Strategic Plan 2021 - 2023
Canton City Public Health's strategic plan covers the period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023.
This plan is intended to guide our programs and to supplement and align with the state and community health improvement plans. The operating divisions will use this strategic plan as they develop their own work plans. This plan is intended to meet the Public Health Accreditation Board Standards.
This plan was developed using a series of internal planning meetings with the Strategic Planning Committee of the Canton City Health Department. Department staff and community partners were consulted during the planning process. Meeting minutes as well as additional planning background information and notes are documented in the project folder.
This strategic plan was approved by the Board of Health of the Canton City Health Department by Resolution 2020-10 on November 23, 2020.
Why Is This Important?
Canton City Public Health recognizes that several factors contribute to disparties in health outcomes for our neighbors. These issues are a community priority and CCPH plans to address several, including:
- Available data shows that, in the Canton/Massillon area, the number of recreation and fitness facilities available has decreased by 13% (link).
- Studies suggest that those with limited-English proficiency have significantly worse access to care and health outcomes compared to those that only speak English (link)
- The number of STI cases in Canton continues to rise year over year (link)
Why Is This Important?
Improving the well-being of mothers, infants, and children is an important public health goal for the United States. Their well-being determines the health of the next generation and can help predict future public health challenges for families, communities, and the health care system. The objectives of the Maternal, Infant, and Child Health topic area address a wide range of conditions, health behaviors, and health systems indicators that affect the health, wellness, and quality of life of women, children, and families (link).
Why Is This Important?
Studies show that there is an association between neighborhood environments and health outcomes.1 Canton City Public Health plans to address disparties in health outcomes by addressing these environmental factors. Some factors in Canton include:
- In Canton’s poorest neighborhoods over 70% of households live in poverty (link)
- Over 6% of families are working poor, exceeding the national average by 33% (link)
- Vacant homes account for 14% of properties while 40% of residents are rent burdened (link)
- The number of SNAP and WIC authorized grocery stores has declined by 10% and access to fast food choices has increased by the same amount (link)
- SNAP redemptions have decreased by 41%, benefits have decreased by 40% and program participation has decreased by 3% (link)
1 - National Research Council (US) Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life; Anderson NB, Bulatao RA, Cohen B, editors. Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2004. 11, What Makes a Place Healthy? Neighborhood Influences on Racial/ Ethnic Disparities in Health over the Life Course. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK25534/
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