked like this:

    IF YOU:

    • Are a City of Missoula household who received a postcard but lost it
    • Require special accommodations
    • Do not have access to the internet
    • Or are struggling to take the survey for any other reason

    Contact Michael Garder, Accreditation and Workforce Development Coordinator, at mgarder@missoulacounty.us or 406-258-3391 or come to the health department at 301 West Alder.

  • Step 2: The 2023 Community Health Assessment Results Document

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    Staff are compiling all feedback received on the CHA and will present on the final version at a future public meeting.

    Once the survey has closed, health department staff will use the survey results to draft Missoula County’s 2023 Community Health Assessment. Staff will offer presentations of preliminary findings and the draft CHA document to community members online, in-person at neighborhood and community council meetings and other relevant community forums to share findings and receive community feedback. This feedback period is important to make sure that we have accurately represented your insights into city and county health.

    Once the survey has closed, health department staff will use the survey results to draft Missoula County’s 2023 Community Health Assessment. Staff will offer presentations of preliminary findings and the draft CHA document to community members online, in-person at neighborhood and community council meetings and other relevant community forums to share findings and receive community feedback. This feedback period is important to make sure that we have accurately represented your insights into city and county health.

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