Jan. 26, 2026. Reno/Sparks, Nev. — Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH), in partnership with Renown Health, will host the 2026 Community Health Assessment Community Forum on Jan. 27, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon, to present findings from the 2026 Community Health Assessment (CHA) and focus on identifying and prioritizing key issues that will shape our community’s future work.
The forum discussions from participants, as well as results from the CHA, will help shape NNPH’s 2026–2028 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) and Renown Health’s Community Implementation Plan, providing a shared foundation for aligning strategies, resources, and investments across sectors.
Residents, community organizations, health partners, and local stakeholders are invited to attend the event at the National Automobile Museum.
“This forum is an important opportunity to share the results of the Community Health Assessment and work collaboratively with our community to identify priorities that will guide action over the next several years,” said Dr. Chad Kingsley, District Health Officer for Northern Nevada Public Health. “By partnering with Renown Health and other community organizations, we can better align resources, avoid duplication of efforts, and ensure the dollars we invest are used efficiently to address the greatest health needs in Washoe County.”
“For more than 160 years, Renown Health has worked to improve the health of our community,” said Brian Erling, MD, MBA, President & CEO of Renown Health. “As an essential community asset, we take this responsibility very seriously. By partnering with Northern Nevada Public Health to identify the most pressing health needs in our community, we continue to make strides in expanding access to care, enhancing affordability, and helping every person to live their healthiest and best life.”
What: 2026 Community Health Assessment Community Forum
When: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, from 9 a.m. – noon
Where: National Automobile Museum, 1 Museum Dr, Reno, NV
Note: If you need any accommodations to participate, please reach out to Eva Sandoval at ESandoval@nnph.org.
The Community Health Assessment summarizes current data on health status, needs, and inequities across key areas such as chronic disease, access to care, mental health and wellbeing, environmental health, and social determinants of health. The assessment was informed by local data, survey responses, and community feedback gathered throughout 2025.
Feedback from this forum will help set strategic priorities and goals for the CHIP – a collaborative roadmap for addressing health challenges and improving quality of life in the region over the next three years.
NNPH and Renown Health partnered on the 2022-25 Community Health Assessment (Executive Summary is here) and subsequent 2022-25 Community Health Improvement Plan.
The compilation of these reports is a large undertaking, combining both healthcare and public health expertise and strategy, and are a valuable resource for the community at large, but especially area non profits.
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Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH) is nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board and has jurisdiction over all public health matters in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County through the policy-making District Board of Health. NNPH consists of five divisions: Administrative Health Services, Air Quality Management, Community and Clinical Health Services, Environmental Health Services and Population Health. More info can be found here.
Renown Health is the region’s largest, locally governed, not-for-profit academic health care network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 8,000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination, and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health.