Data

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Using Data

Eau Claire Health Alliance believes that the best results can be obtained most efficiently by understanding the community. In one effort to do so, we compile a Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan with consistent input from the community.

When we hear your input, we want to make sure that we have data to track progress and to guide our work. Using the resources listed on this page, we capture a statistical picture of health concerns in Eau Claire County and then utilize evidence-based methods to improve them. We encourage all our action teams and community members to review data frequently!

Data Sources

Many of the resources that our community, state, and country develop in order to best measure and improve our health and well-being. Click on a topic to start exploring!

  • Click here to read the 2024 Eau Claire County Community Health Assessment (CHA).

    Top five areas of health concern found for Eau Claire County: 

    1. Alcohol misuse

    2. Poor mental health

    3. Lack of access to childcare or unaffordable childcare

    4. Substance misuse

    5. Lack of safe or affordable housing

    The goal of the CHA is to understand county residents' health concerns. Those top health concerns are used in community planning and decision-making to build a healthier community for us all. 

     The 2024 CHA was completed by the Community Health Assessment Planning Partnership Committee. This committee included county health departments, local health care facilities, and nonprofit organizations. The committee used the following methods to collect data:

    • A community health survey

    • Conversations with community members

    • Meeting with a county health coalition

    • Collecting and reviewing secondary data

    Learn more about the top five health concerns in Eau Claire County, the CHA committee, and the data collection methods in the 2024 Eau Claire County CHA.

     Read the 2021 Eau Claire County CHA here.

     Read 2018 Eau Claire County CHA here.

  • The 2021-2024 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is a plan for action that defines how our community can work together to address priority health issues identified by Eau Claire County residents in the Community Health Assessment

    The Eau Claire Health Alliance and partner organizations across multiple sectors of our community will use this community-owned plan to direct programs and policies to create a healthier Eau Claire County for all. The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps Take Action Cycle was used to guide the CHIP process. The process is outlined below.

  • Eau Claire County Youth Risk Behavior Survey:
    The Eau Claire County YRBS reports the health-risk behaviors of Eau Claire County's middle and high school students.
    Reports: 2021 | 2019 | 2017


    Eau Claire County Youth Mental Health Scorecard:
    Mental Health Matters developed the Youth Mental Health Scorecard as a resource for the community and leaders at youth serving agencies to help identify and address youth mental health needs in Eau Claire county.
    Scorecards: 2021 | 2019


    Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey:
    The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a nationwide tool used to monitor the health-risk behaviors of our middle and school students.
    2021 Survey

  • Eau Claire County Opioid Dashboards:

    If you have any questions about the data in the dashboards, please contact us at echealthalliance@eauclairecounty.gov.

    The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) provides information to many up-to-date data sources, reports and studies on the topic of opioids.

  • County Health Rankings:
    These annual rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by our environment.

    Wisconsin County Cancer Profiles: Eau Claire County:
    County Cancer Profiles are designed to increase awareness and promote thoughtful discussions about cancer’s impact on each county in Wisconsin.

    County Environmental Health Profiles: Eau Claire County:
    Similar to the county public health profiles, the environmental health profiles provide concise information on the health of our county's environment.

    Eau Claire County Community Health Assessment:
    The Community Health Assessment (CHA) is used to evaluate and prioritize the health concerns of Eau Claire County residents in order to mobilize the community to make changes.