Comprehensive Community Needs Assessments

At ISI Consulting, we possess both the talent and scope to handle comprehensive assessments, no matter the size of your project.

We will:

• Collect appropriate and relevant data. (Because we believe you need both quantitative and qualitative data.)
• Evaluate needs and assets.
• Analyze root causes and make recommendations for sustained positive outcomes.

Tools We Use:

Organizational Scan

An in-depth examination of your organization's current state. Items reviewed may include current funding, existing team structure, meeting agendas, planning documents and evaluation tools.

Environmental Scan

Research similar organizations and public health intiatives accomplished in other areas of the United States. Focus will be placed on activities and strategies identified by the client.

Community Scan

Utilizing key informant interviews and surveys we compile qualitative data to give insight into the community's perspective on current impact.

In addition:

• We disaggregate data by zip code, race, ethnicity…whatever you need.
• We explain data at a level everyone can understand.
• We are experts in data visualization (images, infographics).
• We facilitate conversations around data to help your group move into action.

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Community Health Improvement Plans

We will help you analyze, compare, and evaluate options within the scope of your project and assist with its execution, regardless of the development stage you’ve reached. We’ll ask critical questions to identify blind spots and work with your team on ways to overcome blocks and barriers and maximize the engagement of staff, volunteers, and stakeholders. And if it’s a critical aspect of your initiative, we’ll develop strategies for community engagement and train you in the techniques essential to engaging stakeholders on all levels.

Strategic Planning

Full day or multi-day strategic planning retreats, break out sessions and working groups enable your team to comprehend the data, identify key vision elements and craft a plan.

Actionable Goals

Create goals with defined actions, responsible parties and timelines for completion.

Community Relevance

Develop clear connections between the CHIP and impact and benefits to the communities you serve.

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Continuous Quality Improvement

ISI Consulting has the capability to help your organization define problems, develop benchmarks, set goals, and identify outcomes in order to achieve and maintain measurable success and improvement. We know you’ll face failures, but we want you to fail forward, and learn along the way. Then initiate improvements and keep moving. Because we thoroughly understand this concept, we’ll develop customized processes and train your team to execute quality improvement strategies that will take your organization to the next level.

Leadership Training

"Train the Trainers" to equip your team with key tools, techniques and skill sets to empower your team to achieve your plan.

Team Building

Highly interactive team building workshops help maintain organizational alignment, build trust and enhance morale.