Assessing the Community's Needs: 2010 Triennial Report on San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys

Valley Care Community Consortium (VCCC) is pleased to present their fifth triennial community needs assessment (CNA). The 2010 edition of Assessing the Community’s Needs: A Triennial Report on the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys represents the collaborative efforts of several VCCC partner agencies including hospitals, clinics, schools, social service, government, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and most importantly, community residents. This joint regional effort of not-for-profit and public hospitals, as well as community-based agencies to assess the health and social needs of Service Planning Area 2 (SPA 2), which includes both valleys, began with a kick-off meeting in November 2009 with 85 representatives from agencies servicing the residents of SPA 2 of Los Angeles County. In 1995, state community benefit legislation was passed (SB 697) that required non-profit health systems to complete community needs assessments every three years. VCCC is proud to say that our local hospitals and other non-profit agencies have collectively collaborated on doing a single CNA for the past five reporting cycles. The purpose of this report is to identify and analyze the unmet physical and mental health, social, and environmental needs within our service area. VCCC has taken the lead role in the compilation and completion of this shared document and is focused on collecting primary and secondary data to accurately reflect the current needs of SPA 2.

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